The diet of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in Grande Sologne, central France, is described. Pellet samples were collected from 35 localities. They included more than 18,000 food items. The number and relative importance of the mammal species captured
by barn owls show little variability within the individual study areas. However, three different dietary patterns (called facies) were distinguished on the basis of the frequency of the various prey items. In each of the three facies however, the diet
The Common Toad, Bufo bufo makes up about 29 per cent (fresh weight) of the diet of the European Badger Meles meles in the Forêt de Chambord, France. The feeding technique of the Badger is infered from the observation of discorded prey remains