Table 1 Species documented scavenging rabbit carcasses in pine forests at the Savannah River Site, Aiken SC, December 2016-March 2017.
From: Roads do not increase carrion use by a vertebrate scavenging community
Species | Forest | Power line | Road | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coyote (Canis latrans) | 21 | 18 | 17 | 56 |
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) | 12 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) | 21 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
Raccoon (Procyon lotor) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Wild pig (Sus scrofa) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Barred owl (Strix varia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scavenged | 46 | 39 | 37 | 122 |
Unscavenged | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
Proportion Scavenged | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.90 |
Mean time to first scavenger arrival (d) | 8.1 ± 4.2 | 5.5 ± 3.2 | 6.9 ± 4.4 | 6.9 ± 4.3 |
