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Investigation of Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) Antlers in the Ukrainian InvestigationBeiträge zur of Jagd-Red Deer und Wildforschung,antlers in the Ukrainian Bd. 40 (2015) Steppe 145-164 and results 1 Beiträge zur forschung · 40 A V, Melitopol / Ukraine Investigation of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) antlers in the Ukrainian Steppe and results Key words: antler, area, hybridation, hunting, mammals, management, population, red deer, steppe zone, trophy, Ukraine Introduction red deer, Manchurian Wapiti (Cervus elaphus xanthophygus Milne-Edwards, 1867) and Wa- In response to dwindling populations of red piti (ТR, 1968). The result was a breed of deer (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758), intra- deer named the Askanian Steppe Maral (Fig. 1). species hybridization became widely used in It is well known that hybridization occurs more the late nineteenth century to produce offspring readily in the genus Cervus than in other genera from crosses of different subspecies. Most often of deer, with a consequence of increased hetero- used for this purpose were the Siberian red deer zygosity and reproductive potential (H- (Cervus elaphus sibiricus Severtzov, 1873), , 1985). Of course, according to modern the Caspian red deer or Maral (Cervus elaphus conceptions of biodiversity conservation, the maral Ogilby, 1840) and the Wapiti (Cervus creation of hybrid breeds and their subsequent elaphus canadensis Erxleben, 1777). Accord- resettlement in nature is not considered desire- ing to photographs from 1896–1905, a hybrid able because it distorts naturally occuring geno- derived from crossbreeding of the Central Eu- ropean red deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus Erxleben, 1777) and the Wapiti inhabited the forests near Upper Schleswig (Germany), the antlers of which contained 22 tines and in length exceeded 1,2 m. To secure these valuable characteristics among other German deer, this specimen was even given the nickname «Hu- bert» and no hunter was given the right to take him (M, 1909). Significant hybridization results were also achieved in the Askania-Nova reserve, where from 1902–1950 West European and Siberian red deer were first crossed and then their hy- Fig. 1 Askanian red deer (Azov-Syvash National Na- brids: with Siberian, Caspian and Crimean ture Park, Biriuchy Peninsula: 01.17.2009) (Photo by (Cervus elaphus brauneri Charlemagne, 1920) A. Volokh) 146 Beiträge zur Jagd- und Wildforschung, Bd. 40 (2015) types and has a significant influence on hered- then mixed with local animals (M, ity. However, such organisms can be valuable 1909). Consequently, free hybridization of for cultivation in the agricultural sector, as evi- deer in Askania-Nova was welcomed, as it was denced by humanity’s successes in selectively widely practiced at that time in many countries. breeding various domestic animals. Given that in the early twentieth century not Moreover, there are known to be specimens at a single species of ungulates has lived in the the borders of different red deer subspecies’ steppe zone of Ukraine, credit is due to F. von ranges of which are likely to have a hybrid Falz-Fein, founder of the Askania-Nova reserve origin. Thus, in places where populations of and his followers, for the work in the creation Cervus elaphus sibiricus and Cervus elaphus of unique varieties of deer. That said, it should xanthophygus intersect, the unique subspecies be noted that they did not intend to breed this C. wachei Noack and C. biedermanni Matschi animal for the population of hunting grounds. (M, 1907), have been described, which This purpose occured to Soviet functionaries cannot be found anywhere else. It is therefore later, with the result that 415 red deer were in- not surprising that in countries with well-devel- troduced into the regions of Donetsk, Zapor- oped hunting cultures, such as Austria-Hungary, izhia, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Odessa and Kherson Great Britain, Germany and others, there have from 1918–2010, 220 (53,0 %) of which had been many attempts to create hybrids for the Askanian origin (Fig. 2). purpose of improving the trophy qualities of the As a result, populations of Askanian red deer deer. In the late nineteenth century elk were im- have arisen in the Novovorontsovka district of portant into the territory of Czech lands, which the Kherson region (Garvrilovsky State Hunting Fig. 2 Locations of red deer introduction into the Ukrainian steppe zone: 1 – Steppe zone; 2 – Location and year of first release of the animal. А – Novovorontsovka district; В – Dzharylhach Island; С – Biriuchy Peninsula; D – Obitochnaya Spit; Е – Tavria Recreational Park Investigation of Red Deer antlers in the Ukrainian Steppe and results 147 Reserve), on Dzharylhach Island (Dzharylhach Several forms of antler are found in red deer, National Nature Park), on the Biriuchy Penin- differentiated by curvature of the beam, their sula (Azov-Syvash National Nature Park), on relative arrangement, and crown structure. Al- Obitochnaya Spit (Priazovsky State Forestry), though German hunters identified 6 