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" More than 100,000 of these 600 - to 800-pound carnivores once prowled the Lower 48 , but as human encounters with bears increased , so did the animal 's mortality rate . ( 2,4 ) Such a cycle could be established in the vicinity of an infected swine herd , after transmission of T spiralis from discarded swine carcasses or rats to wild carnivores in the area . Within the alarm bark category , there are significant differences between calls given in response to mammalian carnivores and those given in response to crocodiles . A designated Ramsar site ˆ meaning it is a wetland of recognized international importance ˆ it is the only site in the Caribbean that is home to wild carnivores , including ocelots ( Leopardus pardalis ) and the Amazonian hog-nosed skunk ( Conepatus semistriatus ) . However , because of their nocturnal and arboreal habits , they are most likely to fall prey to owls , or to small carnivores which can encounter them in their canopy homes . The Kakapo is especially vulnerable to mammalian carnivores , especially during breeding . Various safety measures , such as burying bait deeper than native species usually dig , have been put in place to minimize the threat to native carnivores .