THE PROBLEMS OF JACKAL’S (Canis aureus L.) EXPANSION IN EURASIA

In the article, the peculiarities of jackal's expansion for the recent 35 years are considered. By now, this carnivore inhabits 21 European countries. Its rapid expansion in Baltics as well as in trans-Volga region, Caucasus and Trans-Urals is noteworthy. In Kazakhstan jackals have appeared in Western and Northern Tien Shan and, possibly, in Western China for the recent decades. The main reason of expansion is global warming. This is the phenomenon of gradual aridization of Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and Northern Asia, that allowed jackals inhabiting the new territories and expanding its habitat.