The Prevalence of the Raccoon Roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, in Allegheny Woodrat Habitat in the Mid-Atlantic Region, U.S.A.

Wolfkill, Jordan; Bejarano, Maria Elena; Serfass, Thomas L.; Turner, Greg; Brosi, Sunshine L.; Feller, Daniel; Mahan, Carolyn G.

doi:10.1674/0003-0031-185.1.145

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“…Additionally, there is concern for some endangered species such as Key Largo cotton mice ( Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola ) and woodrats ( Neotoma spp. ), which are species that cache food and thus may increase risk of infection [ 18 , 19 ].…”

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Prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis in wild rodents in central Georgia, USA

Garrett,

Buchta,

Cleveland

et al. 2024

One Health

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Prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis in wild rodents in central Georgia, USA

Garrett,

Buchta,

Cleveland

et al. 2024

One Health

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“…A global report shows a 69% decrease in monitored wildlife populations between 1970 and 2018, in large part due to habitat fragmentation and degradation (WWF, 2022). Fragmentation can increase prevalence of wildlife diseases including Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) (Wolfkill et al, 2021) and may be a factor in oak decline and loss of ecosystem services (Tallamy, 2021) as well as reduced underground biodiversity-a concern that is less explored in the Northeast and Upper Great Lakes than in western forests (Simard, 2021).…”

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Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits, significant costs

Kellett¹,

Maloof

Masino

et al. 2023

Front. For. Glob. Change

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A campaign is underway to clear established forests and expand early-successional habitats—also called young forest, pre-forest, early seral, or open habitats—with the intention of benefitting specific species. Coordinated by federal and state wildlife agencies, and funded with public money, public land managers work closely with hunting and forestry interests, conservation organizations, land trusts, and private landowners toward this goal. While forest-clearing has become a major focus in the Northeast and Upper Great Lakes regions of the U.S., far less attention is given to protecting and recovering old-forest ecosystems, the dominant land cover in these regions before European settlement. Herein we provide a discussion of early-successional habitat programs and policies in terms of their origins, in the context of historical baselines, with respect to species’ ranges and abundance, and as they relate to carbon accumulation and ecosystem integrity. Taken together, and in the face of urgent global crises in climate, biodiversity, and human health, we conclude that public land forest and wildlife management programs must be reevaluated to balance the prioritization and funding of early-successional habitat with strong and lasting protection for old-growth and mature forests, and, going forward, must ensure far more robust, unbiased, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.

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Perspective Chapter: The Potential Role of Nematode Parasites in Wildlife Decline – Evidence from Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister), Northern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and Now the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Mahan¹,

Steele²

2022

Parasitic Helminths and Zoonoses - From Basic to Applied Research

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Climate change and habitat loss alter the landscape for wildlife, resulting in shifts in geographic ranges, occupation of smaller, remnant habitat patches, or use of novel environments. These processes often lead to sympatry between species that historically were non-sympatric. Such interactions increase competition for resources and expose species to novel parasites that reduce a species’ fitness leading to wildlife declines. We explore these interactions in species of endangered North American rodents—Northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister). Northern flying squirrels are declining in the United States due to competition with its congener, southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans). Evidence indicates that competition is mediated by a shared nematode, Strongyloides robustus. Transmission of this nematode to northern flying squirrels is increasing due to forest fragmentation and climate change. We also note the recent discovery of S. robustus as a novel parasite and a factor in the decline of the European red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris). Likewise, in Allegheny woodrats, shrinking landscape changes have resulted in increased range overlap with raccoons (Procyon lotor) that harbor a nematode fatal to woodrats. The subsequent transmission of this nematode, Baylisascaris procyonis, to woodrats is a contributing factor to woodrat decline throughout the Appalachians.

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The Prevalence of the Raccoon Roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, in Allegheny Woodrat Habitat in the Mid-Atlantic Region, U.S.A.

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis in wild rodents in central Georgia, USA

Prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis in wild rodents in central Georgia, USA

Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits, significant costs

Perspective Chapter: The Potential Role of Nematode Parasites in Wildlife Decline – Evidence from Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister), Northern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and Now the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

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