Numbers, Distribution and Home Ranges of Predators

摘要: The following pages describe all the carnivores and raptors that live in Bialowieza Primeval Forest. first foremost aim of these brief ‘portraits’ is to show population sizes densities predators. question how many wolves, goshawks, lesser spotted eagles, martens inhabit forest interesting itself, particularly case rare endangered species. However, from an ecological standpoint, it just step towards asking ‘Why or few?’ Although some species answer would be past current persecution by humans, overwhelming majority predators BPF enjoy relatively undisturbed living conditions, their reflect potential pristine temperate forests, where large trees cavities for nest placement suitable locations dens burrows are excessively abundant, prey shaped natural factors.