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Ilemin, Y.; Grkan, B.
Status and activity patterns of the Caracal, _Caracal caracal_ (Schreber,1776), in Dat‡a and Bozburun Peninsulas, Southwestern Turkey
2010 Zoology in the Middle East (50): 3-10
We were able to document the presence of the Caracal, _Caracal caracal_ (Schreber, 1776), in southwestern Turkey in the course of a survey carried out in Dat‡a and Bozburun Peninsulas between December 2007 and August 2008 with the help of camera traps. The Caracal was found to occur mainly (72% of the records) in pine woodlands with high habitat heterogeneity. 28% of the records are from maquis vegetation and this may be related to the high abundance of wild goats in this habitat, especially at the end of the winter season. However, no Caracal records were obtained from low scrub (phrygana) vegetation. Caracals were active during both day and night except for late morning and around midnight. Altogether, 13 medium-sized and large mammal species were detected during the camera trap survey.
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