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Game Reserves in Spain: the public management of hunting

M. Pita Fernández1, S. Casas Bargueño1, J. Herrero2, *, C. Prada1 and R. García Post3
Ega Consultores en Vida Silvestre SLPU. Sierra de Vicort 31 1ºA. E-50003 Zaragoza, Spain
1

2
Área de Ecología. Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Huesca.
Universidad de Zaragoza. E-22071 Huesca, Spain
3
Conselleria de Infraestructuras, Territorio y Medio Ambiente. Servicio de Caza y Pesca Continental.
Francisco Cubells, 7. E-46011 Valencia, Spain

Abstract
In Spain, Game Reserves (GR) are territorial public hunting management units that cover 3.5% of the country and ~ 10%
of the Natura 2000 Network. The first GR were established in 1966 and by 2011 there were 49. Their primary purposes
were to promote wild ungulate populations, their sustainable use, and to provide social, economic, and recreational benefits
to local communities and hunters, generally. During the 1980s following a political federalization process, GR became the
responsibility of regional governments and their role has never been evaluated, even though the political, rural ecological,
and administrative frameworks underwent substantial changes. In this paper, we present a review of the state of GR in 2011,
identify their successes and problems, and provide recommendations for the future. The GR have been fundamental to
sustainable hunting and the protection of wildlife, particularly, game species. Currently, their virtues are not widely ap-
preciated and they do not receive sufficient financial and human resources to meet their objective fully. We propose sev-
eral initiatives that might improve the use of existing resources and increase the profile of these publicly managed areas.
Key words: wild ungulates; Natural Protected Areas; Natura 2000 Network; sustainable hunting.

Resumen
Reservas de Caza en España: la gestión pública de la caza
Las Reservas de Caza (RC) constituyen una figura de gestión cinegética pública del territorio en España. Abarcan el
3.5% del territorio y ocupan aproximadamente el 10% de la Red Natura 2000. Su declaración comenzó en 1966, y desde
entonces no ha cesado, llegando en la actualidad a las 49 RC. Fueron creadas esencialmente para la promoción de las
poblaciones de ungulados silvestres, el aprovechamiento ordenado de este recurso y la satisfacción social, económica y
recreativa de las comunidades locales y de los cazadores en general. Quedaron fuera de la tutela del estado tras su des-
centralización a partir de principios de los años ochenta del pasado siglo, y su función en conjunto no ha sido nunca
evaluada, al tiempo que el panorama político, rural, ecológico y administrativo ha sufrido profundos cambios. Este ar­tículo
pretende ofrecer una panorámica actualizada de la situación de las RC a principios del siglo XXI, evaluar sus logros y
problemática actual, así como proponer algunas actuaciones para el futuro inmediato. Las RC han sido pioneras en el
aprovechamiento sostenible de la caza y de gran utilidad para la protección de la fauna en general y las especies cinegé-
ticas en concreto. Actualmente no gozan del reconocimiento popular, y no reciben los recursos necesarios económicos y
humanos suficientes para seguir cumpliendo su función adecuadamente. Se proponen una serie de medidas para aprove-
char mejor los recursos disponibles y poder dar a conocer a la sociedad el valor de estos terrenos de gestión pública.
Palabras clave: ungulados silvestres; Áreas Naturales Protegidas; Red Natura; caza sostenible.

Introduction ity of species have increased in number and range

(Gortázar et al., 2000), primarily, because of socioeco-
In general, populations of wild ungulates in Europe nomic changes associated with the abandonment of
have recovered during last decades (Apollonio et al., rural areas, increases in the tertiary economic sector
2010). With some exceptions (e.g., García-González and agricultural mechanization. Consequently, forests
and Herrero, 1999), the populations of the vast major- have increased, naturally and artificially, and environ-

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Received: 31-10-11. Accepted: 09-10-12.
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mental conditions for those species have improved. In improvement. In all but two of the GR in Spain, big
Spain, however, at the beginning of the 1960s there game hunting is the primary objective. The other two
was a massive rural exodus from the country to the were designated for the promotion of waterfowl and,
large industrial areas, and some territories that pro- therefore, we evaluated those, separately.
vided exceptional conditions for supporting game hunt- The cartography of the GR was derived using a GIS
ing were declared public hunting grounds; i.e., Game and the original maps of each GR.
Reserves (GR), which were managed by the state gov-
ernment (Ortuño and de la Peña, 1976). They were
designed to promote game hunting, control poaching, Results
provide economic benefits to local communities, pro-
mote hunting tourism, and aid the recovery of wildlife Questionnaires were sent to the managers of each of
populations, which has been successful in sub-Saharan the GR (n = 49) and 40 (82%) replied; however not all
Africa (Lindsey, 2007). Despite the importance of hunt- of the questions on all of the forms were answered.
ing in Spain, one of the countries with a higher hunting
demand worldwide (Hofer, 2002), however, the impor-
tance of GR in nature conservation and the sustainable The declarations
use of natural resources has not been thoroughly
evaluated. Following state Law 37/66, the first GR was estab-
This paper provides a review of GR in Spain, iden- lished in 1966. In 1973, Law 2/73 brought about the
tifies their achievements, and proposes actions for their establishment of additional GR. Since the 1980s, and
success in the future. following the federalization process, a third period of
establishment occurred (Table 1).

Materials and methods

Area covered by GR in Spain
In April, 2011, the first meeting on GR was held in
Cofrentes, Valencia, (Spain), which provided a gen- By 2011, GR covered 3.5% of Spain (Table 1).
eral overview of their state and allowed us to make Among 45 GR (92%), 53% have increased and 31%
direct contact with most of the technicians associated have decreased in size. Four % municipalities contain
with the country’s GR. They provided information GR, with some regions reaching up to 31% (Cantabria),
about specific aspects of the GR including the date 25% (Asturias) and 15% (La Rioja) (Fig. 1).
when they were established, size, legislation, admin-
istrative data, natural attributes, and management
practices. Thereafter, we executed the first phase of the Human resources and budget
Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework
(European Commission-Europe Aid, 2001), which is Among the personnel (n = 399) at the GR (n = 40),
used in the design of environmental projects (Atauri 63% worked full-time and 37% worked part-time, and,
and Gómez-Limón, 2002). We developed a problem on average, there were 3.6 employees /10,000 ha–1. The
tree based on the hierarchical organization of the cause- general trend has been for the change from hunting
effect relationships among the various problems faced rangers to non-specialized ones. Seventeen of 37
by each of the GR (Fig. 2), which formed the basis of (75.5%) GR did not have a specific budget, and of those
an objective tree, that included operational objectives, that did have one the average represented 4.4 € ha –1.
intermediate results, and general objectives. In turn,
we created a plan in which choosing the correct meas-
ures identifies the correct operational objectives, which Protected Areas and management
lead to intermediate results before achieving the ulti- of neighboring areas
mate management objectives as identified by the initial
problem analysis (Fig. 3). That approach permits an Forty-eight of the 49 GR, at least partially, lie
evaluation of the state of the GR and provides a basis within a Protected Area (PA). Some of the PAs have
for the development of appropriate strategies for their been completely (Sierra Nevada and Daimiel), par-
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Table 1. Game Reserves and regions in Spain in 2011

