Organization and Preparation of Trapping Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) for Collaring and Sampling
Presentation by Jan Meyer For the Student Research Colloquium Study Programme FIT SS2012 Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (FH) Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW
1 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Outline
• Introduction • Investigation area • Preparation • Traps, Feeders • Monitoring • Results, Discussion • Questions
2 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Introduction
• Small project coordinated by the ZALF in Müncheberg • Project was about biodiversity in agricultural landscape • Aim was to catch, collar and sample wild boar
3 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Investigation Area
Map source: ZALF 2011 • The investigation area was located in northeastern Brandenburg in the county of Uckermark. • The round 420 km² area stretches from the city of Prenzlau in the east to the city of • Nordwestuckermark in the west.
4 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Investigation Area
Image source: Meyer 2011 • The Uckermark was formed around 10.000 years ago by glacial activity (Uckermark, 2012). • The area is very strongly influenced by agriculture • It has many natural features: lakes, swamps, forests and small habitats 5 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Preparation
• Trapping wild boar in Germany is forbidden by law (BjagdG, 2011). • It is only possible with a special permit delivered by the competent authorities. • For the immobilisation of trapped wild boar and the use of collars and feeders further permits must be acquired. • The permission of the hunting area owner is also needed.
6 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Permissions
• Nature Conservation Office (State Office of Environment, Health and Consumer Protection (LUGV)): working in protected nature reserves. • Animal experiments: LUGV, veterinary supervision, animal protection/welfare, official veterinarian. • The Upper Hunting Authority: hunting law, closed hunting season.
7 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Permissions
• The Lower Hunting Authority: automatic or/and mechanical feeders. • The responsible hunt tenant of the area: permission in written form • When all permissions have been obtained everything from trapping to collaring is legally allowed.
8 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Trap locations
Image source: Meyer 2011
• Regular sightings or signs (trails, wallows, footprints, rooting and faeces) of wild boar activity • No hunting pressure within 300m around the possible trap location • Easy access by vehicle (for building up the trap and later collaring)
9 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Trap locations
Map source: Meyer 2012, GoogleEarth2012 10 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Trap locations (Trap_1)
Image source: Meyer 2011 11 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Trap locations (Trap_2)
Image source: Meyer 2011 12 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Trap locations (Trap_4)
Image source: Meyer 2011 13 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Trap locations (Trap_5)
Image source: Meyer 2011 14 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Trap model
• Safe for animals and capturers (animal welfare, self protection) • Affordability,easy to build, construct and transport • Different possibilities to trigger the trap • The trap model that was used was a wire panel box trap with a drop door (size:L2xW2xH1 meters)
15 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Trap model
Image source: Kieferle GmbH 2012
Image sources: Meyer 2011 16 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Feeders
• Reduce costs • Reduce humane scent • Regular feeding
Image source: Meyer 2011 17 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Monitoring Video cameras
Image sources: Meyer 2011 18 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Roe Deer Male
19 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Buzzard
20 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Raccoon
21 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Fallow Deer
22 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Results, Discussion
• During November 2011 until February 2012, no wild boar were caught. • Only one sighting of juvenile wild boar on film. • The animals that were sighted most were racoons, roe deer and fallow deer. Other species were cats, birds, birds of pray and fox. • All permissions, except the permission from the Upper Hunting Authority, had been organized during a period of nearly 4 months.
23 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012 Outlook ☺ and Questions?
Images source: Meyer 2012 Wild Boar in Eberswalde 24 17.05.2012 Meyer 2012