EU Sanitary Regulation on Livestock Disposal: Implications for the Diet of Wolves.

摘要: Sanitary and environmental regulations may have indirect effects on the wildlife ecosystem services beyond their regulatory scope. To illustrate such effects, this paper examines how EU sanitary measures, in conjunction with additional socio-economic changes, caused wolf diet to shift Galicia, northwestern Spain. Prior bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis Europe 2000, livestock carcasses used be left field were eaten by scavengers carnivores. As a result of BSE crisis, regarding disposal introduced. These affected populations avian scavengers. We hypothesize that ecology has also been aforementioned regulations. analysed for period 2003–2006 compared results those previously published study (1974–1978). found feeding habits following implementation these A decrease carrion consumption was registered, wolves increased rising population wild ungulates, especially roe deer, pony. Future should assess potential early stages drafting allow design proper mitigation measures.