Year Area Year Area
Game Reserve Game Reserve
Established (ha) Established (ha)
Andalusia 127,515 28 Fuentes Carrionas 1966 49,471
1 Cazorla-Segura 2003 65,057 29 Lagunas de Villafáfila 1986 32,675
2 Cortes de la Frontera 1973 12,306 30 Las Batuecas 1973 21,513
3 Serranía de Ronda 1970 29,754 31 Mampodre 1966 31,400
4 Sierra de Tejeda y Almijara 1973 20,398 32 Riaño 1966 78,995
Aragon 191,653 33 Sierra de la Culebra 1973 67,340
5 Benasque 1966 23,913 34 Sierra de la Demanda 1973 75,167
6 Els Ports de Tortosa - Beseit* 1966 1,529 35 Sierra de Gredos 1970 37,216
7 Garcipollera 1994 5,742 36 Sierra de Urbión 1973 115,895
8 Los Circos 1966 25,294 Catalonia 232,225
9 Los Valles 1966 36,354 37 Alt Pallars-Aran 1966 106,661
10 Masías de Ejulve - Maestrazgo 2007 3,980 38 Boumort 1991 13,097
11 Montes Universales 1973 49,778 39 Cadí 1966 49,448
12 Viñamala 1966 45,062 40 Cerdanya-Alt Urgell 1966 19,003
Asturias 214,404 6 Els Ports de Tortosa-Beseit* 1966 22,908
13 Aller 1989 22,352 41 Encanyissada 1986 908
13 Cangas de Narcea 1991 10,581 42 Freser-Setcases 1966 20,200
14 Caso 1989 30,794 Extremadura 37,253
16 Degaña 1966 8,716 43 Cíjara 1966 24,243
17 Ibias 1991 8,225 44 La Sierra 2001 13,010
18 Picos de Europa 1970 3,865 Galicia 7,792
19 Piloña 1989 5,491 45 Os Ancares 1966 7,792
20 Ponga 1989 20,953
21 Sobrescobio 2001 6,792 La Rioja 106,934
22 Somiedo 1966 88,335 46 Cameros-Demanda 1973 106,934
23 Sueve 1966 8,300 Madrid 11,276
Cantabria 180,186 47 Sonsaz 1973 11,276
24 Saja 1966 180,186 Murcia 14,183
Castile - La Mancha 63,860 48 Sierra Espuña 1973 14,183
25 Serranía de Cuenca 1973 6,675 Valencia 40,313
26 Sonsaz 1973 57,185 49 Muela de Cortes 1973 36,009
Castile and Leon 546,014 6 Els Ports de Tortosa-Beseit* 1966 4,304
27 Ancares Leoneses 1973 36,342 Total 1,773,608
*: Els Ports de Tortosa-Beseit GR lies within Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia.

tially (Viñamala), or simultaneously (Picos de Europa) The ecosystems within the GR have been included
converted into National Parks. Some of the GR overlap in important networks, particularly, Natura 2000, that
other PAs, particularly Nature Parks, Sites of Com- was created to protect nature. Comparatively to pro-
munity Importance, and Special Protection Areas (all tected areas National Parks, the later occupy 0.8% of
of which form the Natura 2000 Network), Biosphere the country; 11.8% is part of PA areas sensu lato, and
Reserves, and Ramsar Sites. GR cover ~10% of the 7.8% are Nature Parks (Europarc-Spain, 2010), while
terrestrial Natura 2000 Network, and 77% of the area GR are 3.5%.
of the GR lies within the Natura 2000. There are ex-
tensive territories of neighboring or almost neighboring
GR management (Fig. 1 and Table 1) such as the Can- Game species
tabrian Mountains (590,287 ha), the Pyrenees (344,774
ha), the Sierra de la Demanda, Urbión, and Demanda All of the large game species in Spain are hunted:
Cameros (297,996 ha), Sonsaz (68,461 ha), and Els wild boar Sus scrofa, red deer Cervus elaphus, roe deer
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit (28,741.25 ha). Capreolus capreolus, fallow deer Dama dama, Iberian
 Game Reserves in Spain 401

Asturias 23
Cantabria Basque
21 192018
14 22 13 15
Galicia 17
45 27 16
31 32 28 24 Country
Navarre 9
12 8 5
7 37 40 42
La Rioja 38 39
46
33 34
36
29
Catalonia
Castile and Leon Aragon
26
47
6 41
30 10
35 Madrid 25
11
44

Castile-La Mancha Valencia

Extremadura 43 49
Balearic Islands

1 Murcia
48
Andalusia

4
2 3

Figure 1. Location of Game Reserves in Spain in 2011.

