Hunting Grounds Research Articles

Hunting tourism as a factor for economic development of hunting associations on the territory of the City of Leskovac

The subject of this study is the impact of hunting tourism on the development of hunting associations in the territory of the City of Leskovac in Serbia. Non-experimental model of scientific research, survey, was applied in the paper, while the obtained results were processed by statistical data processing. Data are presented in tables and graphs. The total number of completed questionnaires by service users was 475. The largest percentage of hunters on hunting grounds were foreign tourists compared to domestic tourists, which accounted for 84.50% of the total number of hunting tourists in 2017, 87.1% in 2018 .year and 89 8% in 2019. The income generated from the stay of hunters' tourists was used by hunting associations for the purchase of certain game species and the modernization of hunting and technical facilities. The amount of revenue generated increased by 2.3% each year in 2018 and by 22.6% in 2019. Investments in 2017-2019 were up 20.1% in 2018 to 38.8% in 2019, while funds earmarked for wildlife procurement were significantly higher by 3.8% in 2018, and 50% in 2019. It can be concluded that hunting and hunting tourism must be focused on habitat conservation, environmental protection, and wildlife protection and a very important segment of the economic development of hunting associations and the entire territory in which hunting associations operate.

ADAPTING UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION ON THE SPECIAL USE OF THE WILDLIFE OBJECTS (BY WAY OF HUNTING) TO THE DEMANDS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

The paper is concerned with the study of certain aspects of implementing European Union legal norms on the use of the wildlife objects into Ukrainian national legal system. The peculiarities of the legal concept of world are analyzed, in accordance with the current ecological legislation of Ukraine, as well as the peculiarities of the objects of the animal world, which in turn are used in the order of general and special use. It is noted that one of the special uses of wildlife is hunting, which is carried out by catching wild animals and birds that are in a state of natural freedom or kept in semi-free conditions within hunting grounds and which can be hunted. The main documents that form the policy of special use of wildlife are outlined, namely: the European Charter for Hunting and Biodiversity, Council Directive 92/43 / EEC of 21 May 1992 on the protection of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, № 91/477 / EEC of the Council of the EU of 18 June 1991 “On the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons”, UN Convention on Biological Diversity of 5 June 1992 № 995_030, Guidelines for Trophy Hunting 2012, Directive 2009/147 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds and others. In addition, 12 principles of hunting are considered, which are adopted in many countries of the European Union and approved by international organizations. As for Ukraine, it, as a party to the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, is also obliged to take these principles into account, but most of them are still not integrated into existing environmental legislation, and, accordingly, are not implemented in Ukraine. A detailed analysis of the legislative consolidation of hunting management, both in Ukraine and in some European Union countries (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary), significant differences that were identified in the analysis, and which should be taken into account when bringing the current national legislation in this area, to the legislation of the European Union, are given in the form of a table. A number of suggestions on the implementation of EU legal norms in Ukrainian legislative framework have been provided in the conclusions of the paper on the legal regulation of hunting management.

“Innumeras praetera sumptuosissimas domos”: le residenze di casa Borromeo. Vivere nel Ducato di Milano tra XV e XVI secolo

«Innumeras praetera sumptuosissimas domos»: Urban and Suburban Residences of Borromeo’s Family Members in the Ducato of Milan (XV- XVI century) From the beginning of the 15th century, the Borromeo’s family members (bankers and merchants coming from Tuscany and established in Milan), began to restore and build many residences for family use. Scattered throughout the Ducato of Milan, mansions were located inside feuds or countryside properties, devoted to crop production. Fortresses in Arona, Angera, Camairago and Bissone could guarantee the control of their domains; the abodes in Lainate, Robecco, Origgio ensured a relaxing stay, a pleasant hospitality and hunting grounds as well as the leisure activities of otio. In the city, the three districts of Porta Vercellina, Porta Tosa and Porta Romana/Ticinese were representative of the high social status achieved by the family. In the suburbs, there were the profitable lands of Peschiera and Longhignana with their castle-shaped farmsteads surrounded by irrigation ditches and gardens to witness the economic success and entrepreneurial skills. The urban and suburban houses were constantly enlarged and reorganized in terms of planimetry as well as interior layouts. The exterior walls of each buildings were also decorated with rich paintings full of different colours, based on geometric shapes and family crests, of which, however, only a small residual trace remains today. Living these mansions over seasons, the Borromeo family spent its time moving from place to place for safety needs, economic reasons and social visibility. This way of life, which we could actually consider as “Late Gothic”, was probably not only a typical feature of the family of the Counts of Arona, but perhaps it was shared with other peers having similar roles in the ducal society of Milan between the 15th and 16th centuries. However, it was so a distinctive feature that it became the most consolidated memory of the family’s way of life in the following centuries.

‘True, Publick and Notorious’: The Privateering War of 1812

During the War of 1812, hundreds of private armed vessels, or privateers, carrying letters of marque and reprisal from their respective governments, served as counterweights to the navies of Great Britain and the United States. By 1812, privateering was acknowledged as an ideal way to annoy the enemy at little or no cost to the government. Local citizens provided the ships, crews and prizes while the court and customs systems took in the appropriate fees. The entire process was legal, licensed and often extremely lucrative. Unlike the navy, privateers were essentially volunteer commerce raiders, determined to weaken the enemy economically rather than militarily. So successful were they, that from July 1812 to February 1815, privateers from the United States, Britain, and the British provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (as well as those sailing under French and Spanish flags) turned the shipping lanes from Newfoundland to the West Indies, Norway to West Africa, and even the South Pacific into their hunting grounds. In the early months of the war, privateers were often the only seaborne force patrolling their own coasts. With the Royal Navy pre-occupied with defending Britain and its Caribbean colonies from French incursions, there were relatively few warships available to protect British North American shipping from their new American foes. Meanwhile, the United States Navy had only a handful of frigates and smaller warships to protect their trade, supported by 174 generally despised gunboats. The solution was the traditional response of a lesser maritime power lacking a strong navy—private armed warfare, or privateering.

Economic entities of coal mining industry and wildlife resources: problem statement

The present study introduces the problem of interaction between coal mining enterprises and wild fauna. The research issues of the interaction of man and the biosphere are important for the entire world community. Game management is a significant part of environmental measures. The present study featured the specifics of Kemerovo region aka Kuzbass – a coal mining region with vast hunting grounds. Coal mining is a factor of man-induced impact on the habitats of elks and other large game animals. The author assessed the population dynamics of game species taking into account such factors as forest coverage and coal production on the hunting areas of Kuzbass. The research revealed the effect of coal mining, deforestation, and destruction of migration routes on the population of game species. A further comprehensive study of the issue can improve the accuracy of the data obtained. The analysis of the state of the local hunting grounds helps to identify patterns in the local landscape alterations.

ОХОТУСТРОЙСТВО КЕМЕРОВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ-КУЗБАССА

Hunting is an important branch of environmental management, ensuring the conservation and rational use of animal objects. The territory of Kuzbass has extensive hunting grounds and a large resource reserve of both flora and fauna. But despite the presence of all types of hunting animals, the region does not become a major center for the development of hunting farming. The purpose of this work is to study publicly available information about the hunting of Kuzbass, to identify the main restrictions that hinder the development of hunting as a type of economic activity. To achieve this goal, a study was conducted of publicly available data presented on the official websites of the Department for the Protection of Animal Safety of the Kemerovo Region, the Kemerovo branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Territorial Geological Information Fund for the Siberian Federal District," the Department of the Forest Complex of Kuzbass, obtained from the official Reports on the State and Environmental Protection of the Kemerovo Region. As a result, areas with the largest area of hunting grounds, publicly accessible and/or fixed were allocated: Novokuznetsk, Tashtagolsky, Tisulsky, Kemerovo, Krapivensky, Mariinsky district. An analysis of the dynamics of the number of main species of hunting animals for 2015-2019 is presented, which shows that the total number of ungulates is stable with a slight trend towards growth, the exception is the number of wild boar (the number of individuals decreased by about 3.4 times from 2016 to 2019); the total number of birds is falling: from 2017 to 2019, the number of individuals decreased 1.4 times, the exception was quail, the number of which increased 2.4 times; the total number of fur animals is stable, but with a decreasing trend; the number of bears in the region is stable. The main factors affecting the number of animals include: anthropogenic load, climate change, fires, unfair accounting and poaching. The main problem in the region is the lack of State funding. Solving existing problems contributes to the development of hunting to a promising type of economic activity.

Analysis of hunting management and reliability of variable sizes in calculations of wild boar population dynamics

The analysis performed in this study focused on the hunting management of wild boar in the hunting ground "Dulenska reka", as well as on the impact of knowledge of the species and its monitoring in the field, which can lead to an incredible difference in hunting management The aim of this study was to analyze wild boar management and determine the differences between the variables used to calculate population dynamics. For the purposes of the analysis, data from planning documents and professional literature were used, and the calculations of population dynamics were performed in Excel. The results indicate that the number of wild boar in the hunting ground is increasing, and the consequence of different sizes in the calculations of population dynamics as well as the mismatch of planned and realized shooting can be the reasons that directly affect population growth.

Dynamic interactions between apex predators reveal contrasting seasonal attraction patterns.

Apex predators play important roles in ecosystem functioning and, where they coexist, intraguild interactions can have profound effects on trophic relationships. Interactions between predators range from intraguild predation and competition to facilitation through scavenging opportunities. Despite the increased availability of fine-scale GPS data, the determinants and outcomes of encounters between apex predators remain understudied. We used simultaneous GPS data from collared spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) and African lions (Panthera leo) in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, to determine the environmental conditions of the encounters between the two species, which species provoked the encounter, and which species dominated the encounter. Our results show that encounters between hyaenas and lions are mostly resource-related (over a carcass or around waterholes). In the wet season, encounters mainly occur at a carcass, with lions being dominant over its access. In the dry season, encounters mainly occur in the absence of a carcass and near waterholes. Movements of hyaenas and lions before, during, and after these dry-season encounters suggest two interference scenarios: a passive interference scenario whereby both predators would beattracted to waterholes but lionswould leave a waterhole used by hyaenas because of prey disturbance, and an active interference scenario whereby hyaenas would actively chase lions from waterhole areas, which are prime hunting grounds. This study highlights the seasonal dynamics of predator interactions and illustrates how the relative importance of negative interactions (interference competition during the dry season) and positive interactions (scavenging opportunities during the wet season) shifts over the course of the year.

The Hunter's Afterlife

The Hunter's Afterlife Virginia Ottley Craighill (bio) Ten bags of decoys nest in the basement;twelve rubber waders, like half-torsos, hangfrom the ceiling; shotguns fill two steel safes;there's a duck call for every breed he knows.His pile of possessions constantly growslike sandbags to hold back the rising flood. Bury him with one of each, a pharaohcrossing to a happy hunting ground, heavenof frigid dawns, duck blinds, deer stands at dusk,where animals come to him without fearwhen he speaks the language he knows by heart,his rubber-coated waders grow webbed, wings spring from his sloped shoulders, or antlers sproutfrom his skull. Forgiven, he has no need of thingsto run with the herd or fly with the flock,and when the sun sets the swamp on fire,he runs faster, ascends higher. Such lightness,father, as you would never know on earth. [End Page 55] Virginia Ottley Craighill Virginia Ottley Craghill's poems have appeared in Think: A Journal of Poetry, Fiction, and Essays; Cumberland River Review; Kalliope; Atlanta Review; Gulf Coast; South Carolina Review; and The Chattahoochee Review, among others. Her essays have been published in The Best American Sports Writing 2018 and The Sewanee Review. She currently lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, where she teaches in the English department at the University of the South. Copyright © 2021 Berea College

