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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Free-ranging dogs as a potential threat to Iranian mammals
ORYX, Volume 56, No. 3, Year 2022
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Free-ranging domestic dogs Canis familiaris threaten wildlife species through predation, hybridization, competition for resources, and by contributing to the transmission of pathogens. The impacts of predation may be problematic, but in many regions the interactions of free-ranging dogs and wildlife are poorly studied. To determine the extent of the impacts of attacks by free-ranging dogs on Iranian mammals, we reviewed nearly 2 decades of social and traditional media reports and the scientific literature to gather data from across the country. We identified 160 free-ranging dog attacks (79 from academic articles, 14 from social media, and 67 from a variety of news websites) from 22 of the country's 31 provinces. Attacks by dogs were reported on 17 species, including nine Carnivora, six Artiodactyla, one Rodentia, and one Lagomorpha species. Most of the reported attacks on carnivores were on felids, including the Asiatic cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (n = 19), Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx (n = 18), caracal Caracal caracal (n = 10) and Pallas's cat Otocolobus manul (n = 8). Attacks on Artiodactyla were primarily reported for goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa (n = 47). Most of these attacks occurred within or adjacent to protected areas (n = 116, 73%), suggesting that free-ranging dogs are one of the most important human-associated threats to wildlife species even in protected landscapes. The impact of free-ranging dogs may be hampering conservation, and therefore we suggest some practical policy guidance for managing the impacts of free-ranging dogs on threatened species. Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nayeri, Danial
United States, Arcata
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Mohammadi, Alireza
Iran, Jiroft
University of Jiroft
Qashqaei, Ali Turk
Unknown Affiliation
Vanak, Abi Tamim
India, Bengaluru
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Gompper, Matthew Edzart
United States, Las Cruces
New Mexico State University
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0030605321000090
ISSN:
00306053
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy