Hunting and commercial animals living in the reserve "Basegi" on the borders of the areas

Abstract

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of long-term series of observations on the facts of registration and population records on the territory of the Basegi Reserve (Middle Urals, Perm Krai) of five species and one hybrid form of hunting and commercial animals (reindeer, Siberian roe deer, wolverine, sable, kidus, columns) registered in this area near the borders of their areas. The basis for the work was the results of winter route records and data from the scientific card index of the Basegi Reserve, obtained over 40 years of research (1984-2023). Summarizing these materials, the author connects them with the results of his own field observations of 1989, 1999-2023 and draws conclusions about the current state of the livestock of these animals in the Basegas, possible prospects for changing the boundaries of their ranges, optimal ways to assess population density in the conditions of the mountain taiga of the Middle Urals. Judging by the data of long-term observations, reindeer are not currently found in the area of the Basegi Reserve. The Siberian roe deer is a very rare species that periodically enters the protected area during the snowless season. Sable and kidus are also rare, but the situation with these representatives of the genus Martes in the reserve is unclear and requires the use of additional research methods. Wolverine and columns are not numerous in Basegs, but they live constantly.