Abstract
Forest and game: an evergreen of wildlife management (essay) The federal and cantonal laws on wildlife and forest, dating back 140 years, have made it possible for the massively weakened large fauna and the degraded forest to recover. Instead of two species of large fauna in the Graubünden, there are now twelve, and forest area has increased by 60%. However, this positive outcome should not obscure the fact that there are still many challenges to be resolved in wildlife management in our cultural landscape. These challenges include managing the considerable seasonal differences in the biotope capacity of wildlife habitats, determining the ecological role of ungulates in our cultural ecosystem as a whole, the increasing disturbance from leisure activities, and the need to take account of the influence of large predators in planning hunting. Conflicts between forest and game can only be resolved in a broader context.
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