The Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris: threats and conservation

• Autorzy: Gallo-Orsi U , Boere G.C.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

With a population of probably less than 50 individuals, the Slender-billed Curlew is one of the most seriously endangered species in Europe. The scarcity of information on its biology and the fact that its breeding grounds are still unknown are major constraints on its conservation. This paper presents the activities of the Working Group established under the Bonn Convention. Recent intensive efforts to locate breeding areas are described. All records are kept in a specific BirdLife International database. Although hunting is considered to have been the major reason for the species' dramatic decline and is still an important threat, overgrazing of steppes and drainage of wetlands in northern Kazakhstan and south-western Siberia have canused the loss of a number of possible breeding sites recently identified.

PL

Kulik cienkodzioby jest jednym spośród najbardziej zagrożonych wyginięciem ptaków Europy. Liczebność jego populacji szacuje się obecnie na około 50 osobników. Największą przeszkodą w ochronie tego gatunku jest brak danych dotyczących lokalizacji jego terenów lęgowych. Czynnikami powodującymi spadek liczebności kulika jest odstrzał a także przekształcenia środowiska na stepach południowo-zachodniej Syberii i Kazachstanu.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

conservation; threat; Slender-billed Curlew; Europe; Numenius tenuirostris; population

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Ornithologica
• Rocznik: 2001
• Tom: 36
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.73-77,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Gallo-Orsi U

• BirdLife International - European Division Office, Droevendaalsesteeg 3a, PO Box 127, NL-6700 AC Wageningen, Netherlands

autor

Boere G.C.

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