A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates

Chreiki, Maral K.; Steer, Mark D.; Majeed, Sami Ullah; Kakembo, Swamiti; Ross, Steve

doi:10.11609/jott.4093.10.7.11928-11933

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Monitoring of a Canis aureus population living in the airport area of Samos Island, Greece (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The golden jackal (Canis aureus) population that lives within the area of Samos International Airport and the surrounding area has been characterized during the past years as a potential risk for passenger and flight safety. For this reason, its excl... Read More about Monitoring of a Canis aureus population living in the airport area of Samos Island, Greece.

A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates (2018)
Journal Article

We report the first records of the Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica; Kerr, 1792) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), approximately 600km beyond its known range in Arabia. Images of H. indica were taken by camera traps at two locations in Wadi... Read More about A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates.