ПРОБЛЕМИ ТА ВИКЛИКИ ПРАВОВОГО РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ ОХОРОНИ ДИКОЇ ПРИРОДИ НА ПРИКЛАДІ ЛИТВИ

Human activities, such as urbanization, deforestation, industrial development and other agricultural practices, often directly or indirectly affect the living conditions and populations of wildlife. Human impacts on wildlife can have negative consequences in various ways, for example, by converting natural areas to agriculture or urban areas. Wildlife can lose their habitats, which causes environmental pollution, which can negatively affect the health and living conditions of wildlife. Climate change can change their habitat conditions, food supply opportunities and migration routes. Human interference often manifests itself in the form of hunting or illegal trade in wildlife. Problem statement. First, the problem of hunting wildlife, which manifests itself in activities without the necessary permits or in violation of hunting rules and established restrictions. Hunting wildlife is a serious problem, as this activity can negatively affect wildlife populations and their ecosystems. Illegal hunting without the necessary permits or in violation of hunting regulations and restrictions can lead to excessive mortality of wild animals, which can harm their populations. Another related aspect is uncontrolled hunting practice. Illegal hunting or excessive quota of animals that are allowed to be hunted can lead to a decrease in their populations or even to their extinction. Secondly, the problem of improper fishing practices. One of the problems associated with improper fishing practices is the injury or killing of wild animals during fishing. Research objectives. To reveal the concept of wildlife and its protection, to define the concept of a wild animal and discuss its individual species; to evaluate the legal regulation of the use and protection of wildlife resources; to analyze the problems of the use and protection of wildlife resources in judicial practice. Methodology. The following research methods were used in the work: document analysis, system analysis, abstraction, logical-analytical and linguistic. The document analysis method is used to collect and study scientific, legal documents and judicial practice related to the protection of wild animals. Applying the method of systems analysis in the context of the protection of wild animals, their complex interaction with the environment is assessed, and the difficulties that arise during the implementation of the protection of these animals are also identified. The abstraction method is used to isolate the protection of wild animals from the totality of the environmental protection institute and consider it as a separate object. The logical-analytical method is used to analyze and structure the factors that affect the populations of wild animals and their habitat.