Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Scientific names of species referred to in this text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Status and distribution patterns of European ungulates: genetics, population history and conservation
- 3 A review of the various legal and administrative systems governing management of large herbivores in Europe
- 4 Hunting seasons in relation to biological breeding seasons and the implications for the control or regulation of ungulate populations
- 5 The census and management of populations of ungulates in Europe
- 6 Impacts of wild ungulates on vegetation: costs and benefits
- 7 Wild ungulate diseases and the risk for livestock and public health
- 8 Traffic collisions involving deer and other ungulates in Europe and available measures for mitigation
- 9 Large herbivores as ‘environmental engineers’
- 10 Ungulate–large carnivore relationships in Europe
- 11 The role of pathogens in the population dynamics of European ungulates
- 12 Climate change and implications for the future distribution and management of ungulates in Europe
- 13 Ungulate management in Europe: towards a sustainable future
- Index
- References
13 - Ungulate management in Europe: towards a sustainable future
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 April 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Scientific names of species referred to in this text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Status and distribution patterns of European ungulates: genetics, population history and conservation
- 3 A review of the various legal and administrative systems governing management of large herbivores in Europe
- 4 Hunting seasons in relation to biological breeding seasons and the implications for the control or regulation of ungulate populations
- 5 The census and management of populations of ungulates in Europe
- 6 Impacts of wild ungulates on vegetation: costs and benefits
- 7 Wild ungulate diseases and the risk for livestock and public health
- 8 Traffic collisions involving deer and other ungulates in Europe and available measures for mitigation
- 9 Large herbivores as ‘environmental engineers’
- 10 Ungulate–large carnivore relationships in Europe
- 11 The role of pathogens in the population dynamics of European ungulates
- 12 Climate change and implications for the future distribution and management of ungulates in Europe
- 13 Ungulate management in Europe: towards a sustainable future
- Index
- References
Summary
Management of ungulate populations: resource and conflict
As noted by Apollonio et al. (2010), the management of large ungulates in Europe is no easy task. There are some 20 different species, each living in a great variety of environmental conditions across their full distributional range; populations are increasing in nearly all European countries and, in consequence, they are having a profound effect on the ecological dynamics of both natural and human-created ecosystems of which they are a part.
These ungulates represent in themselves an immense potential resource – in terms of biodiversity and also in economic terms. More than 5.2 million animals harvested each year represents more than 120000 tonnes of meat, and a potential hunting revenue of several hundred million euros (Apollonio et al., 2010); in addition these animals have inestimable aesthetic and cultural value as country-specific carriers of a whole range of cultural and hunting traditions. At the same time, while they may be exploited in this way as sources of food and recreation, they may also have many negative impacts through damage to forests or agricultural crops, damage through heavy impacts on natural habitats (Chapter 6), as vectors of disease (Chapter 7), or through implication in collisions with vehicles (Chapter 8).
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- Ungulate Management in EuropeProblems and Practices, pp. 376 - 395Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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