Presence of Feces in the Abandoned Nokado Mine, Tochigi Prefecture of Central Japan, Provides Further Evidence of Cave Use by Japanese Macaques

Kashiwagi, Kenji; Tsuji, Yamato; Yamamura, Tetsuo; Takai, Masanaru

doi:10.2354/psj.34.017

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“…Several species of primates have been observed entering natural caves and mines during winter, presumably for thermoregulation (McGrew et al 2003, Barrett et al 2004). Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata), which inhabit the northernmost latitudes of any nonhuman primate, have been observed entering a natural cave and an abandoned mine during winter (Kashiwagi et al 2012(Kashiwagi et al , 2018. Carnivore visitation and entry into abandoned mines were lower during the summer and fall months when mines offered microclimates with cooler temperatures and higher humidity (Perry 2013).…”

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Wildlife visitation at abandoned mines

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Abandoned mines provide habitat for bats, but their importance to other wildlife is less understood. This descriptive study was designed to answer the following questions with an emphasis on carnivores: are wildlife species other than bats visiting abandoned mines, is wildlife entering abandoned mines, does wildlife visitation at abandoned mines differ seasonally, and does wildlife visitation differ at individual mines? To address these questions, we monitored 50 abandoned mines using remote cameras in the

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