Patrijzenmonitoring in Vlaanderen. Analyse van de controletellingen in de periode 2022-2025
One of the two conditions for hunting partridges under Flemish hunting legislation is the presence of at least three breeding pairs per 100 ha of open land within the hunting grounds affiliated with the wildlife management unit (WBE).
The checks carried out by a consultancy firm between 2022 and 2025 on the counts included both targeted and non-targeted checks. The targeted checks in 2025 were based on anomalous results from the combinations of observations made between 2021 and 2024. Based on the data from 2022, 2023 and 2024, we find no demonstrable difference between the density based on the consultancy firm’s data and that based on the data from the WBE counters. For 2025, however, for the WBE units that were audited, an average of 3.20 breeding pairs per 100 ha fewer (SE = 0.66) were found based on the consultancy’s data than on the data from the WBE counters.
The checks carried out by a consultancy firm between 2022 and 2025 on the counts included both targeted and non-targeted checks. The targeted checks in 2025 were based on anomalous results from the combinations of observations made between 2021 and 2024. Based on the data from 2022, 2023 and 2024, we find no demonstrable difference between the density based on the consultancy firm’s data and that based on the data from the WBE counters. For 2025, however, for the WBE units that were audited, an average of 3.20 breeding pairs per 100 ha fewer (SE = 0.66) were found based on the consultancy’s data than on the data from the WBE counters.
Details
| Number of pages | 14 |
|---|---|
| Type | Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest |
| Category | Research |
| Language | Dutch |
Bibtex
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abstract = "One of the two conditions for hunting partridges under Flemish hunting legislation is the presence of at least three breeding pairs per 100 ha of open land within the hunting grounds affiliated with the wildlife management unit (WBE).
The checks carried out by a consultancy firm between 2022 and 2025 on the counts included both targeted and non-targeted checks. The targeted checks in 2025 were based on anomalous results from the combinations of observations made between 2021 and 2024. Based on the data from 2022, 2023 and 2024, we find no demonstrable difference between the density based on the consultancy firm’s data and that based on the data from the WBE counters. For 2025, however, for the WBE units that were audited, an average of 3.20 breeding pairs per 100 ha fewer (SE = 0.66) were found based on the consultancy’s data than on the data from the WBE counters.
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author = "Robrecht Dockx and Thierry Onkelinx and Raïsa Carmen",
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doi = "10.21436/inbor.146988573",
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