In fact, official statistics based on reports by the Forestry Police on law infringements already demonstrate positive tendencies over recent years (28,373 m3 of illegally cut timber in 2002 versus only 8,129 m3 in 2010). However, the low number of reported cases and illegally harvested timber volume may not only result from progress in preventing such illegal practices, but also reflect the limited operational capacities of the generally understaffed and underequipped forestry field services, which are unable to control the situation in mountain forests. According to the database on forest and pasture fires , high number of fires was reported in 2007 (1,182). As much as 30,827 ha were affected, 5,888.31 ha totally burnt, including as much as 3,659.81 ha of high-stem forests.