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vol. 1, nr. 1 (2003)
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Individual quality of wolf in some baltic states
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Roman Dziedzic, Marian Flis, Sławomir Beeger, Mariusz Wójcik
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vol. 1 (2003), nr. 1,
pp. 77-84
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abstract:
Individual quality of wolves was presented as skull length and width, skin length and width, hair length, hair thickness and uniformity and skin “collar” size. The features mentioned above serve for pricing of wolf’s skull and skin according to the requirements of the International Game Council, therefore the final value was presented with CIC points. The data enclosed in the 12 catalogues of trophies were analysed. A total number of the skulls evaluated was 521, skins 132, in that for 387 skulls and 72 skins all the priced elements were provided, whereas for the rest a number of CIC points. The collected material was analysed depending on the origin place: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. In Poland the three districts were distinguished regarding wolf spread and number all over the country. The second category of data analysis was made up of value of skulls and skins according to CIC points – a gold, silver and bronze medal group. It was found out that the differences between the means of the places of origin in the medal groups for the measurement features evaluated, i.e. length, width and for CIC points were under 5% and insignificant statistically (P<-0.05).No differences in wolf individual quality are reported to occur between the assessed countries and regions in Poland. However, the maximal values of single specimens prove that in the southern region of Poland the quality is the highest. The best skull from this region has been placed second in the world, while the skin – the fifth.
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keywords:
wolf, skull, skin, pricing, measurements
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original in:
Polish
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