The occurrence of wildcat in the Polish Carpathian Mountains

• Autorzy: Okarma H. , Sniezko S. , Olszanska A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The contemporary occurrence of wildcat Felis silvestris (Schreber, 1775) in the Polish part of the Carpathian Mountains was evaluated in 1998-2000 with personal inquiries in all forest inspectorates of Krosno and Kraków Regional Directorates of State Forests and five national parks (NP). Additional information on the presence of wildcat was collected by snow tracking in three winter seasons: 1998/1999 through 2000/2001. Wildcat presence was confirmed only for Bieszczady Mountains, Pogórze Przemyskie, and Beskid Niski Mountains (13 forest inspectorates and 2 national parks: Bieszczady NP and Magurski NP).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

conservation; wildcat; Poland; Carpathians Mountains; Felis silvestris; habitat use; distribution

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: 47
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.499-504,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Okarma H.

• Polish Academy of Sciences, Mickiewicza 33, 31-120 Krakow, Poland

autor

Sniezko S.

autor

Olszanska A.

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