The main aim of this study is to estimate home-range of the Korean raccoon dog(Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis) at a rural area of Gurye in the southern part of South Korea. A radio-tracking was regularly carried out on 4 raccoon dogs for 2 days every 2 months in 2006. During the days, the radio-tracking was usually conducted every 1-3 hours through day-time to night-time. Among the 4 raccoon dogs, 2 individuals(a permanent breeding pair) could be extensively tracked for 5 to 7 months, including all 4 seasons. The result showed that total home-range sizes of the pair were 0.732 $km^2$ and 0.373 $km^2$ for 100% minimum convex polygons(MCP) and 100% kernel(K), respectively, during the monitoring period. Mean home-range sizes of the 2 raccoon dogs were 0.035-0,688 $km^2$ and 0.012-0.341 $km^2$ for MCP and K, respectively. Yearly home-range sizes of the male and female were similar to each other. However, home-range sizes of the raccoon dogs between day-time and night-time were quite different. Furthermore, the raccoon dogs showed a much broader home-range size in spring, summer and fall than in winter season. Finally, the pair had a broad overlapping home-range(about 70-95%), and 1 core area and 4 different feeding areas.

본 연구는 제주 한남시험림에서 2006년 11월부터 2007년 2월까지 매달 3일 연속으로 선조사법 실시 2개 지역과 정점조사법 실시 2개 지역을 정하여 동계 조류 군집을 조사하였다. 총 32종의 조류를 확인하였으며, 출현빈도 0.50 이상인 조류는 11월 직박구리, 검은머리방울새, 큰부리까마귀, 곤줄박이, 멧비둘기, 박새였으며, 12월 직박구리, 큰부리까마귀, 검은머리방울새, 곤줄박이, 멧비둘기, 노랑턱멧새, 박새였으며, 1월 직박구리, 큰부리까마귀, 곤줄박이, 멧비둘기, 박새였으며 2월 곤줄박이, 큰부리까마귀, 직박구리, 검은머리방울새, 노랑턱멧새, 박새였다. 박새류 중 곤줄박이, 진박새, 박새 3종만을 확인하였으며, 기존 문헌에 기재된 쇠박새는 확인하지 못하였다. 큰오색딱다구리의 관찰빈도는 평균 0.37로서 육지(mainland)에 비하여 높았으며, 삼나무숲과 활엽수림에서 둥지를 발견할 수 있었다. 향후, 지속가능한 산림경영과 관련하여 큰오색딱다구리를 비롯한 산림성 조류에 대한 지속적 모니터링에 대한 고찰을 하였다.

We determined how presence of heterospecific individuals in the vicinity of a focal individual affects the behavior of two critically endangered species of cranes on their wintering grounds at Cheolwon in the Korean Demilitarized Zone(DMZ). The Red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis, is larger than the White-naped crane, Grus vipio, and it dominates the White-naped crane in aggressive interactions. We showed that the dominant species increases foraging activity in the presence of the subordinate species presumably because of scrounging of the food from the subordinate. Because interspecific interactions may affect avian endangerments this behavioral findings should be taken into account when managing winter refuges for the two engendered crane species.