An assessment of the applicability of photo trapping to estimate wild boar population density in a forest environment

Plhal, Radim; Kamler, Jiřı́; Homolka, M.; Adamec, Zdeněk

doi:10.25225/fozo.v60.i3.a8.2011

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“…Thurfjell et al (2009) confirmed that young boars prefer young coniferous stands to broadleaved stands in winter in conditions very similar to our study area, including intensive additional feeding except in a seed year. In our study area, there were minimum natural sources of food available at the time of data collection and so the animals depended upon the food from feeding stations (Plhal et al 2011). Due to this, most of the faeces were found in the stands close to the feeding stations that also served as resting places for the boars.…”

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“…At present, however, food supply is greatly affected by additional feeding and baiting, which has an impact on the wild boar behaviour in winter (Hahn, Eisfeld 1998;Geisser, Reyer 2005). In the periods with limited supply of natural food, cereal grains from feeding stations can make up 90% or more of wild boar diet (Plhal et al 2011). Using a wild boar daily defecation rate of 5.00 FPG was very similar to the value 4.5 (Tottewitz et al 1996), mentioned in the works of Cristescu and Ion (2007) and Heinze et al (2011).…”

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An assessment of the applicability of dung count to estimate the wild boar population density in a forest environment

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ABSTRACT:Wild boar is a native species in the fauna of the Czech Republic. It is becoming a problematic game species both in the Czech Republic and in other European countries due to its harmful impacts. So far no suitable method of its sustainable management has been devised. Yet, a correct abundance estimate is essential for proper management, field crop damage prevention and proper hunting planning. This paper employed faecal pellet group count to estimate the wild boar density in a forest environment. The research was conducted in a study area covering 12.83 km 2 , which is surrounded by farmland. The count was done under ideal conditions in early spring, after snow had melted. The study area was organised into several differing environments in which different dung densities were expected. The presence of feeding sites, where wild boars concentrated, was taken into account. The conducted count confirmed differences in the utilization of different habitats within the study area. The resulting wild boar abundance was estimated at 64.3 (± 8.9; 95% CI) indd·km -2 .

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An assessment of the applicability of dung count to estimate the wild boar population density in a forest environment

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“…Postoji više metoda za procjenu brojnog stanja divljih životinja (Tomljanović, et al, 2009), ali današnje spoznaje ukazuju da su podatci dobiveni obradom senzornih kamera jedni od najrelevantnijih (Plhal, et al, 2011). Stoga je cilj ovog rada bio primijeniti i ustvrditi efikasnost senzornih kamera u procjeni gustoće populacije divokoza na području Parka prirode biokovo.…”

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The applicability of camera trapping to estimate population density of chamois in Biokovo Nature Park

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Fabijanić²,

ProtrKa³

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JCEA

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“…Wild boars are notoriously difficult to observe because of their mainly nocturnal habits and their preference for environments that are difficult for humans to reach, such as wooded spots (Boitani et al 1994;Russo et al 1997;Fattebert 2005). However, the cameratrapping method allows researchers to overcome this problem and has been shown to be suitable for monitoring rare or elusive species (Winarni et al 2004;Larrucea et al 2007;Vine et al 2009), as well for assessing population structure and sex and age ratios (Plhal et al 2011).…”

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Wild boars’ social structure in the Mediterranean habitat

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Rippa²,

Russo³

et al. 2014

Italian Journal of Zoology

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Wild boar Sus scrofa has become a pest throughout Europe, but its social system in this setting is unknown, making it difficult to implement an effective management strategy. We collected data on social grouping patterns by video-trapping the population living in an Italian Mediterranean National Park. We collected over 120 days of observations and the activities of 1431 wild boars. The seasonal variations in wild boar social organisation seem to be directly related to the biological cycle, with some exceptions, such as the unexpected presence of solitary or groups of piglets. The population was more active during the summer, and the mean group size (4.14 ± 0.21) was quite similar to other European boar group sizes. We confirmed that video traps are an appropriate method to monitor versatile wildlife, especially for assessing the population structure, sex and age ratios of wild boars.

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An assessment of the applicability of photo trapping to estimate wild boar population density in a forest environment

Cited by 17 publications

References 25 publications

An assessment of the applicability of dung count to estimate the wild boar population density in a forest environment

An assessment of the applicability of dung count to estimate the wild boar population density in a forest environment

The applicability of camera trapping to estimate population density of chamois in Biokovo Nature Park

Wild boars’ social structure in the Mediterranean habitat

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