Wild boar (Sus scrofa L., 1758) resources in the range of the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris L., 1758) in the Far East of the Russian Federation
Volume 16 • Issue 2
Ekonomov Aleksandr V., Kolesnikov Vyacheslav V., Dolinin Vadim V., Sergeev Aleksei A.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22450/19996837_2022_2_98
Published on: 06.06.2022
The stability of the tiger population is closely dependent on its potential prey, mainly wild boar, red deer (Cervus elaphus xanthopygus H. Milne-Edwards, 1867) and roe deer (Capreolus pygargus Pallas, 1771). The wild boar is a key food object in the diet: the share of wild pigs in the annual diet of the predator is 26.5–67.1 % [5, 9]. In this regard, the indicators of the distribution and dynamics of the wild boar livestock are the most reliable indicators of the state of the tiger population, and the competent management of wild pig resources is one of the most important conditions for the conservation of the rare predator population. The information about the wild boar number is contradictory. This paper presents data on wild boar population from two different sources – the materials of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia and All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming named after Professor B. M. Zhitkov; their analysis is made. The aim of the study is to obtain information suitable for an objective assessment of the current state of the wild pig population in the tiger range, which is extremely important in connection with the unfavorable epizootic situation with African swine fever. The limited food resources contribute to the growth of tension in relations between the tiger and human: the cases of the animal going out to the roads, penetrations of a predator into settlements, attacks on domestic animals and humans are becoming more frequent. According to All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming named after Professor B. M. Zhitkov, the current trend of negative dynamics in the number of wild pigs in the habitats of the Amur tiger, and even more so – its catastrophic decline as a result of African swine fever, raise fears for the fate of a rare predator and require the implementation of measures aimed at increasing the feeding capacity of the lands.
Ekonomov A. V., Kolesnikov V. V., Dolinin V. V., Sergeev A. A. Resursy kabana (Sus scrofa L., 1758) v areale amurskogo tigra (Panthera tigris L., 1758) na Dal'nem Vostoke Rossiiskoi Federatsii [Wild boar (Sus scrofa L., 1758) resources in the range of the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris L., 1758) in the Far East of the Russian Federation]. Dal’nevostochnyj agrarnyj vestnik. – Far Eastern Agrarian Bulletin. 2022; 2 (62): 98–107. (in Russ.). doi: 10.22450/19996837_2022_2_98.
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