Turkish Journal of Zoology
Radio Tracking on a Released Red Deer (Cervus elaphus L.) Group
DOI
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Abstract
Aiming the determination of the range, and monitoring the behaviour and activity as well as habitat selection, a released red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) group of 14 idividuals, one of the them was attached by a radio tag, was tracked for a 9 - month period. Released deer were taken separately in various dates from a breeding station in Çatacik Forest. Expect of one female, whole of the group settled down in an area covered 344 ha. But the female, joined another wild deer herd, preferred another range covered 397 ha. Both group and single deer used mainly plantation areas and crop fields for feeding while they preferred dense wood for bedding.
Keywords
Red deer (Cervus elaphus L.), Releasing, Radio tracking, Home range, Habitat selection, Activity.
First Page
69
Last Page
77
Recommended Citation
OĞURLU, İdris (1997) "Radio Tracking on a Released Red Deer (Cervus elaphus L.) Group," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 21: No. 1, Article 10. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol21/iss1/10