Fig 2. Number of submitted roe deer per canton and year.

Slightly more than half of the cases were submitted by official game wardens (n = 893) followed by voluntary gamekeepers (n = 259). Considerably fewer cases were delivered by the police (n = 68), hunters (n = 57), private veterinarians or veterinary authorities (n = 48), and cantonal hunting authorities (n = 37). Overall, cantons with official game wardens submitted more animals (78%; n = 1227) than cantons without game wardens (20%; n = 313).