Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. V
Written by Irina-Ramona PECINGINA, Roxana-Gabriela POPA, Bogdan-Andrei GATEJ
The Gorj County is located in the south-western part of the country, in northern Oltenia, on the Middle Jiu river. The physical-geographical framework reflects the richness and the diversity of the flora and the fauna of the county, too. The wolf (Canis lupus L.), together with the brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) and the lynx (Lynx lynx L.),is a priority species of European interest whose conservation requires the designation of the special conservation areas. To monitor the wolf populations (Canis lupus L.), it used both passive and active methods of study in the field. The monitoring period was between May 2014 and June 2015. During the researches done in the field, the Canis lupus species was identified within the ROSCI0129 site the North of the Western Gorj in the following areas: Bumbesti –Jiu area, forest habitat 1100 m altitude; Runcu area, forest habitat 1120 m altitude, Pestisani area, forest habitat 1633 m altitude,Tismana area, forest habitat 1140 m, altitude Motru area, forest habitat 1130 m altitude, Stanesti area 1280m altitude.The habitat area of Canis lupus was evaluated according to the field analyses at 40039.73 ha, related to the ROSCI0129 Site the North of the Western Gorj. The repartition area is stable, with a habitat enough extended to ensure the long-term surviving of the species.After the analyse of the gathered datas, it is considered that the increase of the wolf herd whose territory overlaps with the study area is of 75 specimens.
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