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This episode explores the impact of food subsidization on raccoon population densities.

In this episode, we dig into raccoon population densities across the literature, uncovering how food subsidization can push numbers from under 10 to over 300 per square kilometer. Resources: Boone, W. W., et al. (2024). Frequent prescribed burns reduce mammalian species richness and occurrence in longleaf pine sandhills. Forest Ecology and Management, 553, 121596. Prange, S., Gehrt, S. D., & Wiggers, E. P. (2003). Demographic factors contributing to high raccoon densities in urban landscapes. The Journal of wildlife management, 324-333. Rosatte et al. (2001). Emergency response to raccoon rabies introduction into Ontario. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 37(2), 265-279. Smith, H. T., & Engeman, R. M. (2002). An extraordinary raccoon, Procyon lotor; density at an urban park. USDA National Wildlife Research Center-Staff Publications, 487. A deep dive into coyotes | #96 Blackberries buffer coyote predation | #185 Trap the pigs, folks | #186 Get your tickets to our 2nd Annual UF Game Lab Banquet here: https://tinyurl.com/UFGameLabBanquet Can't attend the banquet but still want to support us? Please donate here: http://UFgive.to/UFGameLab . Thank you in advance for your support! We've…

Topics covered

• raccoon population
• food subsidization
• urban wildlife
• wild turkey
• wildlife management

Keywords

• raccoon
• population density
• food subsidization
• urban landscapes
• wildlife management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boone, W. W., et al., Prange, S., Gehrt, S. D., & Wiggers, E. P., Rosatte et al., Smith, H. T., & Engeman, R. M., Society of Ame

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