Występowanie wybranych gatunków ssaków na terenie parku Pole Mokotowskie w Warszawie
Occurrence of selected mammal species in the Pole Mokotowskie Park in Warsaw

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess species diversity of mammals (other than small rodents) which inhabit Pole Mokotowskie Park in Warsaw. Field study was done in the years 2016–2018, supplemented with the archival data. Standard procedures based on direct observations, snow tracking and detection of any signs of animals (i.e. scats, molehills, dens, feeding signs). In the area under study, or in its close vicinity, six mammal species were registered: red fox Vulpes vulpes, stone marten Martes foina, European mole Talpa europaea, red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris, hedgehog Erinaceus sp., brown hare Lepus europaeus. Bearing in mind that a park is located in the city centre, its quite unnatural character, and high penetration by people and dogs, it can be said that mammal fauna of the park is relatively rich.

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