Protection of nature and vertebrate fauna in Serbia [Yugoslavia]]
2000
Mandic, R.C.
The paper offers an overview of the history of legislation in the field of protection of nature in the world, Yugoslavia and Serbia. About 4.97% of the territory of Serbia (Yugoslavia) is already under protection, and it is planned to have total of 10% of the territory of Serbia protected by 2010. We have analyzed the status of legislative protection of the vertebrate fauna and found that diversity of the vertebrate fauna of Serbia is high because it includes 579 species, or 87.19% of the total vertebrate fauna of Yugoslavia, i.e. 50.34% of the European vertebrate fauna. Among the 579 vertebrate species of Serbia, 458 species have an international status and 485 species are included in the preliminary Red List of the Vertebrate of Serbia, which shows that legislative protection of the vertebrate species in Serbia is generally well organized. Another 35 species have been suggested for placement under protection, namely: 20 fish species, 1 amphibia species, 5 reptile species, 3 bird species and 6 mammal species. In order to provide scientific basis for further development of the system of conservation of nature in Serbia we have compared the centres of vertebrate fauna biodiversity and the planned network of protected natural assets. On the basis of the analysis we have suggested another 31 areas for protection. On the basis of international criteria we have selected 10 natural assets to be nominated from Serbia for the network of biosphere reserves.
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