The urban greenery of the Brno city as an environment for people's recreation as well as the life of large wild mammals

Abstract

In the model area of the Brno city, research focused on monitoring the occurrence of wild mediumsized and large mammals is underway. The task of the project is to find out the species spectrum of mammals occurring in the landscape structure of the city, to estimate their density, risk situations and to provide guidance to the state administration and self-government for their management and solving situations. After the first year of the solution, it is possible to present the results from the part of the research dealing with the regular monitoring of urban greenery. Paired areas of large urban parks, forest parks, areas after mining, horticultural colonies and suburban forests were selected. These were inspected regularly, once a month, 2 hours after sunset with a thermal imaging device. The following species were recorded: domestic cat, red squirrel, marten, red fox, wild boar, roe deer, badger and raccoon dog. Free-living mammals thus adapt to life in an urban environment, get used to the presence of humans, and become part of the urban landscape. This brings with it many negative consequences that will have to be actively addressed sooner or later.