El corzo en la región más meridional de su área de distribución: las zonas más favorabñes para su caza

Abstract

Roe deer Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a species largely distributed in Spain. In the North the species is very common and abundant, and their populations are increasing. On the contrary, in the South of Iberian Peninsula, the southernmost limit of the distribution range of the species, populations are smaller and show a larger isolation. The conservation of this game species depends, among other aspects, on the management model used for its exploitation. In this work we have done a predictive model to delimit the most favourable areas to hunt roe deer in Andalusia according to topography, climate, actual vegetation, and land use using empirical modelling techniques based on Generalized Lineal Models (GLM) and the information of the Annual Hunting Reports. We used to model the 771 municipalities of Andalusia as unit of work, although the resultant model was downscaled to show the favourability values in the 1x1 km squares of Andalusia. The most favourable areas to hunt roe deer in the southernmost region of its distribution area are zones with presence of pasture, located at low altitude with abundant rainfall.