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ŠUMARSKI LIST 5-6/2002 str. 59 <-- 59 --> PDF |
M. Vukclič: PAŠARHNJE NA VELEBITU In the period after the Second World War, the inhabitants of the former Military Border lost those rights and could only use them for a fee according to the regulations in the Forestry Act and in forest management plans. The article deals with tne history of grazing on Velebit and in northern Dalmatia with a special reference to the issue of goats and goat rearing. Rearing goats was banned several times in the past on the ground of its devastating effects on forests, but it has been preserved in some parts of Croatia till present times. The idea for this article came from a TV programme "Svakodnevica" (Eventsofthe Day), in which one goat breeder from Obrovac compared a goat to a "kanader" (a fire-fighting plane) and claimed that goats contributed to the prevention of forest fires. After several minutes my old friend and colleague Mr Tompakphoned in and sharply refuted the goat-breeder s words as total untruth, which I silently agreed with in my mind. A goat is not a "kantzder"; on the contrary, it is a demon for forestry and the environment. The damage inflicted by goats in the area from Istria, Primorje, Velebit and Northern Dalmatia is incalculable. Key words: grazing, browsing, compensation, fire-fighting plane ("kanader") and demon Šunuirski lisl hr. 5 b. CXXVI (21)021. 299-31)5 |