main types in some regions of continental Ukraine and the (U, 1960; W, 1978), Republic of Moldova, in the Russian Federation Soviet zoologists V.G. G & V.I. T and in Kazakhstan. Currently in the Ukrainian (1947) distinguised 11. However, they stipu- steppe zone there are more than two thousand lated that only three are clearly apparent: Cen- individual Askanian steppe deer. Given that tral European, Maral-type and Hangul-type. populations of this animal are found in geo- However, when studying Askanian red deer, graphical isolation and that the deer has its own characterized by a wide variability of antlers, significant environmental (V, 2003), we must note that this classification system morphological (K, 1971), biochem- failed. To clarify this issue, over 900 photo- ical (K, K, 1971) and graphs have been taken in the central areas of genetic uniqueness (K et al., 2008), this animal’s habitat. Compilation of the data it is entirely worthy of the status of subspecies collected through these means allowed us to Cervus elaphus falz-feini. identify 7 types of Askanian red deer antlers. Some zoologists (B, L, 1972; As this trait is caused exclusively by genotype, B, 1975), visiting the Biriuchy Pen- this simplified monitoring the population’s ge- insula, home to the largest population of such netic structure without resorting to complex and deer, expressed the opinion that by general ap- expensive methods. pearance and antler structure the deer are very The trophy value of Askanian red deer antlers similar to the Caspian subspecies. Here they was evaluated by the Madrid Formula (B- saw animals with simultaneous “European” et al., 1977) and their dimensions and “Altai” varieties of antlers which, in their were evaluated by the methods of the Interna- opinion, reduce the trophy hunting value of the tional Council for Game and Wildlife Conser- Askanian deer. Although at international exhi- vation (CIC), used in many countries around the bitions these antlers have repeatedly won gold medals and even awarded the “Grand Prize,” in fact this issue has not been specifically studied to date. Material and methods Material for this article was provided by results of research we conducted from 1988–2014, in all populations of Askanian red deer. During this long period we were able to measure 510 antlers, of which 234 were paired with a skull (117 pairs) and 276 of were were singlular. The greatest number of antlers (n = 391) belonged to the deer population inhabiting the Biriuchy Peninsula (Fig. 3). The remainder came from populations on the Obitochnaya Spit, (n = 65), Dzharylhach Island (n = 22), Tavria Recreational Park (n = 20), Garvrilovsky State Hunting Re- serve (n = 4), Askania-Nova reserve (n = 4) Fig. 3 Measurement of deer antlers on the Biri- and Ratsinsky State Hunting Reserve (n = 4) uchy Peninsula (Azov-Syvash National Nature Park: located in the Mykolaiv region. 04.01.2010) (Photo by V. Demchenko) 148 Beiträge zur Jagd- und Wildforschung, Bd. 40 (2015) world (Z et al., 1969; R, 1974). It involves the measurement of indicators such as quite an extensive dataset on the development length of the beam, brow tine, bay antler and of Askanian red deer antlers. However, since royal antler, as well as the circumphrence of most of them (54,1 %) were found and mea- the pedicle and the beam at the upper and lower sured after shedding, it is not possible with a parts and the greatest distance between beams. sufficient degree of reliability to sort the data by In addition, for the purpose of monitoring age groups. Since there is a close positive cor- trophies, we measured the length of the tines at relation between the antlers’ mass, length, num- the antler crowns. In cases when they ber of tines, circumphrence at the pedicle and separated at almost the same point (Fig. 4: A), the age of the deer (L, 1985), we were the length of each was measured from end to able to sort the antlers based on the animal’s age base at the level of least recess, located based on these characteristics. Among these, between adjacent tines. If the crown tines If circumphrence at the pedicle was considered the tines were arranged dichotomously and primary because it has a relatively small vari- one of them had a type of inclined plane ability among representatives of different ages with sizes of different length (Fig. 4: B), we (S, 1993). This method involves com- measured the longest. Where at the crown paring the measurements of single antlers with some tines appeared to be primary and identical ones near the skull of the deceased or others secondary, their measurement was procured animal, whose age was determined produced as shown in Fig. 4: C). In cases where by known methods (B et al., 1977; the terminal part of the antler had a complex S, 1988). spade-like shape (Fig. 4: D), the length of As a result of this approach, antlers with a separately spaced tines (right) was measured pendicle circumphrence within the range of from the base and the length of the others 11,4–21,2 cm, with few exceptions, were clas- from the least recess between adjacent tines to sified as animals aged 3–5 years and with a their ends.
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