Background
The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is an invasive species, native to eastern Asia, introduced as a fur game species to the western parts of the Soviet Union in the 1930s-1950s. It was listed in the top 100 most damaging invasive species by the DAISIE project (http://www.europe-aliens.org/speciesTheWorst.do). The species has been found t ...