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Estimation of ungulate population density in Kazakhstan: Case study from foothill ecosystems

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  • Jan Cukor

    (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, v.v.i., Jíloviště-Strnady, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • František Havránek

    (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, v.v.i., Jíloviště-Strnady, Czech Republic)

  • Sergei Sokolov

    (Republican Union of Hunters and Fishers in Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan)

  • Vlastimil Skoták

    (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, v.v.i., Jíloviště-Strnady, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Lucie Hambálková

    (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, v.v.i., Jíloviště-Strnady, Czech Republic)

  • Richard Ševčík

    (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, v.v.i., Jíloviště-Strnady, Czech Republic)

  • Zdeněk Vacek

    (Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Daniyar Nurseitov

    (KMG Engineering, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan)

Abstract

Data on wildlife abundance is an important indicator both for the species concerned and the stability of entire ecosystems as well as for sustainable game management. Therefore, the abundance of ungulate game was verified in a foothill region of Kazakhstan. The methods of thermal imagery and faecal pellet group (FPG) census on transects were compared. The results obtained by the FPG counting method for moose (Alces alces, 0.34 individuals per 100 ha) and maral deer (Cervus elaphus sibiricus, 0.04 individuals per 100 ha) were relatively consistent with the data reported by the hunting ground tenants. Only one moose was detected by the thermal imaging transect count method. The results show that deer and moose abundance in Kazakhstan is significantly lower than in Central and Eastern Europe. Thus, for Kazakhstan, the method of FPG counting is well applicable for both routine and control counts. Detailed data on game populations can be obtained using the camera trap counting method, which has not been verified in Kazakhstan as yet.

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  • Jan Cukor & František Havránek & Sergei Sokolov & Vlastimil Skoták & Lucie Hambálková & Richard Ševčík & Zdeněk Vacek & Daniyar Nurseitov, 2022. "Estimation of ungulate population density in Kazakhstan: Case study from foothill ecosystems," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 68(11), pages 452-458.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:68:y:2022:i:11:id:98-2022-jfs
    DOI: 10.17221/98/2022-JFS
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