DOES RECREATIONAL HUNTING OF LYNX REDUCE DEPREDATION LOSSES OF DOMESTIC SHEEP?

Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) are responsible for significant depredation on domestic lambs in Norway. Recreational hunting of lynx is widely used to limit lynx population growth and to attempt to remove problem individuals. We analyzed the relationship between annual changes in lamb losses and lynx hun...

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Vydáno v:	The Journal of wildlife management Ročník 69; číslo 3; s. 1034 - 1042
Hlavní autoři:	HERFINDAL, IVAR, LINNELL, JOHN D. C., MOA, PÅL F., ODDEN, JOHN, AUSTMO, LARS B., ANDERSEN, REIDAR
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2005 The Wildlife Society
Témata:	Animal husbandry Carnivores control depredation Domestic animals Eurasian lynx Forest habitats Grazing Hunting Lambs Livestock livestock losses Lynx Lynx lynx Population growth Population size Predation predator-prey relationships recreational hunting Sheep Sport hunting Wildcats wildlife management wildlife-livestock relations Norway
ISSN:	0022-541X, 1937-2817
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Shrnutí:	Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) are responsible for significant depredation on domestic lambs in Norway. Recreational hunting of lynx is widely used to limit lynx population growth and to attempt to remove problem individuals. We analyzed the relationship between annual changes in lamb losses and lynx hunting on 2 scales. On the county scale, lamb losses were related to the size of the lynx population that was reduced through the harvest of 294 lynx by hunters during our study, 1995–2001. At the level of individual grazing areas, we documented a significant local effect of lynx harvest (n = 321 lynx); however, the magnitude of this benefit was so small (13 lambs per male lynx, or 2 lambs per female lynx) as to be of little practical benefit. The data indicate that lynx hunting only reduces depredation when it reduces the size of the population.
Bibliografie:	ArticleID:JWMG1596 istex:3FCE35B25346C9BD414553D13C4FE04A0052662C ark:/67375/WNG-9212JVDL-Q SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 14 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0022-541X 1937-2817
DOI:	10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[1034:DRHOLR]2.0.CO;2