Ecological Positions of Hunting Species in Bukhara Region

Hunting is a vital wildlife management tool. It keeps nature at a healthy balance of which the available habitat can support (carrying capacity). For many wildlife species, hunting also helps to maintain populations at levels compatible with human activity and land use. Hunting constitutes one of the most ancient and important practices in the history of mankind, impacting the various aspects of human life. In this chapter we briefly discuss historical features of hunting, its importance to civilization, the motivations that drives people to practice this activity and their hunting strategies, the diverse ways of using game animals, and the ecological implications of hunting. Identifying the importance of hunting and its effects, it is a key to search for strategies that allow the conservation of exploited species and at the same time permit the proper subsistence of human communities that rely on exploited species for their survival. The article consist of with the hunting types of animals of Bukhara region, their distribution in hunting territories, the hunting capacity, types hunted by poaching and ecological features of hunting territory.

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