Ogre-faced spiders listen with their legs

The giant eyes on Deinopis spinosa spiders have earned them the apt if insensitive moniker ‘ogre-faced’ and are responsible for their remarkable ability to catch insects using nets spun between their forelegs. Sometimes, however, these spiders snag out-of-sight meals by quickly lunging backwards and capturing whoever was trying to sneak behind them unnoticed. A team of scientists from Cornell University, USA, looked past the mesmerizing eyes of these ogre-faced hunters to determine how they catch flying insects that they can't see. The researchers found that despite a lack of ears, the spiders hear sound through their legs and certain sounds prompt a hunting spider to strike behind itself.To determine that the spiders detect sound, the researchers measured brain activity in response to tones with frequencies ranging from 100 to 1000 Hz. The spiders’ brains responded more to tones from 150–200 Hz, 400–450 Hz and 700–750 Hz, indicating that they can hear over those ranges. Notably, those tones also overlap with the wingbeat frequencies of tasty insects like flies and mosquitoes. Next, the team set out to test if sound alone triggers predatory acrobatics in D. spinosa spiders by playing the same tones to spiders that had already spun nets and were ready to hunt. Whether in the lab or in the wild, half of the spiders that heard the researchers’ tones lunged backwards, if they moved at all. Further, spiders in the wild as well as in the lab only responded to certain frequencies – 150 Hz, 400 Hz, and occasionally 750 Hz – the same frequencies at which they observed brain responses, which also match the wingbeat frequencies of potential prey. The spiders seemed to be responding to some sounds with backward strikes, so the researchers wanted to figure out how they are able to hear these sounds without ears.Fortunately, insects have evolved some impressive strategies to tune in to the audible world. Spider legs have groups of tiny sensors that detect forces like air pressure changes and, therefore, may be sensitive to sound. To determine whether the sensors on the legs detect noises, the team recorded nerve activity in the leg while playing the same tones that had triggered brain signals. Although they found more nerve activity, they still weren't sure whether the tiny sensors were involved in detecting the pressure differences caused by sound waves or if the sound was detected by other means, such as the hairs on the leg. This time, the team gently held the leg so that the sensors wouldn't be able to detect any more pressure from sound but the hairs could still vibrate. They recorded much less nerve activity, indicating that the tiny sensors allow the spiders to ‘listen’ to the pressure of sound waves bouncing into their legs. Whereas the brain was more active at wingbeat frequencies, the leg nerves responded to higher frequencies of 1000–10,000 Hz, possibly to detect sounds emitted by predators.Like the mythical monsters these spiders resemble, their outward appearance doesn't tell the whole story. They use more than big eyes to find food: they also use their legs to keep an ‘ear’ to the air behind them to create a panoramic hunting ground.

Differences in ungulate population use in different hunting ground units in Lithuania

Abundant ungulate populations are considered ecosystem drivers that affect forestry and agriculture. Their management is ecologically and economically based on game density regulations, considering the balance between density and carrying capacity of the territory, population status and dynamics, as well as hunting needs.
 Although the population status and dynamics are not new questions, it is still unclear how to manage populations properly depending on the hunting intensity. We aimed to analyse and compare the ungulate population status like moose, red deer, roe deer and wild boar in the Punia pine forest, where the commercial hunting is conducted, and in the hunting grounds managed by hunter clubs in Prienai forest. We performed the study during four hunting seasons of 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013. The data on harvesting and abundance were obtained from the field works and using the official statistics of the Ministry of Environment.
 The moose local populations are not abundant, or animals occur occasionally, and their density does not reach the minimum permissible rate. At the same time within the study area, moose hunting is remained to be insufficient. The red deer population is rather stable in the hunting grounds used by hunter clubs while hardly reaches the minimum density rate. On the commercial hunting area, the population density 2-3 times exceeds the permissible density rate. The red deer population should be harvested more intensively. The wild boar is used intensively in the grounds of hunter clubs, while animal density is close to the permissible rate. Unfortunately, on the areas of commercial hunting, wild boar is not actively managed that is why their density exceeds permissible rate even four times.
 The main harvested species are red deer and wild boar in both hunting grounds. Their abundant populations stay close to permissible density rate. However, gamekeepers keep the larger animal numbers on the areas of commercial hunting. As the main aim is the trophy hunting, the stags and boars are most used when compared to females and young. Therefore, on the areas of commercial hunting, use of wild boar and red deer is unreasonable and their density exceeds permissible rate several times. Keywords: commercial hunting, hunting clubs, population, status, ungulate

