Conocimientos científicos importantes para la conservación y gestión de las tres especies de liebre de la Península Ibérica: deficiencias y retos para el futuro

Gil, Vanesa Alzaga; Isturiz, Javier Torres; Inglada, Diego Villanúa; López, Alejandro Cormenzana; Urtasun, Isabel Leránoz; Moriones, Ainhoa Mateo

doi:10.7818/ecos.2013.22-2.03

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“…We found a positive relationship between hare density and the level of game management conducted in the hunting grounds, and to the best of our knowledge (Alzaga et al. 2013), this is the first time that the possible effects of game management on hares have been evaluated. The positive effects of management on hares are not surprising because in other hare species it has been demonstrated that a combination of favorable habitat (Vaughan et al.…”

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“…In the Iberian Peninsula, the hare coexists in sympatry with the wild rabbit [Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758)] across the geographic area where it occurs. Although hares can be the prey of a wide range of predators, including endangered raptors and mammals (see Alzaga et al 2013), they are not considered as a "keystone" species such as the wild rabbit (Delibes-Mateos et al 2007). However, together with the red-legged partridge [Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758]) and the wild rabbit, the hare is the most important small game species in Spain, with an annual game bag of 700 000-800 000 hares in recent times (Garrido et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although hares can be the prey of a wide range of predators, including endangered raptors and mammals (see Alzaga et al. 2013), they are not considered as a “keystone” species such as the wild rabbit (Delibes‐Mateos et al. 2007).…”

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Factors affecting populations of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) after the first myxomatosis outbreaks in Central Spain

Lázaro¹,

Guzmán²,

Casas³

et al. 2023

Integr. Zool.

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The Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) is an endemic species distributed in Spain and Portugal. Myxomatosis outbreaks affecting this species were detected in 2018 in Central and Southern Spain, spreading afterward. Aiming to evaluate factors affecting the status of hare population after the arrival of myxomatosis, we conducted 108 nocturnal hare counts in Central Spain during two study periods (winter/spring and summer/autumn) in 54 different hunting grounds, covering 1071 km and observing 884 individuals. The mean density in winter/spring was 7.66 hares/100 ha, (range 6.14–9.54/100 ha), while in summer/autumn, it was 3.4 hares/100 ha (range 2.6–4.4/100 ha). Densities of hares were not affected by the dominant habitat and the presence/absence of myxomatosis outbreaks. Hares were more abundant at hunting grounds at a higher altitude and in those conducting targeted management, while detection of myxomatosis was related to lower altitude and higher levels of game management. A MaxEnt model used to generate a risk map for myxomatosis occurrence showed that the temperature annual range was the most important predictor, which suggests that environmental factors affecting myxomatosis vectors (mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks) could play a key role in disease transmission. As myxomatosis in hares is becoming endemic, hare densities may be improved by game management and the monitoring and surveillance of this emerging disease. These surveillance programs could be the basis of effective collaborations between hunters, researchers, and environmental managers.

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Factors affecting populations of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) after the first myxomatosis outbreaks in Central Spain

Lázaro¹,

Guzmán²,

Casas³

et al. 2023

Integr. Zool.

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“…1) la más abundante y ampliamente distribuida. Alzaga et al (2013) nos ofrecen una muy necesaria revisión sobre su biología, genética y ecología, revisando aspectos importantes de su distribución, há-bitat, genética, reproducción, estructura poblacional, dieta, comportamiento y aspectos sanitarios. Estos autores también elaboran una interesante propuesta final de actuaciones futuras para ampliar la monitorización, el conocimiento y mejorar la gestión de estas especies, y garantizar tanto su explotación sostenible como su conservación en la Península Ibérica.…”

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Gestión cinegética y conservación: aspectos ecológicos, problemáticas y retos de futuro

Gálvez-Bravo

Cassinello²

2013

ECOS

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“…These hares are medium-sized, largely nocturnal lagomorphs that inhabit pastureland, farmland, plains, and forests throughout their range, as well as mountainous scrubland areas in the northern part of their distribution 22 . Although hares are important game animals 23 , little is known about their population biology and demography (but see [24][25][26][27] ). Specifically, few studies have quantified non-hunting mortality rates, and even fewer have addressed the additive effect of hunting and roadkill on this game species.…”

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Implications for conservation and game management of the roadkill levels of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis)

Duarte¹,

Romero

Rubio³

et al. 2021

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The Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) is an important small game species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula for which the incidence of roadkill is unknown. We surveyed Iberian hare–vehicle accidents on road networks in southern Spain, focusing on roads that mainly run through favorable habitats for this species: Mediterranean landscapes with plots of arable crops, olive groves, and vineyards. We recorded roadkills over a 5-month period, estimated hare accident densities on roads, and compared these numbers to hare hunting yields in adjoining hunting estates. We also analyzed the spatial patterns of and potential factors influencing hare roadkills. We detected the existence of black spots for hare roadkills in areas with high landscape heterogeneity that also included embankments and nearby crossroads and had high traffic intensity. Hare roadkill levels ranged from 5 to 25% of the annual harvest of hares killed on neighboring hunting estates. We suggest that road collisions should be considered in Iberian hare conservation in addition to hunting, since they may represent an additive source of mortality. Game managers should address the issue of hare roadkill in harvest planning to compensate for hare accidents, adjusting hunting quotas to account for this unnatural source of mortality. Our results suggest future directions for applied research in road ecology, including further work on demographic compensation and roadkill mitigation.

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Conocimientos científicos importantes para la conservación y gestión de las tres especies de liebre de la Península Ibérica: deficiencias y retos para el futuro

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

Factors affecting populations of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) after the first myxomatosis outbreaks in Central Spain

Factors affecting populations of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) after the first myxomatosis outbreaks in Central Spain

Gestión cinegética y conservación: aspectos ecológicos, problemáticas y retos de futuro

Implications for conservation and game management of the roadkill levels of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis)

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