Raccoons and people

Human impact on wildlife

Human impact on wildlife

Human impact on wildlife

United States of Raccoons

Home ranges in North America

Trash
pandas!

What is the impact of human resources on raccoons?

What is the impact of human resources on raccoons?

What is the impact of human resources on raccoons?

Tree Tops Project

Tree Tops Project

Tree Tops Project

Tree Tops Project

Space use
strategies

Hate-love relationship with trash

Hate-love relationship with trash

Hate-love relationship with trash

H1: Impact on fitness

P1a: Increased body condition ✓

P1b: Increased density ✓

P1c: Increased pathogen load?

Work in progress…

H2: Impact
on space use

Simulations with IBM

Simulations with IBM

Simulations with IBM

Simulation with real dumpsters

P2a: Smaller home ranges ✓

P2b: Increased promiscuity ~

P2b: Increased promiscuity ~

Disease spread in simulation

Disease spread in simulation

P2c: Reduced pathogen spread ✓

P2c: Reduced pathogen spread ✓

P1c: Increased infection risk ✓

P1c: Increased infection risk ✓

How to trash pandas?

Conclusions