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Titre :	The conservation status and trends of raptors and owls in Europe (2008)
Auteurs :	Ian J. Burfield, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	AMBIO (37(6) SEP 2008)
Article en page(s) :	401-407
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	To conserve biodiversity efficiently, an international framework is needed to ensure that national priorities take into account regional and global priorities. BirdLife International has published five comprehensive assessments of the global status of the world\'s birds and two evaluations of the status of Europe\'s birds at a continental level. This paper analyzes the results of these assessments in relation to Europe\'s 56 species of raptors and owls, 18% of which are of global conservation concern, and 64% of which have an unfavorable conservation status in Europe. The European Union (EU) holds half of the total estimated European breeding population of raptors and owls, and European Russia supports another third, but every European country has a responsibility for at least two species of European conservation concern. During the 1990s, more raptors increased than decreased in most

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