Modern Methods of Account of Game Animals

Abstract

Modern approaches to the organization of hunting are based on the principles of sustainable development, requiring a combination of biodiversity conservation and economic efficiency, which is impossible without improving the accuracy and objectivity of data on the number of hunting animals. The proposed review article discusses various types and methods of accounting for hunting animals: winter route accounting, questionnaire and expert methods, run-through accounting, air accounting, salary and tape accounting. At the same time, the main emphasis is placed on the analysis of winter route accounting of animals as the main method for estimating the number of most hunting animals in the Russian Federation. As a possible complement or an independent alternative to accounting for the number of hunting animals, the prospects for the use of aerial accounting using unmanned aerial vehicles are considered.