An evaluation of the efficacy of the Egg^TM trap for capturing feral raccoons in Hokkaido

• Abe Go

  Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University

• Aoyagi Masahide

  Hokkaido Forest Management Corporation

• Matoba Yohei

  Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Rakuno Gakuen University

• Sashika Mariko

  Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Rakuno Gakuen University

• Kurumada Toshio

  Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences

• Takano Yasuko

  Nature of Environment Division, Department of Environment and Lifestyle, Hokkaido Government

• Ikeda Tohru

  Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University

• Tatsuzawa Shirow

  Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 北海道におけるアライグマ捕獲のためのEgg^TM Trapの有効性と混獲防止効果の検証
• 北海道におけるアライグマ捕獲のためのEgg Trapの有効性と混獲防止効果の検証
• ホッカイドウ ニ オケル アライグマ ホカク ノ タメ ノ Egg Trap ノ ユウコウセイ ト コンカクボウシ コウカ ノ ケンショウ

Abstract

The wire cage trap, which is the most popular restraining measure for capturing feral raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Japan, has some problems, including 1) capturing untargeted animals, 2) bait stealing by small animals and mechanical failure, 3) trap-shyness, 4) tendency to break due to the activities of captured animals, and 5) high cost of purchasing, transportation and maintenance. Seven Egg^TM traps were employed to examine their efficacy in preventing these problems. In this study, 2 feral raccoons (a 5-year-old male and a 6-year-old female) were captured without injury over 200 trap nights. No untargeted animals were captured and only one trap failed due to a crack in inner parts. There was also no bait loss recorded with the bait-setup that involved a trap hanging from an iron pole. The results showed that the Egg^TM traps, which are cheaper, smaller, lighter, and easier to maintain than live cage traps, could help resolve or reduce some problems of live cage traps in capturing feral raccoons.

Journal

• Honyurui Kagaku (Mammalian Science)

  Honyurui Kagaku (Mammalian Science) 46 (2), 169-175, 2006

  The Mammal Society of Japan

Keywords

• Egg^TM trap
• feral raccoons
• <i>Procyon lotor</i>
• live cage trap
• restraining trap

Details

• CRID: 1390282679698636160
• NII Article ID: 10018467874
• NII Book ID: AN00231656
• DOI: 10.11238/mammalianscience.46.169
• ISSN: 1881526X
• ISSN: 0385437X
• NDL BIB ID: 8626706
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I8626706
• Text Lang: ja
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• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed