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. 2024 May 21;19(5):e0301438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301438

Table 1. Grouping of cases applied during analysis.

Group Examples of frequent species Law (mandate)
Protected rodents Beaver (Castor fiber), European squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) Hunting law
Hunted rodents Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) Hunting law
Lagomorphs European brown hare (Lepus europaeus), mountain hare (L. timidus) Hunting law
Hunted indigenous carnivores Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), Eurasian badger (Meles meles), martens (Martes spp.) Hunting law
Protected indigenous carnivores Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), grey wolf (Canis lupus), golden jackals (Canis aureus) Hunting law
Non-indigenous carnivores Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) Hunting law
Ungulates Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), wild boar (Sus scrofa) Hunting law
Birds of prey Buzzards, owls, eagles, falcons, vultures Hunting law
Land birds Songbirds (e.g. tits, blackbirds, crows), pigeons, gallliformes Hunting law
Water birds Ducks, swans, gulls, herons Hunting law
Farmed deer Fallow deer (Dama dama), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and sika deer (Cervus nippon) -
Domestic animals (diagnostic of predation) Sheep (Ovis aries), goats (Capra aegagrus), calves (Bos taurus) -
Eulipotyphla European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) Nature protection law
Bats Myotis spp., Pipistrellus spp. Nature protection law
Small rodents Mice (Muridae) Nature protection law
Reptiles Natrix spp. Nature protection law
Amphibians Frogs (Rana spp.), toads (Bufo spp.), salamanders (Salamandra spp.), newts (Triturus spp.) Nature protection law