| Titre : | Bird Conservation International 25(3) - SEP 2015 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/09/2015 |
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Article
Morgan B. Pfeiffer, Auteur ;
Jan A. Venter, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur
Declines in Old World vulture populations have been linked to anthropogenic pressures. To assess these threats, the social dimensions of vulture conservation must be explored. Prior research in Africa focused on commercial farmers' perceptions o[...]
Article
Rainer Raab, Auteur ;
Claudia Schtz, Auteur ;
Peter Spakovszky, Auteur ;
Eike Julius, Auteur ;
Christian H. Schulze, Auteur
Winter oilseed rape represents an important food source for Great Bustards. Great Bustard surveys during four consecutive winters (2005/2006-2008/2009) were used to identify characteristics of oilseed rape fields, which increase their attractive[...]
Article
Marisol Domínguez, Auteur ;
Juan Carlos Reboreda, Auteur ;
Bettina Mahler, Auteur
The Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata is a globally endangered passerine endemic to southern South America. Although the conservation status of this species is alarming, there is no information about factors that affect its reproductive succe[...]
Article
Kathleen E. Green, Auteur ;
Bronwen M. Daniel, Auteur ;
Samuel P. Lloyd, Auteur ;
Ishaka Said, Auteur ;
Amelaid Houmadi, Auteur ;
Daniel M. Salim, Auteur ;
Soufiani M'Madi, Auteur ;
Hugh Doulton, Auteur ;
Richard P. Young, Auteur
Although birds are among the best studied taxa, many of the globally threatened species lack the information required to fully assess their conservation status and needs. One such species is the Anjouan Scops Owl Otus capnodes which was presumed[...]
Article
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii is a secretive species of high conservation concern with an estimated global breeding population of 90,000 individuals sparsely distributed across 15 states in the south-eastern United States. Its statu[...]
Article
Ahmad Barati, Auteur ;
Rahim Abdulkarimi, Auteur ;
Juan Carlos Alonso, Auteur
The current distribution and recent population trends of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) in Iran were investigated based on a literature review and unpublished data (1995-2008) followed by three years of census (2009-2011) in areas where the spec[...]
Article
Ralph Buij, Auteur ;
Nikie Van Dorst, Auteur ;
Henriette F. Salomons, Auteur ;
Barbara M. Croes, Auteur ;
Maurine W. Dietz, Auteur ;
Jan Komdeur, Auteur
Anthropogenic habitat alteration has probably contributed significantly to the decrease of raptor populations in West African savannas. To evaluate the impact of habitat degradation on foraging by sedentary Afrotropical raptors, we investigated [...]
Article
Francoise Dowsett-Lemaire, Auteur ;
John G. M. Wilson, Auteur ;
Robert D. Medland, Auteur ;
Lizanne Roxburgh, Auteur
Malawi is under heavy pressure for land by an increasing human population, and there is little natural habitat left outside gazetted wildlife and forest reserves. Widespread collecting of birds in Malawi's small protected rain forests by the Nat[...]
