PAYBACK OF EXPENSES AND INTENSIFICATION OF GAME-KEEPING IN BELARUS
In the course of the research the game-keeping costs of major forest users in Belarus have been analyzed and its categories required for successful game-keeping have been defined. Basing on these categories the effectiveness of game-keeping expenses born by major forest holders has been estimated. There have been observed application of detrimental to common European principles of game-keeping and ineffective methods of determination of the habitation area of the wild ungulates. As a result, potentiality of a game-keeping unit while planning is greatly corrupted because of deliberate reduction of habitation area. Proceeds of activities of a game-keeping unit and expenses on management personnel keeping as well as production and any other activity costs have been particularly considered. Depending on the specialization of a game-keeping unit, reasonable financial expenses on profitable game-keeping have been defined. The necessity of development of foreign hunting tourism as a financial source for game-keeping intensification has been grounded. For large units of forest holders using hunters’ fees or budget funds there have been grounded and suggested certain ways of game-keeping intensification.