Occurrence and Some Ecological Aspects of the Golden Jackal (<i>Canis aureus</i>Linnaeus, 1758) in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

作     者：Abdel Fattah N. Abd Rabou Kamal E. Elkahlout Fayez A. Almabhouh Walid F. Mohamed Norman A. Khalaf Mona A. Al-Sadek Randa N. Alfarra Lamis T. Al-Moqayed Ashraf A. Shafei Nedal A. Fayyad Belal S. Adeem Ayman W. Dardona Abdallah S. Awad Mohammed R. Al-Agha Mohammed A. Abd Rabou Abdel Fattah N. Abd Rabou;Kamal E. Elkahlout;Fayez A. Almabhouh;Walid F. Mohamed;Norman A. Khalaf;Mona A. Al-Sadek;Randa N. Alfarra;Lamis T. Al-Moqayed;Ashraf A. Shafei;Nedal A. Fayyad;Belal S. Adeem;Ayman W. Dardona;Abdallah S. Awad;Mohammed R. Al-Agha;Mohammed A. Abd Rabou

作者机构：Department of Biology and Biotechnology Faculty of Science Islamic University of Gaza Gaza Palestine Department of Biological and Geological Sciences Faculty of Education Ain Shams University Roxy Cairo Egypt Department of Environmental Research and Media National Research Center Palestine Accreditation and Quality Commission Ministry of Education and Higher Education Gaza Palestine Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods Islamic University of Gaza Gaza Palestine Ministry of Education and Higher Education Gaza Palestine Environment Quality Authority Gaza Palestine Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences Islamic University of Gaza Gaza Palestine Department of Environment and Earth Sciences Faculty of Science Islamic University of Gaza Gaza Palestine Department of Information Technology University College of Applied Sciences Gaza Palestine 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Ecology》 (生态学期刊（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第11卷第2期

页      面：105-125页

学科分类：080503[工学-材料加工工程] 08[工学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0802[工学-机械工程] 080201[工学-机械制造及其自动化] 

主　　题：Carnivores Golden Jackals Trapping Foothold Traps Wildlife Hunters Zoos Gaza Strip 

摘      要：The Golden Jackal (Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758), which belongs to the Canidae family, is an opportunist carnivore in the Gaza Strip (365 square kilometers). The current study aims at giving notes on the occurrence and some ecological aspects of the species in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The study, which lasted 14 years (2007-2020), is descriptive and cumulative in its style. It was based on frequent field visits, direct observations and meetings and discussions with wildlife hunters, farmers and other stakeholders. The findings of the study show that Gazans are familiar with the Golden Jackal to the extent that a Gazan family holds the Arabic name of the animal, which is “Wawi. The Golden Jackal was sometimes encountered and hunted in the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip, which are characterized by the presence of wilderness areas, intensive agriculture, poultry pens and solid waste landfills. Like other a few mammalian faunas, the adult Golden Jackals enter the Gaza Strip through gaps in or burrows beneath the metal borders separating the Gaza Strip from the rest of the Palestinian Territories and Egypt. Gaza zoos were found to harbor tens of Golden Jackals trapped or hunted by clever wildlife hunters using different means such as wire cages known locally as “maltash and foothold traps with metal jaws that may cause lesions to the trapped animals. Poisoning and shooting were also common methods used to control the jackals and other carnivores causing harm to agriculture and livestock. The animal was known among the Gazans as an omnivore, feeding on wild and domestic animals in addition to plant materials, garbage and carrions. In conclusion, the study recommends the need to raise ecological awareness to preserve the Golden jackal and to adopt safe control measures for jackals and other carnivores, including the construction of protective fences for agricultural fields and animal pens.