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IPFS News Link • Environment

Cougars Are Killing Feral Donkeys, and That's Good for Wetlands

08-20-2022 • arclein

"We have imagery of a donkey group going by and then a cougar right behind them, like literally walking in their footsteps," says Erick Lundgren, ecologist at Aarhus University and lead author on the study. The scientists monitored donkey and cougar activity in wetlands throughout Death Valley National Park in California and published their findings last month in the Journal of Animal Ecology. They found that donkeys spent much less time in wetlands where cougars had previously preyed on other donkeys. The vegetation was also less trampled at sites where cougars killed donkeys. These findings highlight how important apex predators like cougars can influence the stability of an ecosystem.

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Reported By robert klein

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