I assume that, in countries with any kind of compensation system regarding the agricultural wildlife/game damage, there has to be some sort of field assessment conducted by experts.
I would like to collect information on the different systems that operate in the different countries (ie. is there a compensation system, if yes, who estimates the damage, are there any sampling principles that are obligatory to be followed or even specified sampling methods, or it is simply up to the experts, etc.).
I would be grateful for any written, citable resource (primarily in English, if it exists) or even for personal summaries.
In return, I can prepare a description of the Hungarian situation, if anyone finds it interesting or useful.
Thank you in advance!
Imre
I am working on that problem in pecan orchards right now. I use game cameras to record which species are doing the damage, how many animals are present, and feeding on the crop, and what times of day the damage is occurring.
I am also examining the crops of harvested Sandhill cranes to search for pecan fragments, as well as inspecting the scat of coyotes for pecan shells. The results are very surprising, as the pair of coyotes which call these orchards home are doing great damage to the pecan crop, while the Sandhill cranes do not appear to be feeding on the pecans at all!
https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJST/article/view/14352/11658
Crop Protection and Its Effectiveness against Wildlife: A Case Study of Two Villages of Shivapuri National Park, Nepal.
Hope this may be helpful
Usually it is by comparing areas exposed to wildlife with those that exclude wildlife
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