Conservation and management of animal populations in the Russian forest management system

摘要

The vast forest ecosystems of Russia are very diverse, but poorly managed. Conservation and management of forest animal populations has three main objectives: pest control, preservation of species diversity, and mainentenance of dense game animal populations. Although forest resources should be managed sustainably, the system suffers from lack of coordination between different sectors of administration, low quality of data received from some sources, and poor financial resources. [References: 15]