Brown bear Ursus arctos - Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde

Nepietiekama vairošanās/atražošana
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2. tabulas
turpinājums
2 3 4
Augsta mazuļu mirstība
Inbrīdings
Zems apdzīvotības blīvums
Nepareiza attiecība starp dzimumiem
Lēns pieaugums
X X X
Lielas skaita svārstības
Ierobežots areāls
Tieša traucēšana:
Atpūta / tūrisms
Pētniecība
X
Karš / civilie protesti
Transporta plūsma
Mežsaimniecība
Medības uz citām sugām
Citi iemesli:
Kritiski mazs indivīdu skaits
X
X X X
X X X
ª list of threats offered to the contacts is taken from the IUCN Red List threats authority file
apdraudējumu uzskaitījums un formulējums aizgūts no Pasaules dabas aizsardzības savienības Apdraudēto sugu komisijas
dokumentiem (link)
The fact that there are so few bears in Latvia and most of them belong to one sex are
probably the main limiting factors that does not allow for an optimisti prognosis for the bear
population in Latvia. Such a small isolated population of mainly males would be doomed to go
extinct without any drastic re-introduction efforts. However, considering that Latvia is on the
periphery of the Baltic bear popualtion of almost 7000 individuals (Linnell et al. 2008) most
relevant are those factors that prevent bears from staying in Latvia after coming here from
elsewhere. Intensive forestry, hunting, transport and building infrastructure are common factors
that threaten the existing bear populations in Europe and there is no doubt that these factors will
hinder bear population’s restoration in Latvia as well. Particularly worrying is the perspective that
Latvia as a transport transit country will develop its transport infrastructure significantly. It is
difficult to give a clear assessment of the impact of recreation and tourism development. Tourism
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