知床世界自然遺産地域とその周辺におけるエゾシカ保護管理の展開

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In the Shiretoko peninsula, sika deer (Cervus nippon) population has increased rapidly since the 1970s, and has been damaging Shiretoko's unique ecosystem and the livelihoods of local people in various ways. Deer population in Shari municipality, which occupies the north-western half of the peninsula, has been managed through zoning. The Shiretoko deer management plan provides a management framework for the World Heritage Site and its buffer zone, and the Hokkaido deer management plan is the basis for deer management in the area outside the buffer zone. This paper analyzes the current status of deer issues and management systems in the three zones, and discusses the effectiveness of zoning for integrated deer management. The results show that deer population in the heritage site has been managed for ecosystem conservation within a scientific framework and through cooperation among relevant authorities. In the buffer zone, cooperation among authorities has addressed the mitigation of various issues involving deer, but consensus is yet to be built to solve these issues technically. Outside the buffer zone, neither a working management framework nor cooperation among authorities has been confirmed, and deer population and damages are beyond the management capabilities of the municipality. The Hokkaido prefecture plan needs to develop a cooperative framework to coordinate the management activities by the authorities.
2011-08-01