• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.379-381
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• 2013

To know the status of sparganum (plerocercoid of Spirometra erinacei) infection in the Korean wild life, several species of wild animals were captured in Gangwon-do and examined for their status of infection with spargana. From February to December 2011, a total of 62 wild boars, 5 badgers, 1 weasel, 1 Siberian chipmunk, and 53 wild rodents were captured, and their whole muscles were examined with naked eyes for the presence of spargana worms. From the weasel and 1 wild boar, a total of 5 spargana specimens were extracted. The weasel was for the first time recorded as an intermediate or paratenic/transport host of S. erinacei in Korea, and both the weasel (Mustela sibirica manchurica) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) were added to the list of wild animals carrying spargana.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2023

Background: The least weasel (Mustela nivalis) holds the distinction of being the world's smallest carnivorous animal, yet its presence in South Korea has remained poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, this study investigates the habitat preferences and distribution of the least weasel in South Korea. Results: Our study compiled presence data from various sources, including citizen reports, national surveys, and expert observations. The results confirmed the nationwide presence of the least weasel in mainland South Korea, with notable concentration regions such as Gangwon province. Among the various habitats, forest edges and forests emerged as the predominant choice, with over half of the documented locations situated within these environments, particularly in broadleaf forests. Additionally, the data reveal a year-round presence of the least weasel, with recorded cases occurring at varying levels throughout the year. Conclusions: Our research advances the understanding of least weasels in South Korea. Despite the relatively modest dataset, our results provide as a valuable resource for future conservation initiatives, emphasizing the significance of forested landscapes. Additionally, it assists in identifying priority areas for protection and management efforts. To secure the future of the least weasel in South Korea and beyond, further research, including long-term monitoring and genetic studies, is imperative.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.67-69
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• 1972

Taenia were obtained from intestine of a weasel (Mustela sibirica coreana) captured at Gong Nung Dong, Seong Buk-gu, Seoul. The tapeworm was found to be Taeniarhynchus saginatus, and it was the first case of the wild carnivore in Korea.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.384-387
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• 2017

A dead male Jeju weasel with clinical signs of severe dehydration and moribund was submitted for the necropsy. Grossly, purple-red ecchymoses were scattered in the surface of the entire lungs. Milky-white mucoid materials occupied in the left bronchial lumens. Histopathologically, an adult worm with thick cuticle layer surrounded by chronic inflammatory cells was embedded in the left caudal lung lobe. Numerous oval or barrel-shaped parasitic eggs with muco-purulent exudates were observed in the dilated bronchus of another section of left caudal lobe. Operculate parasitic eggs showed typical morphologic characteristics such as barrel shape with asymmetry bipolar plugs and thick bi-layered wall. Based on the histopathologic findings and morphological characteristics of parasitic eggs in the pulmonary tissue section, this case was diagnosed as verminous pneumonia associated Eucoleus aerophilus infection in Jeju weasel.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.317-321
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• 2011

Adult gnathostomes were discovered in the stomach of the Jeju weasel, Mustela sibilica quelpartis, road-killed in Jeju-do (Province). Their morphological characters were examined to identify the species. Total 50 gnathostome adults were collected from 6 out of 10 weasels examined. In infected weasels, 4-6 worms were grouped and embedded in each granulomatous gastric tumor, except 1 weasel. Male worms were $25.0{\times}1.4$ mm in average size, and had a tail with pedunculate papillae, a spicule, and minute tegumental spines. Females were $40.0{\times}2.5$mm in average size, and had a tail without tegumental spines. Pointed and posteriorly curved hooklets were arranged in 8-10 rows on the head bulb. Tegumental spines were distributed from behind the head bulb to the middle portion of the body. The spines were different in size and shape by the distribution level of the body surface. Fertilized eggs were $65.5{\times}38.9\;{\mu}m$ in average size, and had a mucoid plug at 1 pole. These gnathostomes from Jeju weasels were identified as Gnathostoma nipponicum Yamaguti, 1941. By the present study, it was confirmed for the first time that G. nipponicum is distributed in Jeju-do, the Republic of Korea, and the Jeju weasel, M. sibilica quelpartis, plays a crucial role for its definitive host.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2006년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1444-1449
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• 2006

