This is an increasingly required practice that may vary from leaving single trees to retaining patches and buffer zones when cutting. Relict wooded areas are considered as being the last haven for many endangered species ( Donázar et al., 2002), and the management of a site is often targeted toward particular ones ( Gill, 2007). Nevertheless, it can significantly reduce the abundance or productivity of certain species ( Guénette & Villard, 2005). Silvicultural treatments vary in intensity and a fundamental component of timber production is to leave trees of importance to flora and fauna at logging ( Gustafsson, Kouki & Sverdrup-Thygeson, 2010). However, biodiversity conservation is a significant concern in sustainable forest management and the best management practices for timber harvesting ( Ezquerro, Pardos & Diaz-Balteiro, 2019). Indeed, logged forests may also have an essential role in conservation ( Johns, 1985), and it is worth mentioning that species composition shifts naturally during a stand development ( Reich et al., 2001). Commercial logging alters habitat structure and it can directly influence the occurrence of animal communities, although post-treatment stands are not necessarily uninhabitable ( Guénette & Villard, 2005 McDermott & Wood, 2010). In many cases, changes in habitat quality restrict access to resources such as food supplies or nesting sites ( Gill, 2007). Human disturbance of wildlife is a growing concern in biodiversity conservation as recreational and industrial uses of natural areas are continuously expanding ( Gill, Sutherland & Watkinson, 1996).