Peter V GenovBulgarian Academy of Sciences | BAS · Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
Peter V Genov
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Information regarding abundance and density of populations is necessary for their effective management
and monitoring. The most commonly applied method on hunting grounds in the state hunting and forestry
enterprises in Bulgaria is the spring census, i.e. counting the individuals of the game species in an area.
To test its credibility, we studied t...
The red deer is a main game species in Bulgaria, as well as in large parts of Europe. However, its behaviour has not been studied in depth on a local scale, especially on the Balkans. This study presents the first GPS telemetry data for red deer in Bulgaria-in the Central and Eastern Balkan Mountains, the Rhodopi Mountains and the lowlands of North...
Objective:
To determine the effect of various methods of perioperative analgesia on the rate of failed back surgery syndrome in patients operated on for spinal stenosis.
Material and methods:
A total of 122 patients were operated on for spinal stenosis in 2010-2016. The patients were assigned to groups according to the type of received analgesia...
Telemetry is a widely utilized method to track animal movements and analyze behavior. So far, there have been no published studies on telemetry of red deer in Bulgaria. Here we present preliminary results from a pilot study from GPS/GSM telemetry. 10 red deer individuals (7 males, 5 of which subadults (approx. 1.5-year-old) and 3 adult females) wer...
Estimating population size and density for mammals which are not individually recognizable is particularly challenging. However, these indicators are vital for species management. In this study we make the first attempt to estimate the population density of the endangered in Bulgaria brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) using camera traps. Thirty eight cam...
Relevance. The problem of postoperative analgesia don’t lose it’s relevance despite the large implementation in practice the multimodal analgesia strategy. In prescribing the analgesia in the most cases don’t consider the predictors of intensive postoperative pain, which could to contribute the choice of ineffective postoperative analgesia. Purpose...
Aim: The aim of this study is to apply the random encounter model (REM) for estimation of the population density of red deer in a mountainous hunting area based on camera trap data.
Materials and methods: 38 camera traps were set up in the State Hinting Enterprise “Rositsa”, on the Northern slopes of the Central Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria in July...
Aim: The aim of this study is to apply the random encounter model (REM) for estimation of the population density of red deer in a mountainous hunting area based on camera trap data.
Materials and methods: 38 camera traps were set up in the State Hinting Enterprise “Rositsa”, on the Northern slopes of the Central Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria in July...
Aim: The aim of this study is to apply the random encounter model (REM) for estimation of the population density of red deer in a mountainous hunting area based on camera trap data.
Materials and Methods: 38 camera traps were set up in the State Hinting Enterprise "Rositsa", on the Northern slopes of the Central Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria in July...
The risk factors for acute pain as well as chronic pain syndrome (CPS) in spine surgery have not been defined to date.
Purpose:
To define the prognostic parameters of acute pain severity and the risk of CPS in patients operated on for spinal diseases and injuries.
Material and methods:
The study included 291 patients operated on for degenerativ...
Estimating population size and density for mammals which are not individually recognizable is particularly challenging. However, these indicators are vital for species management. In this study we make the first attempt to estimate the population density of the endangered in Bulgaria brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) using camera traps. 38 camera traps...
Design:
129 patients scheduled for elective lumbar discectomy in 2010-2013 were enrolled in prospective study. Group K (n=20) underwent general anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia on-demand. Group PMA+SA (n=23) got subarachnoid block and preventive multimodal analgesia (PMA) including ketoprofen, paracetamol and nalbuphine. At PMA group (n=21)...
Introduction The presence of wild boar (Sus scrofa) (also known as feral pigs or wild hogs), in many ecosystems of the globe, has raised concerns about the impacts of this species on agriculture, collisions with vehicles, and because of the expected strong impact on wild ecosystems and biodiversity. Problems are exacerbated where this species is al...
We performed an experimental survey of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the Chepino Game Hunting
Station (Southwestern Bulgaria) in spring 2014 using a camera-trap network. We established a network
with a density of one camera per 2 ha of forest. Traps remained activated for five days in one sampling
plot of 80 ha. Camera traps triggered by animal...
Action Plan for Brown Bear in Bulgaria for period 2008-2018, accepted by Ministry of Environment and Water - December 2008.
The Bezoar wild goat (Capra aegagrus Erxleben, 1777) is assumed that in the
past was a natural inhabitant of our mountains, but subsequently disappeared. The aim
of this article is to confirm or refute this assumption on the basis of literature data and
to answer the question is there a future for the development of the Capra aegagrus in
Bulgaria?...
The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a widespread colonizer and is considered a pest outside its natural range (Spain, Portugal, and northwestern Africa-Morocco and Algeria), where the rabbit is a priority for conservation.
Intrathecal opioid analgesia has been used in clinic practice since 1979 and has gained a great popularity till now due to its high analgesic potency Unfortunately it is impossible to use opioids intrathecally in Russian Federation by law because of nowadays official limitations. Russian national anaesthesiologic society should comprehend benefits...