wild goat Capra pyrenaica hispanica and Capra gered species such as bearded vultures Gypaetus bar-
pyrenaica victoriae, Cantabrian chamois Rupicapra batus, brown bear Ursus arctos, and capercaillie Tetrao
pyrenaica parva and Pyrenean chamois Rupicapra urogallus. Large game hunting quota accomplishment
p. pyrenaica, aoudad Ammotragus lervia, mouflon Ovis (n = 25 GR) is 78%, with 90% of red deer and 56% for
aries, and wolf Canis lupus signatus. Small game spe- roe deer. Currently, there is not hunting quota for wild
cies include rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, red partridge boar.
Alectoris rufa, grey partridge Perdix perdix, red fox
Vulpes vulpes, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, and hare
(Iberian hare Lepus granatensis and European hare Large game hunting methods
L.europaeus). In the GR (n = 39), the most commonly
hunted species were wild boar (97%), roe deer (69%), Within the GR (n = 39, 81.2%), the most common
red deer (61%), chamois (59%), fallow deer (41%), hunting methods are, in order of importance: battues,
Iberian wild goat (31%), mouflon (13%), and aoudad still hunting, and waiting. Battues are most commonly
(2%). As many as six large game species and small used to hunt wild boar and are not used to hunt aoudad
game species are hunted in a single GR. In some GR, and chamois, which are pursued using a still hunt. Ibe-
only a single large game species is hunted, and the rian wild goat and wild boar are hunted using a waiting
average is 3.3 large game species. Considering the method. In the vast majority (80%) of the GR, hunting
original species that motivated the declaration of every plans are used.
single GR, in almost all of the GR, the number of spe-
cies of wild ungulates has increased.
Damage compensation and poaching

Population monitoring and hunting quota In 2009, damages totaling 185,063 € were reported
(n = 20, 41%), which affected 12 GR. Damages occurred
In most (82%, n = 40) of the GR, the populations of in all of the GR and most of these were to agriculture.
wild ungulates are monitored, primarily, using total In some GR, compensation is paid for losses caused by
counts and, to a lesser extent, the kilometric abundance wolf predation on livestock and, in some cases, com-
index, distance sampling, and hunting battues. Some pensation is made for losses caused by collisions with
~18% of the GR monitor the populations of small game automobiles. In the GR (n = 38), poaching is viewed as
species. In addition, some of the GR monitor endan- a moderate (73%), major (18%), or minor (9%) problem.
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Lack of a proper
management model

Ecological Social and economic Lose of identity

unsustainibility sustainibility and functioning

Management Comunication
Conflicts with Social regection
Lose of Epizootic threat Ecosystem human activities
genetic of hunt
degradation (damages)
variability

Rural
Poaching Unbalanced abbandonment Scarcity
Ungulate
sex ratio overabundance
No predators

Insufficient Management based on limited Historical interest

Difficult access
vigilance information focused on trophy hunting for trophy hunt
to information

Limited development
Limited technical Limited of monitoring Lack of coordinated and Limited Limited territorial Limited Limited
tools personnel methodologies diversified management communication integration dissemination participation
strategies between GR (coordination GR – PA)
Economic resources

Figure 2. GR problems. Non-continuous lines indicate external conditioning.

Proper management model

General objectives

Achieve ecological Achieve social and Recover identity

sustainibility economical sustainibility and function

Management Comunication
Improve Reduce conflicts with Archieve society’s
Increase Reduce epizootic human activities
genetic ecosystem acceptance of
threat function
variability hunting
Intermediate results

Rural
Stabilize Increase
Reduce abbandonment
population transparency
poaching Stabilize ungulate
sex-ratio populations
Lack of predators

Establish management measures Facilitate access

Increase based on accurate information and Historical interess to information
vigilance focus on territory management in trophy hunt
Operational objectives

Increase Increase territorial Increase Increase

Optimize Optimize Development Establish strategies communication
resources for resources for for coordinated and integration dissemination participation
monitoring between GR
technical tools personnel diversified management (coordination
methods
GR – PA)

Economic resources

Figure 3. Management objectives for GR in Spain.

