Ecology and conservation of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Japan

Midori Saeki, Saeki, Midori.

Raccoon dogs (<em>Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus</em> Temminck) were used as a model species to study wildlife management and conservation issues in the countryside of Japan. Radio-tracking data were used to analyse habitat use, movements, home range configuration and stability, social aspects,