Differences in ungulate population use in different hunting grounds in Lithuania

Abundant ungulate populations are considered ecosystem drivers that affect forestry and agriculture. Their management is ecologically and economically based on game density regulations, considering the balance between density and carrying capacity of the territory, population status and dynamics, and hunting needs.
 Although the population status and dynamics are not a new question, it is still unclear how to manage populations properly depending on the hunting intensity. We aimed to analyse and compare the ungulate population status like moose, red deer, roe deer and wild boar in the Punia pine forest, where the commercial hunting is conducted, and in the hunting grounds managed by hunter clubs in Prienai forest. We performed the study during four hunting seasons 2009 - 2013. The data on harvesting and abundance were obtained from the field works and using the official statistics of the Ministry of Environment.
 The moose local populations are not abundant, or animals occur occasionally, and their density does not reach the minimum permissible level. The control of moose is non-purposeful and insufficient on both of study territories. The red deer population is rather stable on areas of hunting clubs while hardly reaches the minimum density level. On the commercial hunting area, the population density 2-3 times exceeds the permissible density level. Red deer population should be used more intensively. Wild boar is used intensively on the areas of hunter clubs, and animal density is close to the permissible level. Unfortunately, on the areas of commercial hunting, wild boar is used passively that is why their density exceeds permissible level even four times.
 The main harvested species are red deer and wild boar in both hunting grounds. Their numerous populations stay close to permissible density level. However, gamekeepers keep the larger animal numbers on the areas of commercial hunting. As the main aim is the trophy hunting, the stags and boars are most used when compared to females and young. Therefore, on the areas of commercial hunting, use of wild boar and red deer is unreasonable and their density exceeds permissible level several times.
 Keywords: commercial hunting, hunting clubs, population, status, ungulate

Molecular Machinery Responsible for Graphene Oxide's Distinct Inhibitory Effects towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Pathogens.

Graphene oxide flakes are considered as potential inhibitors for different pathogenic bacteria. However, the efficacy of inhibition changes for different types and strains of bacteria. In this work, we examine Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, two common hospital-acquired infections, which react quite differently to graphene oxide flakes. The minimum inhibitory tests yield two distinct outcomes: stopped proliferation for S. aureus versus almost no effect for P. aeruginosa. Integrating our experimental evidence with molecular dynamics simulations, we elucidate the molecular machinery involved, explaining the behavior we see in scanning electron microscopy images. According to our simulations, the peptidoglycan network, the outermost layer of S. aureus, is completely entangled with the flakes, acting as a hunting ground, which consequently results in the inhibition of the pathogen itself. Lipopolysaccharides, the outermost layer of P. aeruginosa, on the other hand, resist interacting with the flakes. Lipopolysaccharides make no effective contacts, and thus no effective inhibition of the pathogen takes place. Likewise, the electron microscopy images show complete coverage and wrapping of S. aureus. In contrast, for P. aeruginosa, barely any bacteria are spotted with any flakes on top except for some loosely half-covered cases. As we did not observe any damaged bacteria in our images, we exclude the knife-cutting inhibition mechanism and suggest the wrapping and trapping mechanism for S. aureus for our flakes' rather large size (average area of 0.05 μm2). The molecular machinery suggested in this work can be used for molecular engineering and functionalizing graphene flakes to inhibit different pathogens.

A collaborative typology of boreal Indigenous landscapes

Climate change and natural resource extraction are transforming boreal forest landscapes, with effects on Indigenous people’s relationship with the land. Collaborative management could enhance the consideration of Indigenous perspectives and limit negative outcomes of environmental change, but it remains the exception rather than the norm. We addressed barriers to involvement of Indigenous people in land management by developing a method to enhance communication and trust, while favouring bottom-up decision-making. We partnered with the Abitibiwinni and Ouje-Bougoumou First Nations (boreal Quebec, Canada) (i) to develop indicators of Indigenous landscape state, (ii) to create a typology of Indigenous hunting grounds, and (iii) to suggest guidelines for sustainable land management in Indigenous contexts. Through participatory mapping and semidirected interviews with 23 local experts, we identified factors influencing Indigenous landscape value. Using open-access data, we developed indicators to measure landscape state according to those values. We identified four types of hunting grounds with k-means clustering, based upon biophysical factors and disturbance history. Our results suggest that land management should aim to reduce differences between hunting ground states and consider the risk of rapid shifts from one state to another.

