Žmonių ir pilkųjų vilkų (Canis lupus L.) tarpusavio sąveikos problema Lietuvos teritorijoje /
In Lithuania, there is a growing problem between the interaction between humans and the gray wolf (Canis lupus L.). As the extent of anthropogenization increases, the natural habitat areas of wolves are declining, which is why wolves are increasingly choosing cultivated landscapes for hunting. The f...
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| Format: | Bachelor Thesis |
| Language: | Lithuanian English |
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Institutional Repository of Vilnius University
2021
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| Online Access: | https://repository.vu.lt/VU:ELABAETD193227006&prefLang=en_US |
| Summary: | In Lithuania, there is a growing problem between the interaction between humans and the gray wolf (Canis lupus L.). As the extent of anthropogenization increases, the natural habitat areas of wolves are declining, which is why wolves are increasingly choosing cultivated landscapes for hunting. The final work should show the main factors determining the distribution of the wolf population and the influence of anthropogenic factors in the territory of Lithuania. The aim of the work is to contribute to the research of gray wolf distribution in the territory of Lithuania. To implement the aim of the work, five tasks were formed: 1) To review the wolf population and attack studies 2) To clarify the types of anthropogenic factors 3) To analyze the influence of anthropogenic factors on wolf distribution 4) To map the distribution of gray wolf population and attacks in Lithuania 5) To determine the relationship between anthropogenization processes and the distribution of gray wolf habitats. The bachelor's thesis investigated the dependence of wolf traces and their hunted area, according to 2020 data, dispersion on landscape, road length, land use (pastures, cultivated fields) areas, population density and number, analyzed the relationship of forest fragmentation with wolf distance calculations. After reviewing the scientific literature and conducting research, it was clarified that the main anthropogenic factors determining wolf dispersal in Lithuania are fragmentation created by deforestation, increasing arable land and pastures, and the population and road length are of little importance for wolf dispersal from the studied anthropogenic factors. |
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