The effect of soil parameters and earthworm abundance on the fine-scale nocturnal habitat use of the Eurasian woodcock ().

The Eurasian woodcock prefers habitats where its main prey, earthworms, can be found in higher densities. Although they are forest-dwelling birds, they regularly visit pastures and natural grasslands at night, where earthworm abundance is generally higher. However, there is little information on fine-scale habitat use in relation to variation in habitat characteristics and prey availability, particularly beyond the breeding season.

Correction: Otgontamir et al. Assessing Changes in the Distribution Patterns of the European Wildcat in Hungary. 2024, , 785.

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From invaders to residents: The golden jackal (Canis aureus) expansion in Hungary since the mid-1990s.

The golden jackal has rapidly expanded across Europe in recent decades and was one of the first to reappear in Hungary. Using hunting bag data from the National Game Management Database from 1995 to 2021, we examined the spatial expansion of the species and its population dynamics. Our findings reveal an exponential increase in the golden jackal population since the mid-1990s, with an average annual growth rate of 40% in the hunting bag and an occupancy of 86% of the country.

Assessing Changes in the Distribution Patterns of the European Wildcat in Hungary.

The European wildcat ( Schreber, 1777) is an endangered and elusive carnivore that is slowly recovering in Central Europe after persecution and a decline in its distribution over the past two centuries, and specific conservation plans are needed in most of its range. Knowledge of the continent-wide distribution and status of this species is still poor. Using an online questionnaire, we evaluated the nationwide distribution of wildcats across three time periods (2004, 2014, and 2022) in Hungary.