ЭКОЛОГИЯ И КЛИНИЧЕСКИЕ ПОКАЗАТЕЛИ КРОВИ ОБЫКНОВЕННЫХ ШАКАЛОВ (CANIS AUREUS LINNAEUS, 1757), ОБИТАЮЩИХ В ГОРНОДОБЫВАЮЩЕЙ МЕСТНОСТИ КАШЕН МАРТАКЕРТСКОГО РАЙОНА АРЦАХА

Abstract

In the present work the data received in the territory nearby the Kashen mining centre in the period up to 2018 are discussed. The choice of the locality was not by chance, since, in terms of shelter and food, there have always been concomitant conditions for the stable development of rascals. However, as a result of mining activities, the habitat of these animals has gradually reduced. Our investigations in this sphere can be divided into two stages: Stage 1 –before the start of mining activities in the given terrain, i.e. before 2009, and Stage 2-with the beginning of mining activities, i.e. since 2014. The object of our study were ambient radiation level conditioned changes in blood clinical indexes of ordinary rascals found in Artsakh’s fauna. Researches have been conducted in different seasons across the year. The received data were then compared with the ones obtained before the start of mining activities in the locality. This was done to reveal the consequences of ambient nuclear pollution on blood clinical indexes of animals under study. Rascals’ natural habitat, their preferred territories, the density of population in those territories and other issues related with their mode of living are also discussed in the work.