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The raccoon (Procyon lotor L.) is not an invasive species

of I. Muschik, B. et Köhnemann F.-U. MICHLER

Society Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Association, Carpin, and TU Dresden, Institute of Forest Zoology

The raccoon has become in Germany a permanent part of the fauna and is considered to BNatSchG as "native species ". Whether it is however to be regarded as invasive Neozoenart, remains unclear. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity of Rio is a kind of then-invasive, if it represents an economic, health or environmental hazard in their new habitat.

Economy: raccoons can cause local losses caused by feeding damage. The total agricultural loss is negligible. In urban habitats, costly damages incurred in individual homes.

Epidemiology: The raccoon occurs as vectors of disease very rarely. The only known zoonotic disease is the Baylisascariose. Rabies, fox tapeworm and trichinosis are irrelevant. The Kleinbär can serve as a potential vector for the canine distemper virus.

Ecology: is discussed that the raccoon could have a negative impact on native species. Here the lack of sound, scientific studies. A predation effect on individual species, however, prevent its opportunistic lifestyle. Even a competitive pressure on domestic mammalian predators has not yet been demonstrated.

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Since missing a binding definition of the damage size of a new citizen, remains a definitive assessment of the invasiveness of the raccoon difficult. According to current knowledge, the raccoon, however, classified as non-invasive way.