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

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 174-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Plhal ◽  
J. Kamler ◽  
M. Homolka ◽  
J. Drimaj
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Faecal Pellet ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Crop Damage ◽  
Forest Environment ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Abundance Estimate ◽  
Pellet Group Count

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<sup>2</sup>, 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 (&plusmn; 8.9; 95% CI) indd&middot;km<sup>&ndash;2</sup>. &nbsp; &nbsp;

scholarly journals Forestry, mountain catchments and floods in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 538-541
Author(s):  
M. Bíba ◽  
J. Jiřík ◽  
K. Vančura
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Atmospheric Precipitation ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Forest Environment ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Mountain Catchment ◽  
Catchment Areas

A short introduction of historical overview and current situation refer to forestry problems of the country. Local climate is characterized and impacts of natural phenomena are described, as well as the impacts of human beings. The influence of forest management is mentioned and discussed in relation to latest catastrophic floods. The territory of the Czech Republic is damaged especially by a high intensity of atmospheric precipitation abnormal values which lead to a local or regional damage. In the catchment areas of torrents, damage leads to faster soil erosion, development of ravines, landslides, moving of soil sediments and their deposition, devastation of watercourse beds and properties, flooding while the flooding rates of flow represent a danger for the life of inhabitants. Important elements and results of respective research are described in brief. E.g. research of precipitation and its relation to the runoffs in the small mountain catchment areas with the forest stands restoration, as well as the forestry-hydrologic monitoring of forest environment, which has been taking place since 1928, and tradition of the service for torrent control. Forestry-hydrologic research gradually documents that a favorable flood-control performance of forest is limited. However, this is not a reason for not taking care of flood-control measures in the mountain afforested areas. These measures and importance of forest for the protection of land are historically verified and justified. In closing the mankind behavior to the landscape is underlined as a question mark.

scholarly journals Iodine and Selenium Contents in Skeletal Muscles of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) and Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in the Czech Republic

2010 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Kursa ◽  
Ivan Herzig ◽  
Jan Trávníček ◽  
Josef Illek ◽  
Vlasta Kroupová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Skeletal Muscles ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Roe Deer ◽  
Iodine Content ◽  
Selenium Content ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Wet Weight ◽  
Game Animals

The objective of this study was to examine iodine and selenium contents in skeletal muscles of selected species of game animals living in regions with low iodine and selenium contents in the soil and water. Iodine content was determined in 66 samples of skeletal muscles of red deer cut out of the musculus gracilis, 32 samples and 27 samples from the same muscle of roe deer and wild boar, respectively. The shot game animals came from hunting grounds in western and southern regions of the Czech Republic and in Protected Landscape Area Šumava. In red deer muscles the average iodine content was 44.9 ± 15.2 μg I·kg-1 wet weight with the range of 6.9 to 82.0 μg I·kg-1. The lower concentration in roe deer meat with the average 39.3 ± 14.1 μg I·kg-1 and the range from 18.3 to 84.4 μg I·kg-1 may be due to differences between biotopes and food. The average iodine concentration in the musculus gracilis of wild boars was 55.9± 27.0 μg·kg-1 wet weight. Selenium content was determined in 22 samples of red deer, 51 samples of roe deer and 27 samples of wild boar skeletal muscles. The average values of selenium content in the meat of red deer, roe deer and wild boars were 16.2 ± 8.4, 36.9 ± 16.6 and 27.6 ± 19.8 μg Se·kg-1 wet weight, respectively. All three species of game animals are characterised by low content and high variability of selenium concentration in meat with the minimum value 3.9 µg and maximum value 83.3 μg·kg-1 wet weight. The study brings new data on iodine and selenium content in the muscle of game animals in the Czech Republic.

Alaria alata mesocercariae in wild boar (Sus scrofa, Linnaeus, 1758) in south regions of the Czech Republic

2013 ◽  
Vol 197 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 384-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Paulsen ◽  
P. Forejtek ◽  
Z. Hutarova ◽  
M. Vodnansky
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Alaria Alata

scholarly journals Hitchhiking Exotic Clam: Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) Transported via the Ornamental Plant Trade

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 410
Author(s):  
Jiří Patoka ◽  
Barbora Patoková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Invasive Mussel ◽  
Ornamental Species

Ornamental aquaculture is one of the main sources of non-native species worldwide. Unintentionally transported “hitchhiking” organisms have been previously recorded; although most of these species are transported from tropical regions, here we report on the first accidental transport of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in a shipment of ornamental Aegagropila linnaei (Chlorophyta) from Russia to the Czech Republic. This invasive mussel is listed on the national blacklist of alien species in the Czech Republic and can be easily released in outdoor garden ponds together with A. linnaei. Since the Czech Republic is known to be a gateway for aquatic ornamental species from a European perspective, re-export to other European countries is also possible. Thus, the spread of D. polymorpha via this pathway cannot be excluded. This finding should be of importance to conservationists, traders, decision-makers and other stakeholders.

