Common hamster (Cricetus cricetus, Cricetidae, Rodentia) in the Simferopol city: Population dynamics and survival outlook
Journal: Povolzhskiy Journal of Ecology
Year: 2024

In the Simferopol city, the numbers of Common hamsters began to grow since the early 1970s and reached a peak in the mid-1990s. The abundance was kept at a high level until 2014–2015 and then began to decline. In multi-storey residential development areas, steady settlements of hamsters have now virtually disappeared, and even in large green areas (the City Park and Botanical Garden), the numbers dropped almost tenfold. One of the possible causes for this decline was cutting down shrubs and hedg