The number and distribution of wild ungulates in Republic of Croatia

Moderno lovno-gospodarenje mora biti održivo s ciljem očuvanja biološke raznolikosti, ali i profitabilno. Pretpostavka takvog gospodarenja je provođenje propisanih mjera lovno-gospodarske osnove, a jedna od najvažnijih mjera je utvrđivanje brojnog stanja divljači. Iz elektronske baze podataka Ministarstva poljoprivrede, odnosno iz „Središnje lovne evidencije” (SLE) prikupljeni su podaci o matičnom fondu, fondu pred lov, odstrelu i otpadu za divlje papkare po županijama u Republici Hrvatskoj u razdoblju od 2013. do 2017. godine. Prilikom prikupljanja podataka pregledano je ukupno 1163 lovišta iz 21 županije. Matični fond u lovnoj godini 2016./2017. za divlju svinju je iznosio 27327 grla, a odstrijeljeno je 26797 grla. U istoj lovnoj godini matični fond/odstrel za ostale divlje papkare iznosili su: srna obična- 65936/15389 grla, jelen obični- 16923/3353 grla, jelen lopatar- 1946/879 grla, muflon- 2129/515 grla, divokoza- 1097/120 grla, jelen aksis- 74/15 grla. Brojnost svih divljih papkara u Hrvatskoj je stabilna ili u blagom porastu što je pokazatelj relativno dobrog gospodarenja iako bi, prema stanišnim uvjetima, brojnost svih divljih papkara, izuzev divlje svinje, mogla biti višestruko veća.Modern game management has to be sustainable with target on preservation of biodiversity, but also profitable. Main assumption in this kind of management is conduction of prescribed measures of game management plans. One of the most important measures is a determination of game abundance. Data about abundance for wild ungulates in period of 2013 to 2017 in Croatia by counties were collected from electronic base of Ministry of Agriculture or more precisely from „Central game record“. Data collections were processed from 1163 hunting grounds from 21 counties. Main population size for wild boar was 27327 individuals in year 2016/17 and 26797 individuals were harvested. In the same hunting year population size/harvest for other wild ungulates were: roe deer- 65936/15389 individuals, red deer – 16923/3352 individuals, fallow deer-1946/879 individuals, mouflon- 2129/515 individuals, chamois-1097/120 individuals and axis deer 74/15 individuals. Number of wild ungulates in Croatia is stable and slightly increasing which is indicator of proper management. Due to habitat conditions number of wild ungulates excluding wild boar could be multiple times larger