Golden Jackal (Canis aureus L.) in Bulgaria: What is Going on?
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In order to reveal the well-defined specificity of the number development of golden jackal (Canis aureus L.) in Bulgaria, its population dynamics was tracked using the available data from the official results of spring game counts, carried out by the Executive Agency for Forests throughout the country, during the period of 1960-2011. It seems that the largest jackal population (39 343 animals in 2011) in Europe occurs in Bulgaria. The increased number of golden jackal in Bulgaria requires implementation of adequate measures for its regulation in regions with proven harm on hunting, livestock breeding and human health. Preservation and stable presence of the jackal in Bulgaria could be achieved through declaring it normal game species and treating it as native species of Bulgarian mammals’ fauna.
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