The aim of this study was to predict a postoperative pain severity and morphine consumption by preoperative pressure pain assessment.
321 patients scheduled for elective surgery (lumbar discectomy, lumbar spinal fusion, hysterectomy, thoracotomy and total hip replacement) in 2009-2013 were enrolled in retrospective study. Pre-operatively, the pain...
The diet strategy of the wolf in Europe is reviewed on the basis of 74 basic and 14 additional literature
sources. The comparative analysis reveals clear dependence on the latitude (and, therefore, on the changing
environmental conditions) correlated with the wild ungulate abundance and diversity. Following a
geographic pattern, the wolf is special...
The major gynecology surgery generally results in severe postoperative pain. Currently multimodal analgesia concept is widely used for the aim of postoperative pain relief optimization. According to this theory it is worth using the medication with different mechanism in order to increase analgesia qualify, decrease analgesic consumption and avoid...
For ten year period (1990–1998), were no evidences about wolf damages of domestic animals. According incomplete information from 1999 to 2009 wolfs killed domestic animals (1207 sheep's, 519 goats, 175 cows and calves, 123 horses and foals, 134 mules and donkeys and 110 dogs) and wild animals (62 red deers, 35 fallow deers, 183 roe deers, 85 wild b...
After 2000 year was started to collect statistical data about number of wolfs (Canis lupus L.) in Bulgaria. The number during ten years period was above 2000 ind. (with maximum 2479 ind. during 2008). In our opinion these data are not correctly. According to our estimates, based on suitable areas forest area) in country, home range size of the pack...
An attempt was made to investigate if wild ungulates would have preferences
to four oak species acorn on the base of their chemical composition. Wild boar
preferred Q. pubescens and the least consumption is of Q. suber. Q. pubescens was
also preferred by D. dama and C. capriolus. Both species consumed less Q. suber
like the boar. The second preferr...
Xenon is widely used for maintenance of anesthesia, however the analgesic effect of this noble gas brings to an idea of its use in analgesic schemes. The first time antinociceptive features of Xe were described by B. Lachman and colleagues in 1988. It is well known that Xe realises its analgesic potential through powerful non-competitive blockade o...
Seventeen adult wild boar (Sus scrofa) were radiotracked in the Maremma Natural Park fron March to September 1993, to determine home range size and the patterns of daily activity; 24-hr home range size averaged 33.2 ha (SE = 2.81) and 25.1 (SE = 1.73) calculated by the 100% and the 95% Minimum Convex Polygon respectively. No sex- or month-related d...
This paper analyses the temporal variation in the size of home range and activity of adult wild boar (Sus scrofa L.). Eighteen boar were radiotracked between 1991 and 1993 in the Maremma Natural Park (Central Italy). Variations of home-range size and activity were related to sex, winter food availability and population density. The hypotheses that...
Skull characters of wild boars (Sus scrofa L.) from four regions of Bulgaria were compared using stepwise discriminant, cluster of cases and principal component analyses (PCA). Classification functions were derived for discriminating individuals from different areas. Specimens from the north-eastern part of the country (Dobrudja and the Balkan Rang...
The distribution, population's number, conservation status and bioecological peculiarities of Persian wild goat (Capra aegagrus Erxleben) have been analised. Possibilities for re-introduction and the most suitable habitats of the species in Bulgaria have been also discussed.
The number dynamics of the mouflon on the Capraia Island (the Tuscan Arcipelago) was studied during the period 2002-2006. The counting results revealed a stable trend towards increasing in numbers in 2002-2004, followed by almost constant number during the rest of the studied period. The mouflon inhabits about 1500 ha with a density varying from 2....
The geographic variation of seven southern European populations of Ursus arctos was investigated through multivariate morphometrics of the skull. Univariate and multivariate analyses were run on 63 cranial and dental measurements recorded on 50 specimens from the Apennines, the Alps, and the Transcaucasus, and on 14 specimens of the fossil Ursus sp...
The steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanni Lesson, 1827) occurs from Central and Eastern Europe in the west through southern Russia and Central Asia to South Siberia in the east. There is a severe lack of knowledge about the steppe polecat distribution in the Southeastern part of its area (SCHREIBER et al., 1989). In Bulgaria it inhabits only the north...
Osogovo mountain is located at the border area with R Macedonia and till the end of 80-ties was part of restricted border zone. This is a reason for the nowadays relatively well conserved habitats and low anthropogenic pressure, but on the other side determines Osogovo as one of the least studied mountains in Bulgaria. This study aims delivery of n...
La especie Sus seroja Linnaeus, 1758 se diferencia totalmente de otras especies del subgénero Sus (Sus barba tus Muller, 1838, Sus verrueosus Muller, 1840, y Sus celebensis Muller, 1840) en la forma del canino inferior a nivel del alvéolo, por lo que es razonable su división en dos grupos de especies diferenciados. El estatus taxonómico de Sus papu...
