Mammals show faster recovery from capture and tagging in human-disturbed landscapes

Jonas Stiegler; Cara A. Gallagher; Robert Hering; Thomas Müller; Marlee Tucker; Marco Apollonio; Janosch Arnold; Nancy A. Barker; Leon Barthel; Bruno Bassano; Floris M.van Beest; Jerrold L. Belant; Anne Berger; Dean E. Beyer; Laura R. Bidner; Stephen Blake; Konstantin Börner; Francesca Brivio; Rudy Brogi; Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar; Francesca Cagnacci; Jasja Dekker; Jane Dentinger; Martin Duľa; Jarred F. Duquette; Jana A. Eccard; Meaghan N. Evans; Adam W. Ferguson; Claudia Fichtel; Adam T. Ford; Nicholas L. Fowler; Benedikt Gehr; Wayne M. Getz; Jacob R. Goheen; Benoit Goossens; Stefano Grignolio; Lars Haugaard; Morgan Hauptfleisch; Morten Heim; Marco Heurich; Mark A.J. Hewison; Lynne A. Isbell; René Janssen; Anders Jarnemo; Florian Jeltsch; Jezek Miloš; Petra Kaczensky; Tomasz Kamiński; Peter Kappeler; Katharina Kasper; Todd M. Kautz; Sophia Kimmig; Petter Kjellander; Rafał Kowalczyk; Stephanie Kramer-Schadt; Max Kröschel; Anette Krop-Benesch; Peter Linderoth; Christoph Lobas; Peter Lokeny; Mia Lana Lührs; Stephanie S. Matsushima; Molly M. McDonough; Jörg Melzheimer; Nicolas Morellet; Dedan K. Ngatia; Leopold Obermair; Kirk A. Olson; Kidan C. Patanant; John C. Payne; Tyler R. Petroelje; Manuel Pina; Josep Piqué; Joseph Premier; Jan Pufelski; Lennart Pyritz; Maurizio Ramanzin; Manuel Roeleke; Christer M. Rolandsen; Sonia Saïd; Robin Sandfort; Krzysztof Schmidt; Niels M. Schmidt; Carolin Scholz; Nadine Schubert; Nuria Selva; Agnieszka Sergiel; Laurel E.K. Serieys; Václav Silovský; Rob Slotow; Leif Sönnichsen; Erling J. Solberg; Mikkel Stelvig; Garrett M. Street; Peter Sunde; Nathan J. Svoboda; Maria Thaker; Maxi Tomowski; Wiebke Ullmann; Abi T. Vanak; Bettina Wachter; Stephen L. Webb; Christopher C. Wilmers; Filip Zieba; Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica; Niels Blaum

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-52381-8

Mammals show faster recovery from capture and tagging in human-disturbed landscapes

Jonas Stiegler^*, Cara A. Gallagher, Robert Hering, Thomas Müller, Marlee Tucker, Marco Apollonio, Janosch Arnold, Nancy A. Barker, Leon Barthel, Bruno Bassano, Floris M.van Beest, Jerrold L. Belant, Anne Berger, Dean E. Beyer, Laura R. Bidner, Stephen Blake, Konstantin Börner, Francesca Brivio, Rudy Brogi, Bayarbaatar BuuveibaatarFrancesca Cagnacci, Jasja Dekker, Jane Dentinger, Martin Duľa, Jarred F. Duquette, Jana A. Eccard, Meaghan N. Evans, Adam W. Ferguson, Claudia Fichtel, Adam T. Ford, Nicholas L. Fowler, Benedikt Gehr, Wayne M. Getz, Jacob R. Goheen, Benoit Goossens, Stefano Grignolio, Lars Haugaard, Morgan Hauptfleisch, Morten Heim, Marco Heurich, Mark A.J. Hewison, Lynne A. Isbell, René Janssen, Anders Jarnemo, Florian Jeltsch, Jezek Miloš, Petra Kaczensky, Tomasz Kamiński, Peter Kappeler, Katharina Kasper, Todd M. Kautz, Sophia Kimmig, Petter Kjellander, Rafał Kowalczyk, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Max Kröschel, Anette Krop-Benesch, Peter Linderoth, Christoph Lobas, Peter Lokeny, Mia Lana Lührs, Stephanie S. Matsushima, Molly M. McDonough, Jörg Melzheimer, Nicolas Morellet, Dedan K. Ngatia, Leopold Obermair, Kirk A. Olson, Kidan C. Patanant, John C. Payne, Tyler R. Petroelje, Manuel Pina, Josep Piqué, Joseph Premier, Jan Pufelski, Lennart Pyritz, Maurizio Ramanzin, Manuel Roeleke, Christer M. Rolandsen, Sonia Saïd, Robin Sandfort, Krzysztof Schmidt, Niels M. Schmidt, Carolin Scholz, Nadine Schubert, Nuria Selva, Agnieszka Sergiel, Laurel E.K. Serieys, Václav Silovský, Rob Slotow, Leif Sönnichsen, Erling J. Solberg, Mikkel Stelvig, Garrett M. Street, Peter Sunde, Nathan J. Svoboda, Maria Thaker, Maxi Tomowski, Wiebke Ullmann, Abi T. Vanak, Bettina Wachter, Stephen L. Webb, Christopher C. Wilmers, Filip Zieba, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Niels Blaum

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Wildlife tagging provides critical insights into animal movement ecology, physiology, and behavior amid global ecosystem changes. However, the stress induced by capture, handling, and tagging can impact post-release locomotion and activity and, consequently, the interpretation of study results. Here, we analyze post-tagging effects on 1585 individuals of 42 terrestrial mammal species using collar-collected GPS and accelerometer data. Species-specific displacements and overall dynamic body acceleration, as a proxy for activity, were assessed over 20 days post-release to quantify disturbance intensity, recovery duration, and speed. Differences were evaluated, considering species-specific traits and the human footprint of the study region. Over 70% of the analyzed species exhibited significant behavioral changes following collaring events. Herbivores traveled farther with variable activity reactions, while omnivores and carnivores were initially less active and mobile. Recovery duration proved brief, with alterations diminishing within 4–7 tracking days for most species. Herbivores, particularly males, showed quicker displacement recovery (4 days) but slower activity recovery (7 days). Individuals in high human footprint areas displayed faster recovery, indicating adaptation to human disturbance. Our findings emphasize the necessity of extending tracking periods beyond 1 week and particular caution in remote study areas or herbivore-focused research, specifically in smaller mammals.

Original language	English
Article number	8079
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	15
Issue	1
Pages (from-to)	8079
Number of pages	1
ISSN	2041-1723
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52381-8
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2024

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Stiegler, J., Gallagher, C. A., Hering, R., Müller, T., Tucker, M., Apollonio, M., Arnold, J., Barker, N. A., Barthel, L., Bassano, B., Beest, F. M. V., Belant, J. L., Berger, A., Beyer, D. E., Bidner, L. R., Blake, S., Börner, K., Brivio, F., Brogi, R., ... Blaum, N. (2024). Mammals show faster recovery from capture and tagging in human-disturbed landscapes. Nature Communications, 15(1), 8079. Article 8079. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52381-8

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