FIRST RECORDS OF AZALEA SAWFLY NEMATUS LIPOVSKY SMITH, 1974 (HYMENOPTERA: TENTHREDINIDAE) IN LATVIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Apine ◽  
Uģis Piterāns
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Sawfly Larvae ◽  
The Usa ◽  
First Time

Invasive non-native insect species are well-known threat to both local and introduced plant species in Europe. With increasing global trade and effects of climate change it is expected these alien species will continue to expand their distribution areas. One such non-native species is azalea sawfly Nematus lipovskyi Smith, 1974 (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) that feeds on deciduous Rhododendron spp. This species is known to occur in the USA and was found in the Czech Republic for the first time in Europe in 2010. We report the first findings of this species in Latvia that were made based of field observations in the period of 2018-2020. The current known status of the species in Latvia is presented. Our observations of damage caused by sawfly larvae are summarized. Host plants used by sawfly larvae are listed – we note Rhododendron albrechtii as a host plant of this species for the first time. The possible pathways of its introduction and the overall importance of our findings in context with other non-native species expansions are briefly discussed.

scholarly journals The wildlife hosts of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the Czech Republic during the years 2002–2007

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (No. 8) ◽  
pp. 420-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kopecna ◽  
I. Trcka ◽  
J. Lamka ◽  
M. Moravkova ◽  
P. Koubek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Columba Livia ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Subsp ◽  
Lepus Europaeus ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Terrestrial Mammals ◽  
Rflp Type ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Subsp Paratuberculosis

The objective of this study was to determine the wildlife hosts of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in the Czech Republic. A total of 8 796 wildlife animals were examined by culture of faecal or tissue samples during the years 2002–2007. MAP was isolated from 12 (0.5%) out of 2 296 red deer (Cervus elaphus), two (0.2%) out of 835 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), 78 (5.7%) out of 1 381 fallow deer (Dama dama), 28 (3.2%)out of 866 mouflons (Ovis musimon), four (2.5%) out of 162 chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and from one (0.1%) out of 805 wild boar (Sus scrofa). MAP was not cultured from 82 badgers (Meles meles), 55 martens (Martes foina), one pine marten (Martes martes), 25 brown hares (Lepus europaeus), five rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), nine European polecats (Mustela putorius), two steppe polecats (Mustela eversmannii), two American minks (Mustela vison), four raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and four Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra). MAP was isolated from three (2.0%) out of 149 small terrestrial mammals: one (5.9%) out of 17 brown rats (Rattus norvegicus), one (1.7%) out of 59 common voles (Microtus arvalis) and one (2.6%) out of 39 lesser white-toothed shrews (Crocidura suaveolens). Culture examinations of 34 house mice (Mus musculus) and 2 113 pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) were negative. All 123 in vitro growing MAP isolates from wild ruminants were of IS900 RFLP type B-C1. One mouflon infected with a MAP strain which did not grow on the tested media was after IS1311-PRA-PCR assessed as being infected with a “sheep” strain. The RFLP type of the MAP isolate from the wild boar was of the RFLP type A-C10. Although the detection of MAP in wildlife in the Czech Republic was not very high, their role as a potential risk factor for cattle should be considered.

scholarly journals The Role of Game (Wild Boar and Roe Deer) in the Spread of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in the Czech Republic

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 801-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bohumir Kriz ◽  
Milan Daniel ◽  
Cestmir Benes ◽  
Marek Maly
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Roe Deer ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis

scholarly journals Seasonal Dynamics and Winter Occurrence of Non-native Species – Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
Vladimír Mikule
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Seasonal Dynamics ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
The South ◽  
The Czech Republic

The study aims to evaluate changes in occurrence of the Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Czech Republic in 2008–2019 with focus on winter months (December, January and February) 2007/08–2018/19. Seasonal dynamics of occurrence was evaluated for years 2008–2019 by comparison of 3831 observations. The highest number of observations comes from winter period (36.7%), if we exclude data from South Moravian Region (with whole year occurrence), it is 48%. In winters 2007/08–2018/19 occurrence of 772 birds was detected, most of them with determined gender – 469 males (63.4%) and 271 females (36.6%). In winter periods 2007/08–2010/11 the occurrence was concentrated in the Central Bohemian Region (Vltava river). Since the winter 2011/12 the centre of occurrence was in the South Moravian Region which is related with a formation of stable breeding population in that region. Pattern of the highest number of observations in a winter period lasts but the highest numbers of observed birds are possibly of the Czech origin.

MBL1 genotypes in wild boar populations from Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Japan

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.-M. Bergman ◽  
K. Sandholm ◽  
K. N. Ekdahl ◽  
N. Okumura ◽  
H. Uenishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals Insufficiency in Distributional Faunistic Data in Synanthropic Spiders: a Case Study of the Occurrence of Brigittea Civica (Araneae, Dictynidae) in South Moravia, Czech Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 899-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Břetislav Novotný ◽  
Vladimír Hula ◽  
Jana Niedobová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Natural Enemy ◽  
Native Species ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Central European ◽  
Occurrence Data ◽  
South Moravia

This study is focused on distribution of the spider Brigittea civica (Lucas, 1850). It is probably a non‑native species in the Czech Republic, which occurs synanthropically in central European conditions. It is well adapted to coexistence with humans, and since there is no natural enemy, it may freely redistribute. The aim of this study was to supplement the knowledge of distribution of this species in South Moravia. The present occurrence data were recorded from a total of 92 towns and villages via observing typical cobwebs. In 86 cases, the incidence was observed, in only six cases, there was not found even a single cobweb of the spider. Based on our records, we can suggest that B. civica is much more common than was previously mapped and the presence of this species in the Czech Republic was underestimated.

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