Title of the project
Latvian wolf survey
Description
To collect data on the size and distribution of the Latvian wolf population
upon shooting of a wolf data data on the harvested individual must be collected via a questionnaire
hunters collected the data
Location
Country | Latvia |
Level | National |
Starting date
2003
Habitat Types
Forest/Woodland
Protection status of the areas
Natura 2000, Emerald Network, Ramsar, Regional protected area, National protected area, Areas with voluntary or mandatory hunting ban, Hunting reserve, No protection status
Species
Species Caracteristics | Huntable species, Protected species, Threatened species |
Species Type | Large carnivores |
Name(s) of main species | Grey wolf - Canis lupus |
Conservation action(s)
Research and data collection (e.g. monitoring, bag data)
Partners
Leading partners | Latvian State Forest Service (http://www.lvm.lv/en/) |
Publication(s)
Jānis OZOLIŅŠ, Agrita ŽUNNA, Alda PUPILA, Guna BAGRADE and Žanete ANDERSONE-LILLEY. 2008. Wolf (Canis lupus) conservation plan
Weblinks
http://www.daba.gov.lv/upload/File/DOC/SAP_Vilks-08_EN.pdf