Doi, Kandai
Tokiwa, Toshihiro
Imoto, Miyu
Chou, Shyun
Yamasaki, Fumiaki
Kato, Takuya
Hayama, Shin-ichi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP22J01651)
The Wildlife Damage Control Support Center of the Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
Article History
Received: 19 December 2022
Accepted: 12 March 2023
First Online: 30 March 2023
Declarations
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: Raccoon capturing procedures were conducted in accordance with the Management of Invasive Alien Species of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association (Japan Veterinary Medical Association, 2007). Japanese raccoon dog capturing procedures were conducted in accordance with the pest control measures for preventing agricultural damage and were killed by licensed hunters on behalf of the city of Takasaki and Ohta in Gunma Prefecture. All procedures followed the guidelines of The Mammal Society of Japan and approved by the Ethical Committee for the Care and Use of Animals at Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University (permit nos. 2020K-9 and 2021K-11).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.