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Capacity building, assistance, divulgation, Spain or elsewhere. Most of the wildlife populations
and participation that were targeted for recovery have recovered and,
some have expanded their range (Gortázar et al.. 2000).
In 85% of the GR (n = 39), the personnel training The GR have bodies that represent pioneering expe-
and in general capacity building through different riences in human participatory processes level in ter-
courses (n = 39, 80%) is undertaken (e.g., biology of ritorial management and an important example for
game and endangered species, new technologies, ani- protected areas. In addition, they monitor wildlife
mal health). In 83% of the GR (n = 33), management populations and develop hunting plans, which provide
received technical assistance from consultancy con- the basis for the management of game species. Some
tracts (51%), public enterprises (42%), or both. GR and hunted protected areas have provided important
The work done in the GR (n = 25, 51%) has been long-term data series (García-González et al., 2004;
disseminated through popular publications (16%) and, Marco et al., 2011) and valuable research on the effect
primarily, a combination of divulgation with reports of hunting on wildlife populations (Milner et al., 2006;
and scientific publications (68%). Public participation Coltman et al., 2003; Rughetti and Festa-Bianchet,
in the management decisions at the GR (n = 36) in- 2011). Furthermore, the GR have provided benefits to
cludes advisory boards, through which all of the inter- landowners (Domínguez et al., 2011) as in other simi-
est groups are represented (hunters, farmers, landown- lar territories (Harris and Pletscher, 2002), and rela-
ers, regions, and municipalities) (57%). tively inexpensive access to hunt.
In most cases, the overlap between PA and GR has
not led to the elimination of GR and, usually, the design
Logical Framework of the PA has followed or taken into consideration of
the existing GR, which had led to a certain degree of
The survey detected 23 problems, two of which were coordinated management.
external to GR management (rural abandonment and lack The main problems that affect the GR are the lack
of predators), and three that were of a general nature of human and material resources, poaching, limited
(ecological, socioeconomic unsustainability, loss of public understanding of the existence and role played
identity and function), The main problems that affected by GR (i.e., their visibility), and compensation for dam-
the daily management of the GR included the lack of age caused by game species, which is one of the main
human and material resources, poaching, limited public emerging problems in the management of populations
understanding of the existence and role played by GR, of wild ungulates in Europe (Apollonio et al., 2010). In
and compensation for damage caused by game species. the GR in Spain, the non-accomplishment of hunting
Other problems included the risk of epidemics, the de- quotas illustrates the difficulties in insuring that these
terioration of ecosystems, and persistent conflicts be- quotas are met and the need for specialized personnel to
tween the objectives of the GR and human activities. In enforce them. Today, the original objective of promoting
addition, the lack of understanding by the human popu- hunting must be balanced against the need to constrain
lation has led to a social rejection that causes their loss it, which is a significant issue elsewhere in Europe
of identity and role in society (Fig. 2 and 3). (Apollonio et al., 2010; Putman and Moore, 1998).
The dissemination of the work done in GR is not
sufficient to inform the public of the importance of GR;
Discussion therefore, it should be increased following, for instance,
the example of Protected Areas, which in Spain receive
The high proportion of questionnaires that were at least 26 million € per year (Europarc-E, 2010).
returned by the GR provided a sound basis upon which The complexities of managing GR, the need for ac-
to assess the status of the GR in Spain. The establish- curate information on the abundance and population
ment of the GR, which was inspired by the need for trends of game species, and a shortage of permanent staff
nature conservation and the wise use of natural re- in the GR are the main reasons why enterprises and
sources, has represented an important reference in the consultancies are called on to participate in the monitor-
management of forests, game hunting, and biodiver- ing of wildlife populations. This information is crucial
sity. In that regard, the GR continue to play an impor- for management and represents the main technical and
tant role, but unfortunately, this is not well known in scientific information developed by GR. Some socioeco-
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