European Ungulates and their Management in the 21st century

by Edited by Marco Apollonio , Reidar Andersen , Rory Putman

• ISBN13: 9780521760614
• ISBN10: 0521760615
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-22
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book is the first to explore the diversity of management objectives and the different approaches to wildlife management of large ungulates in a wide range of different European countries. Specialist authors from each country present an analysis of the species present, numerical status and distribution of different ungulates which occur in their particular country and consider issues which must be addressed by management (whether management for conservation, for control of damaging impacts or for exploitation). Management systems are described (and both legislative and administrative structures) together with an evaluation of how effective current management practices may be in addressing problems identified - or the extent to which they may contribute to those problems. The book is aimed primarily at those who may be actively involved in research into improving methods of wildlife management; practising wildlife managers and game-keepers; policy makers in local regional or national administrations, responsible for formulating policies.

Author Biography

Marco Apollonio is Full Professor at the University of Sassari, where he is presently Director of the Department of Zoology and of the Ph.D. School in Natural Science. His main interests are ungulate behaviour, ecology and genetics, with a specific focus on mating and social behaviour and on predator-prey relationships involving wolves and ungulates. He is President of the Italian Mammalogical Society and was involved in conservation activities as CITES Scientific Commission Member for Italy and as a member of the board of directors of two national parks in the last 15 years. Reidar Andersen is a Professor in Conservation Biology at the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has been leading several cross-disciplinary research projects focusing on ungulates and large carnivores, always aiming to produce applied knowledge, securing sustainable management of the species involved. Over the last few years he has been focusing on non-native invasive species. Rory Putman is a freelance environmental consultant and wildlife adviser based in Scotland and he also holds an Emeritus Chair at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has worked widely in the UK and overseas, with research efforts focused on the population ecology of different ungulate species and their interaction with their vegetation environment-always with the explicit aim of using increased understanding to help develop more sensitive and more effective methods of managing those same ungulate populations and their impacts on agriculture, forestry or conservation interests.

Table of Contents

Contributors and Affiliations	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Ungulates and their management in Norway	p. 14
Ungulates and their management in Sweden	p. 37
Ungulates and their management in Denmark	p. 71
Ungulates and their management in Finland	p. 86
Ungulates and their management in the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)	p. 103
Ungulates and their management in Great Britain and Ireland	p. 129
Ungulates and their management in the Netherlands	p. 165
Ungulates and their management in Belgium	p. 184
Ungulates and their management in Germany	p. 201
Ungulates and their management in Poland	p. 223
Ungulates and their management in the Czech Republic	p. 243
Ungulates and their management in Slovakia	p. 262
Ungulates and their management in Hungary	p. 291
Ungulates and their management in Romania	p. 319
Ungulates and their management in Austria	p. 338
Ungulates and their management in Switzerland	p. 357
Ungulates and their management in Portugal	p. 392
Ungulates and their management in Spain	p. 419
Ungulates and their management in France	p. 441
Ungulates and their management in Italy	p. 475
Ungulates and their management in Slovenia	p. 507
Ungulates and their management in Croatia	p. 527
Ungulates and their management in Greece	p. 540
Ungulates and their management in Serbia	p. 563
Ungulates and their management in Macedonia	p. 572
Present status and future challenges for European ungulate management	p. 578
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