En las décadas recientes, el número de jabalíes ha aumentado en todo el planeta. Los jabalies pueden adaptarse a una amplia gama de hábitats y de alimentos y tienen la mayor tasa reproductiva entre los ungulados. Por lo tanto, las consecuencias de este incremento para el medio ambiente pueden ser muy notables y afectar a una gran cantidad de otros...
Information about local population densities is essential to manage ungulates and is often obtained by pellet group counts. Estimating the rate of pellet group disappearance is critical for the reliability of this method. However, no studies have been performed an pellet group disappearance rates in Mediterranean climate, and no quantitative inform...
This study investigated the winter daily defecation rate (DDR) of fallow deer in a Mediterranean area, and reviewed the existing literature on the defecation rate of this species. A mean number of 26.5 pellet groups deer−1 day−1 was found in this study. This value was similar to that found in studies carried out in winter in the U.K. and Germany, s...
Black-billed Magpies (Pica pica) were observed pecking on fallow deer (Dama dama) on 56 occasions. Ectoparasite removal was apparently the reason for this interaction. Birds preferred deer that were sitting to deer that were standing, and interacted preferentially with adult males over females or calves. Deer did not solicit cleaning and, on a few...
The aim of the study was to assess the use of sound level measurement as an index of cicada Cicada orni abundance in Mediterranean coastal habitats, to compare such measurements with indices of larval density at the same sites and to estimate the density of singing males. Sound levels were significantly higher in pinewood than in Mediterranean scru...
B. W. 1996. Diet, food availability and reproduction of wild boar in a Mediterranean coastal area. Acta Theriologica 41: 307-320. The diet o f the wild boar Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 in a Mediterranean area, where agricultural crops were not available and supplementary food was not provided, is described. Diet was compared to the availability o f t...
Measures of horn growth of Bulgarian chamois Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica Bolkay, 1925 were compared between males and females. The hypothesis that rapid early growth of horn is followed by slower subsequent growth was tested throught the regression of the horn increment in the first two years against the third, fourth and fifth year respectively...
Abstract A craniometrical study was carried out to examine the skull characteristics of the Bulgarian chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica) (1) to assess whether any difference between sexes is detectable and (2) to compare the Bulgarian material with other already described chamois populations occurring in other European regions. Results of mult...
The goal of the joint Soviet-Bulgarian project for research work using aerostats is the solution of a wide range of scientific problems in the field of astronomy, meteorology, aeronomy, remote Earth sensing. It envisages a number of experiments concerning applied ecology, navigation, aero- and spase equipment, etc.
Genetic variability in 42 wild boars Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 sampled from two Bulgarian populations was studied using multilocus allozyme electrophoresis. A sample of 37 wild boars from central Italy was used for comparison.
Die Untersuchung wurde aufgrund persönlicher Beobachtungen im Rhodopengebirge in den Jahren von 1980 bis 1982 und 1986 bis 1988 und im Balkangebirge in den Jahren von 1974 bis 1988 durchgeführt. Es sind alle zugänglichen Literaturquellen der letzten hundert Jahre in Betracht gezogen worden. Man fand als Ergebnis, daß die Gemse bis zu den fünfziger...
The jackal was put under protective status in Bulgaria in 1962. This resulted in the spread of the jackal throughout the country by 1985. The animal turned into a pest for hunting and for domesticated animals. Hence, hunting quotas were introduced in the areas of Strandza and in the eastern part of Stara Planina, where jackals were most abundant. T...
Until 1950 the wolf was distributed throughout Bulgaria. Since this time, however, his occurrence has decreased considerably, so that today wolves are only to be found in the mountain regions bordering Greece, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. At times wolves can be found in Rumania and in Ludogorie.
Data on the numbers of wolves left are based upon the numb...
In the last hundred years the range of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos L.) in Bulgaria has diminished (Table 1). At the same time the numbers of bears declined until the year 1934. There then followed a ban on bear shooting. Currently only bears which have specialised in killing domestic animals may be shot.
At the present time approximately 600 bears...
In the last 30 years, the wild boar of the North have spread 500 to 1000 km beyond their historical limit (illustration), in particular alongside rivers and in the vicinity of human settlements. They are even to be found on the line of latitude 64° N, by Bielomorsk. At the present time, wild boar are in almost their entire area of distribution in E...
In the Kurpiowska Forest, in 1975-1976, wild boars uprooted 305 ha of litter and herb layer, ie. 13.2% of the surface area of dry pine forest, and in 1976-1977, 48 ha (2.1% of dry wood) and also destroyed 41% of a pine sawfly population (Diprion pini). The level of rooting activity in the forests depended on climatic conditions, food abundance and...