Смешанная инфекция у диких парнокопытных в охотхозяйстве

Смешанная инфекция у диких парнокопытных в охотхозяйстве

СОСТОЯНИЕ РЕСУРСОВ ЗАЙЦА-БЕЛЯКА (LEPUS TIMIDUS L.) В РЯЗАНСКОЙ И ТУЛЬСКОЙ ОБЛАСТЯХ

The Arctic hare is a traditional favorite hunting object in Russia. One of the main tasks of ecology is the study of populations. The most important quantitative parameter for a biological community is the change in the number of its specimen. On the basis of official data on animal counts over the past 25 years, we have established some characteristics that provide information on the state of the Arctic hare resources in the Ryazan and Tula regions. The aim of this work was to carry out a population analysis of the Arctic hare resources in the south of the Moscow region in the Ryazan and Tula regions over the past 25 years. The population analysis included studying static (the number and density of the hare population, the volume of prey, as well as the long-term average value of the number) and dynamic (the dynamics of the number and volume of prey, the absolute and relative rate of change in the population size) indicators. Primary data on the population of hares were collected using the winter route accounting method. The population density of hares was determined on the total territory of the hunting grounds in the corresponding territory. Basing on the data obtained, it was revealed that over the past quarter of a century, the number of Arctic hares in the Ryazan region has a tendency to decrease. The population density of Arctic hares in 1995 and 2019 in the Tula region remained practically at the same level. The indicator of the Arctic hare kill in both Ryazan and Tula regions tends to decrease.

A Taiwan knowledge keeper of indigenous Bunun: An ethnographic historical narrative of Laipunuk (內本鹿), southern mountain range

This paper offers an ethnographic life history account of a Bunun hunter, Tama Biung Istanda, from Laipunuk, Taiwan, based on academic research and fieldwork. Audio-visual tapes recorded by the author in Taitung County, Taiwan, were reviewed and translated alongside extant Chinese, Japanese and English sources. The study constructs a remembered life into readable coherent sequences on behalf of an indigenous peoples, many of whom now seek international recognition as part of their struggle for essential entitlements such as land rights, access to traditional hunting grounds, and other natural, legal, and cultural resources. The testimony of Tama Biung Istanda, translated into English and summarised here for future generations, provides a compelling new source of data on the Bunun heritage that can help to assist knowledge for the local and scholarly community and cultural resource management practices.

Population Trends of the Most Common Large Game in the Hunting Area in Eastern Croatia in 2008 – 2018

Red deer, roe deer, and wild boar belong to a group of large game and are the most common species of game in the hunting area in Eastern Croatia. The research was conducted by the company hunting staff in the Osijek-Baranja County, area of Kućanci in the interval from 2008 to 2018. Knowing the number of wildlife in the hunting area is the base for establishing growth and planning shootings. It is important to keep the balance in the hunting ground to avoid transmission and spreading of diseases and reduce traffic accidents as well as vehicle and wildlife damages. Given the fact that populations of large game have great importance in Croatia, the main objective of the study was to determine population trends of red deer, roe deer, and wild boar in the hunting ground in Eastern Croatia in 2008 – 2018.

Development of Ethnographic Tourism in the Republic of Tuva

Tuva has a huge tourist potential, combining a unique variety of natural conditions with picturesque landscapes, richness of fauna and flora, preserved national traditions, unique monuments of nature and culture. Pristine nature, a large number of natural and archaeological sites, extensive hunting grounds – all this creates the basis for the development of domestic and international tourism in the region. The ancient history and diversity of natural conditions of the mountain area determined the traditional way of life of the Tuvinians, the life of Russian old believers, Buddhism and shamanism, which are of great interest to tourists. However, in the sphere of tourism of the Republic there are problems and limitations associated with the current state of the tourist infrastructure, etc.
 The purpose of this article is to identify the specifics of the development of ethnographic tourism in the Republic of Tuva, taking into account national and spiritual and moral aspects for the revival and preservation of ethnic and cultural heritage.

Implication of Z-mediated FCNC on semileptonic decays Bs→φl+l–and B+→K+l+l–

Rare B meson decays mediated by flavour changing neutral current (FCNC) transition play interesting role to probe the flavour sector of the standard model (SM). Generally at the tree level, FCNC processes are not allowed in the SM but occurs at the loop levels. This gives an excellent hunting ground for new physics (NP). From various experimental studies it is found that the FCNC processes having quark level transition $b \to s$ are challenging. Here, we investigate different kinematic observables like forward-backward asymmetry, differential branching ratio and lepton polarization asymmetry for semileptonic rare B decay modes $B_s \to \phi l^+ l^-$ and $B^+ \to K^+ l^+ l^-$ ($l= \mu,\tau$) considering the contribution of Z-mediated FCNC. A noticeable deviation of the observables for these decay channels from the SM value is found because of non-universal $Z$-$bs$ coupling.