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| Balciauskas, L.; Volodka, H. | |
| Some aspects of human dimensions of large carnivores in north-west Lithuania | |
| 2001 Conference Proceeding | |
Co-existence with large carnivores has always been an innate characteristic of Lithuanians. Checking the land-use map at the scale 1:50000, and just for names of towns and villages, we can find 97 names which came from the wolf. North-west districts bear many, for example Vilkaiiai (Akmen district), Vilkakalnis and Vilkin (Birēai district), Vilkickai (JoniŠkis district), VilkauŠai (Kelm district), Vilkai, Vilkyiai (Klaipda district), Vilkdarē, VilkiŠk, Vilkuriai (Ńiauliai district), Vilkduob (RadviliŠkis district), Vilkakiai, Vilkas, Vilko miŠkas (TelŠiai district) and others. 43 place names came from the bear - in Lithuanian "meŠka" or "lokys". In the north-west we can mention MeŠkeliai and MeŠkiai (Akmen district), MeŠkin, MeŠklydēiai and MeŠkuiiai (Kelm district), MeŠkeliai (Maēeikiai district), MeŠkiai, MeŠkin, MeŠkiŠk and MeŠkuiiai (Ńiauliai district), etc. 53 place names came from fox, but the name of lynx is used in place names quite scarcely - just three place names may be found. Hundreds and hundreds of forests, lakes and rivulets also bear names which originated from the carnivores |
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