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A female raccoon was radio-tracked in Luxembourg, at the edge of the species distribution range in Europe, from April 2004 to June 2004. The 100% minimum convex polygon home range size of 340 ha was smaller than home ranges reported from the core of the species’ European distribution range in Lower Saxony, Germany. The animal mostly used Norway spruce as resting sites and appeared to exhibit no site fidelity.
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We thank S. Hermes for his assistance during the radio-collaring, M. Schaul for his help with the radio-telemetry, and U. Hohmann and two anonymous referees for their critical comments on the manuscript. The study complied with the Luxembourg law.
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Frantz, A.C., Cyriacks, P. & Schley, L. Spatial behaviour of a female raccoon (Procyon lotor) at the edge of the species’ European distribution range. Eur J Wildl Res 51, 126–130 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-005-0091-2
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