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Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Corncrake Crex crex in Belgium: holding on to the verge of extinction (2016)
Auteurs :	Dominique Verbelen, Auteur ; Marc Herremans, Auteur ; Antoine Derouaux, Auteur ; Jean-Yves Paquet, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Vogelwelt (Die) (136(2-3, Sp. Iss.) 2016)
Article en page(s) :	135-138
Résumé :	In contrast with the situation in the early 20th century, Corncrakes in Belgium only occur in small numbers nowadays. A reconstruction based on all available data shows that between 2000 and 2015 numbers ranged from 1 to 31 calling males. These numbers make the species listed as critically endangered on the Red Lists of both Flanders and Wallonia. When present, the species inhabits damp meadows with tall grass, in Wallonia in some years also crops (winter cereals). Best regions in Flanders are the floodplain meadows of the River Yser, in Wallonia the region known as Fagne-Famenne. Despite conservation measures and a wide variety of agri-environment measures, little progress has been made towards population recovery over the last decades. Both in Flanders and Wallonia payments to farmers are offered to delay mowing until September, when Corncrakes have been recorded in their fields. In Flanders a species action plan was endorsed in 2016.

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