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The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of cluster movement and resource use by habitat characteristics of forest animals and to develop a disease monitoring plan for forest animals to efficiently cope with diseases derived from forest animals.

The overall contents of the study are summarized as follows.

 

○ Identify the characteristics of forest animal clusters and migration according to the habitat environment.

- Identify the characteristics of forest animal clusters and migration.

- Habitat characteristics and structure analysis

- Analysis of the characteristics of forest animal clusters according to habitat characteristics.

- Analysis of movement and resource use by habitat characteristics of forest animals.

○ Monitoring diseases of domestic forest animals.

- Identifying the current status of bacterial and viral diseases in forest animals.

- Securing samples for forest mammals and birds.

- Establishment of major pathogen diagnostic methods and evaluation of efficacy to identify forest animal diseases.

- Analysis of disease infection and transmission patterns derived from forest animals

○ Prepare an efficient habitat management plan to preserve forest animals and reduce infectious diseases derived from forest animals.

 

The summary of the sampling method for research is as follows.

 

* How to collect biological samples.

1. Install a capture frame to catch wild animals and anesthetize them.

2. Anus and oral swabs or ticks or external parasites are collected from anesthetized wildlife.

3. Release wild animals after sampling.

4. After storing the sample in the diffuser, pathogenic parasites and virus tests were performed.

 

* How to collect dead body samples.

1. Securing the carcasses of wild animals through the Chungnam Wildlife Rescue Center or outdoor investigation.

2. Cut off organs such as the abdomen of the corpse, lungs, digestive organs, kidneys, and brain, and put them into the tube.

3. After sampling, animal carcasses are collected in a medical (bio) waste garbage bag and left to a medical (bio) waste disposal company.

4. After storing the sample in the diffuser, pathogenic parasites and virus tests were performed.

 

* Parasite and virus tests are conducted at Incheon National University's virology laboratory, and after the test, parasite and virus samples are collected in a medical waste garbage bag and left to a medical waste disposal company.