Study supported by the Hunting Management Development fund
The aim of the study is to find indirect, easily detectable indicators that relate the number of animals and population density to their inhabited environment and indicate the directions and extents in which the population should be regulated. Animal censuses, which currently serve as a basis for hunting farm planning and hunting load regulation, require large resources, the values of their results are not accurate and are easily disputed. As a result of this research, practical recommendations will be developed for users of land and hunting rights, so that significant conflicts do not arise as a result of their activities due to the size of game animal populations, as well as recommendations for indicators that warn of approaching conflict. Moose, red deer, roe deer, and wild boar were chosen as research species – game animals, in connection with which conflicts between land users may arise due to the damage they cause to forestry and agriculture.