issg Database: Management and Information Links for Procyon lotor

Procyon lotor (mammal)

Ecology Distribution Management
Info Impact
Info References
and Links Contacts

         Interim profile, incomplete information

         Location Specific Management Information
Basse-Terre (Lesser Antilles)
The raccoon is very popular with the public and enjoys the status of a "mascot". It is the emblem of the National Park of Guadeloupe. Conflicts of interest are likely to be significan vis-à-vis its management.
Grande-Terre (Guadeloupe) (Lesser Antilles)
The raccoon is very popular with the public and enjoys the status of a "mascot". It is the emblem of the National Park of Guadeloupe. Conflicts of interest are likely to be significan vis-à-vis its management.
Japan
The Invasive Alien Species Act, enacted in 2005, designated the raccoon as invasive alien species and the control is promoted by the central and local governments.

         Management Resources/Links

1. Bartoszewicz, M. 2006. NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Procyon lotor – From: Online Database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species – NOBANIS www.nobanis.org,
        Summary: The North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS) is a gateway to information on alien and invasive species in North and Central Europe. The participating countries are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, European part of Russia, Sweden. The NOBANIS project will provide fact sheets on 60 of the most invasive alien species of the region, covering both animals and plant as well as microorganisms.
NOBANIS is available from: www.nobanis.org, this page is available from: http://www.nobanis.org/files/factsheets/Procyon_lotor.pdf [Accessed 14 July 2008]
2. DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway, 2008. Procyon lotor.
        Summary: DAISIE was developed as part of the Delivering Alien Invasive Species In Europe (DAISIE) project funded by the sixth framework programme of the European Commission (Contract Number: SSPI-CT-2003-511202). It provides a ‘one-stop-shop’ for information on biological invasions in Europe, delivered via an international team of leading experts in the field of biological invasions, latest technological developments in database design and display, and an extensive network of European collaborators and stakeholders.
Available from: http://www.europe-aliens.org/speciesFactsheet.do?speciesId=5200# [Accessed 14 July 2008]
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