Essays about: "game species populations"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words game species populations.

  1. 6. Species composition and age ratio of rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) and willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) shot or snared in the county of Västerbotten : possible implementations for grouse winter management

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Alisa Brandt; [2016]
    Keywords : willow grouse; rock ptarmigan; lagopus; hunt; winter; management; age; species identification;

    Abstract : Hunting has a long tradition in Sweden and is also nowadays well established in society, provides considerable income through hunting tourism and functions as an important wildlife management and conservation tool. The most popular game species in the Swedish mountains are willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) and rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta). READ MORE

  3. 7. Hepatit E hos svenskt vilt : en hälsofara?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Anders Stenman; [2016]
    Keywords : hepatit E; vilt; jakt; zoonoser; hepatitis E; wild game; hunting; zoonosis;

    Abstract : Hepatit E orsakas av ett virus, HEV, som vid utbrott främst sprids via den fekala-orala vägen och vars sjukdomsförlopp liknar den klassiska gulsoten, Hepatit A. Sjukdomen är endemisk i många utvecklingsländer, men sporadiska fall förekommer regelbundet även i industrialiserade länder. READ MORE

  4. 8. Mårdhunden – ett hot mot europeiska ekosystem?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sandra Carlén; [2015]
    Keywords : Nyctereutes procyonoides; mårdhund; invasiv; raccoon dog; alien;

    Abstract : Mårdhunden är en invasiv art i Europa och har tack vare sin generalistiska diet, hög reproduktivitet och stor anpassningsbarhet lyckats etablera sig i stora delar av Nord-, Öst- och Centraleuropa. Den introducerades i tidigare västra Sovjetunionen mellan 1929 och 1955 med syftet att få ett nytt pälsdjur att jaga. READ MORE

  5. 9. Hunting dogs in Sweden: Are the abundances of hunting dog breeds influenced by the population sizes of game species?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Linnea Aronsson; [2015]
    Keywords : hunting dog breeds; Sweden; game species populations;

    Abstract : The hunting dogs have increased in Sweden during the last thirty years, in total number of dogs and in number of hunting dog breeds. There has been a shift in the breed composition, new hunting methods and new game species that have resulted in more hunting opportunities which have brought new breeds of hunting dogs to Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 10. Distribution of wild boar (Sus scrofa) damage and harvest loss in crop fields

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Sofie Lindblom; [2011]
    Keywords : agriculture; cost; damage; edge effect; human-wildlife conflict; Sus scrofa; Wild boar;

    Abstract : The last decades the populations of wild boar (Sus scrofa) has increased rapidly over the species’ entire European range, including Sweden. This is followed by increasing human-wildlife conflicts as a result of the wild boar foraging behavior, causing damage to agricultural crop fields due to trampling and feeding. READ MORE