우리나라는 전 국토의 70%가 산지로 되어 있고, 토지를 집약적으로 이용하므로 유역이 다양한 지형, 토양, 식생, 토지이용 등으로 구성되어 있다. 또한 이수 계획을 수립하기 위한 유출량의 계산을 위해서는 직접유출 뿐만 아니라 기저유출까지 재현할 수 있는 유역수문모형이 필요하다. 이에 따라 유역내 수문인자의 정량적.정성적 분석을 위해서는 유역출구에서 뿐만 아니라 유역전체에 대한 수문인자를 평가할 수 있는 분포형 모형이 요구되고 있으며, 효율적인 수자원관리 및 개발 계획수립을 위한 물리기반 수문모형의 개발 및 적용 요구가 증대되고 있다. 우리 공사도 유역조사에서 PRMS 모형에 의한 물수지 분석을 수행하고 있는 등 이수분야에 물리기반 모형의 적용이 증가하고 있는 실정이다. 기존 USGS WEASEL은 PC Arc/Info 기반에서 구동하는 방식으로 사용방법 및 사용자 인터페이스 제공 측면에 있어 불편함이 초래하고 있으며, 현재 GIS 기술의 발달과 함께 ESRI ArcGIS9.1이 개발되어 GIS를 이용한 분석에 있어 편리성을 제공하여 많은 분야에 적용되고 있다. 이에 따라, 본 연구에서는 편리한 모델링 환경 제공을 신기술 적용 및 국내 자연환경에 적합한 유출매개변수 도출 시스템 개발을 위하여 선진 사례 벤치마킹을 통한 수자원 DB로부터 물리기반 수문모형 입력 자료를 효과적으로 추출하는 전 후처리기를 개발하고, 다양한 수문 수질모형에 적용할 수 있는 GIS 기반의 입출력 컴포넌트를 개발하였다.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 다양한 수문 모형에 적용을 위한 입력자료 도출 기반을 마련하고자 보다 편리하고 체계적인 유역특성자료 분석시스템을 개발하였다. PRMS 모형을 이용하여 유출분석 수행시 입력자료 생성을 위해 사용되는 USGS WEASEL을 참고하여 시스템 개발항목을 도출하고, 체계적이고 효율적인 시스템 개발 및 유지관리를 위하여 UML을 이용한 객체지향 시스템을 설계하였다. 또한, 편리한 사용자 인터페이스 제공 및 다양한 수질 수문 모형에 적용하기 위하여 GIS 컴포넌트 기반인 ArcGIS ArcObjects를 이용하여 유역특성자료 분석시스템을 개발하였다.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.99-114
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• 2013

Phylogeographic and feeding ecological studies of seven terrestrial mustelid species (Carnivora, Mustelidae), the Japanese marten Martes melampus, the sable Martes zibellina, the Japanese badger Meles anakuma, the ermine or the stoat Mustela erminea, the Japanese weasel Mustela itatsi, the least weasel Mustela nivalis, and the Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica, representing four biogeographic patterns in the Japanese archipelagos (Hokkaido, Honshu-Shikoku-Kyushu, Tsushima, and Hokkaido-Honshu), were reviewed in order to clarify causes for the faunal assemblage processes of those mustelid species in Japan. Here, three main constraints were extracted as important factors on the mustelid assemblage. First, fundamental evolutionary differences maintained by niche conservatism in each ecologically diversified lineage ("evolutionary constraint") would enable the species to co-occur without any major problem (coexistence among Martes, Meles, and Mustela species). Second, "ecological constraints" would force two closely related species to be allopatric by competitive exclusion (Mu. itatsi and Mu. sibirica) or to be sympatric by resource partitions (Mu. erminea and Mu. nivalis). Third and most importantly, "geological constraints" would allow specific species to be embraced by a particular geographic region, primarily deciding which species co-occurs. The allopatric distribution of two Martes species in Japan would have been established by the strong effect of the geological separation in Tsugaru Strait. Elucidating both phylogeny and ecology of co-existing species in a community assemblage is important to know which species possess distinct lineage and which ecological traits are adapted to local environments, fulfilling the requirement of the field of conservation biology that endemism and adaptation should both be considered. The Japanese archipelagos would, therefore, provide valuable insight into the conservation for small carnivoran species.