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Impact of huntng on strictly protected species in Croata

We have inspected hunting bags during five hunting seasons on two fishponds in Pannonian Croatia. In total, we have examined 5, 879 shot birds representing 23 bird species. Eight species that were allowed to be hunted were Anas crecca, A. querquedula, A. platyrhynchos, Aythya ferina, A. fuligula, Fulica atra, Gallinago gallinago and Columba palumbus. Apart from them 15 strictly protected species were recorded in the hunting bags. The most frequent strictly protected species in the hunting bag was Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope(377 shot individuals) followed by Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca(262 ind.), Gadwall A. strepera(147 ind.), Northern Shoveler A. clypeata(93 ind.) and Norhern Pintail A. acuta(48 ind.). Other strictly protected species recorded were Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, Greylag Goose Anser anser, White-fronted Goose A. albifrons, Redcrested Pochard Netta rufina, Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula, Smew Mergellus albellus, Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, Dunlin Calidris alpina, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, and Ruff Philomachus pugnax. The rate of strictly protected species within the hunting bag varied between from 6.32 % (2012) to 18.93 % (2009) per year, 16.29 % in average. However, the rate of strictly protected species in the hunting bag per one hunting event(hunting day) was higher than 10 % during 20 % of hunting days, higher than 20 % during 10 % of hunting days, and higher than 30 % during 6 % of hunting days, respectively. The highest rate of protected species recorded per hunting day was over 60 %.

Illegal hunting, Croatia, strictly protected species, hunting impact

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