Investigation on range and game development on Kallidromon mountain
Grazing pressure on Kallidromon mountain has been decreased for the last 20 years and the number of farm animals grazing today is far less than the area’s grazing capacity. Naturally, a high and dense scrubland dominated by kermes oak was created, which is unsuitable and inaccessible even from goats. Dropping count method showed that hares also avoid this scrubland. As a consequence, area’s grazing production is improperly utilized, while the area, a formerly attractive and frequently used game area is nowadays a place where hunting is diminished. Directions concerning the range and game improvement of the area are given in this article.
1T.E.I. Karditsa, Forestry Department, End Mauromichali, 431 00 Karditsa 2Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, Laboratory of Forest Rangelands (236), 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece 3Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, Laboratory of Forest Utilization (227), 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Keywords:Multiple range management, grazing capacity, European hare, habitat use, hunters’ view
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Book:RANGELANDS OF LOWLANDS AND SEMI-MOUNTAINOUS AREAS: MEANS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT - Proceedings of the 4th Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Volos, 10-12 November 2004 (Edited by: Panagiotis D. Platis & Thomas G. Papachristou)
