Abstract
This article deals with the analysis of abundance and distribution of wild and domestic ungulates in Luhansk Oblast (eastern Ukraine). Descriptions of 10 ungulate species are given, including one species of the family Suidae (Sus scrofa), five species of Cervidae (Cervus elaphus, Cervus nippon, Dama dama, Capreolus capreolus, and Alces alces), three species of Bovidae (Bos taurus, Capra hircus, and Ovis aries), and one species of Equidae (Equus caballus). It shows the decline of populations of many ungulate species, including a 73.8% reduction in the number of cattle and a corresponding 23.4% reduction in the area of major crops in the region. In order to save the lands that have never been ploughed before, and to restore the steppe, we propose to increase the abundance of horses.
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