Hunting statistics of Lutra lutra in the Bohemian Lands from the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century (Carnivora: Mustelidae) [Lovecké statistiky vydry říční (Lutra lutra) v českých zemích ve druhé polovině 19. století a v první polovině 20. století (Carnivora: Mustelidae)]

Jan Andreska, Kateřina Krupková

Pages	203-212
DOI	10.37520/lynx.2020.013
Keywords	Eurasian otter, hunting statistics, Czech Republic
Type of Article	Peer-reviewed
Citation	ANDRESKA, Jan a KRUPKOVÁ, Kateřina. Hunting statistics of Lutra lutra in the Bohemian Lands from the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century (Carnivora: Mustelidae) [Lovecké statistiky vydry říční (Lutra lutra) v českých zemích ve druhé polovině 19. století a v první polovině 20. století (Carnivora: Mustelidae)]. Lynx, new series. Prague: National Museum, 2020, 51(1), 203-212. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/lynx.2020.013. ISSN 0024-7774 (print), 1804-6460 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/lns/51-1/hunting-statistics-of-lutra-lutra-in-the-bohemian-lands-from-the-second-half-of-the-19th-century-and-the-first-half-of-the-20th-century-carnivora-mustelidae-lovecke-statistiky-vydry-ricni-lutra-lutra-v-ceskych-zemich-ve-druhe-polovine-19-stoleti-a-v-prvni-polovine-20-stoleti-carnivora-mustelidae

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The presence of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in the wild of the Czech Republic has long been the subject of discussions between the nature conservation on the one hand and the production and sport fishermen on the other. The methodology of obtaining data on the otter abundance is one of the controversial issues as estimates of numbers presented by each party are vastly different, with nature conservationists reporting significantly lower numbers of otters than the fishermen. Therefore, this paper presents statistically recorded data on the development of harvest from the past times, obtained from both published and unpublished sources. The numbers of catches at least indicate the size of the former population and its changes.

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