Strategie Wald und Wild für den Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Grundlagen zu einem kantonalen Konzept zur Verhütung von Wildschäden und zur Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen der Wildtiere | Strategic plan for forest and game in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Basis of a cantonal concept for the prevention of browsing damage and for the improvement of the habitat of game.

The intensively used cultural landscape of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden leaves only very limited resources for roe,chamois and deer. Copious feed in open green spaces is only available to ungulates for a very short space of time. A high rate of tourist activity on the slopes above the forest drives the game into the forest. Browsing damage is extremely high in forests at the foot of the Säntis massif. Rules governing the sustenance of the roe and chamois population are not always diligently kept. Our strategic plan calls for more extensively used green spaces including forest borders, hedges and brooksides, as well as the development of new hunting strategies. A spatial reduction of tourist activities is called for, especially of ramblers and hikers, by path regulation. The organisation of the ecological surveillance of game and the decision-making process for the hunt need to be adjusted to meet the dual goals of enhancing the well-being of game and ensuring the natural regeneration of an indigenous composition of the forest.