Ethological and ecological adaptations of Eurasian badger (Meles meles) in the exclusion and resettle zone of the Polesie State Radiation-Ecological Reserve
https://doi.org/10.29235/1029-8940-2024-69-3-254-264
Abstract
The article presents the data on some aspects of ecology of eurasian badger (Meles meles) in the exclusion and resettlement zone of the “Polesie State Radiation-Ecological Reserve” (right bank of the Pripyat River). Using camera traps, the specific features of badger settlements, the daily and seasonal activity of species, species intraspecific and interspecific relations were revealed.
Supporting agencies: The work was carried out within the framework of the event “Identification and inventory of habitats of wild mammals included in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus” of the State Program for Overcoming the Consequences of the Disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for 2021–2025. The authors are very grateful to M.P. Storozhenko, M.V. Kudin, D.K. Garbaruk for their assistance in conducting field research on the territory of the Narovlyansky section of the Polessie Radiation-Ecological Reserve.
About the Authors
V. V. Shakun
Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Bioresources
Belarus
Belarus
Vasili V. Shakun ‒ Ph. D. (Biol.), Head of the Laboratory, Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Bioresources.
27, Akademicheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk
I. A. Kryshchuk
Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Bioresources
Belarus
Belarus
Iryna A. Kryshchuk ‒ Ph. D. (Biol.), Leading Researcher, Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Bioresources.
27, Akademicheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk
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