Comparative analysis of red deer settling in hunting-rearing centers

Abstract

This paper presents the results of red deer settling in the large forest complexes in Serbia, south of the rivers Sava and Danube. Comparative analysis was carried out in 4 hunting-rearing centres - Lomnička Reka, Miloševa Voda, Kumovac and Valmište. It was found that the pre-project activities and phase planning of red deer settling are mainly performed pursuant to the IUCN guidelines for reintroduction. However, the preparation and settling of the initial stock have not been performed professionally. After settling in the hunting-rearing centres, red deer adapted to the new site, but its complete monitoring was performed only while the initial stock was in the initial ground. According to the criteria for the assessment of the reintroduction success, settlement of red deer in "Lomnička Reka", "Miloševa Voda" and "Valmište" so far can be assessed as successful. However, the most important goal of the settling, to form natural populations which enable a normal hunting management has not yet been achieved.

U radu su prikazani rezultati naseljavanja jelenske divljači u velike šumske komplekse Srbije, južno od Save i Dunava. Uporedna analiza je izvršena za 4 ograđena uzgajališta - Lomnička reka, Miloševa voda, Kumovac i Valmište. Ustanovljeno je da su pred projektne aktivnosti i faza planiranja naseljavanja jelenske divljači, uglavnom, izvršene u skladu sa IUCN uputstvima za reintrodukcije. Nasuprot tome, priprema i naseljavanje početnog zapata nisu izvršene na profesionalan način. Posle naseljavanja u ograđena uzgajališta, jelenska divljač se dobro prilagodila na novo stanište, ali je njen potpuni monitoring izvršavan samo dok je početni zapat bio u prihvatilištu. Prema kriterijumima za ocenjivanje uspeha reintrodukcije, dosadašnje naseljavanje jelenske divljači u "Lomničkoj reci", "Miloševoj vodi" i "Valmištu" može da se oceni kao uspešno. Međutim, najvažniji cilj započetog naseljavanja da se formiraju prirodne populacije koje omogućuju normalno lovno gazdovanje, još nije ostvaren.