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Titre :	Studies of re-established Red Kites in England
Auteurs :	Ian Carter, Auteur ; Phil Grice, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (93(7) July, 2000)
Article en page(s) :	304-322
Résumé :	The Red Kite Milvus milvus was formerly common and widespread throughout Britain, but by the end of the nineteenth century, as a direct result of human persecution, it had been reduced to a handful of pairs in mid Wales. In 1989, a re-establishment programme began in England and Scotland, and breeding populations have already become established in southern England, the English Midlands and northern Scotland. Intensive monitoring of released birds, and studies of the populations re-establishing themselves in England, have shown that the Red Kite is well adapted to our lowland landscapes and is able to thrive at high densities in the release areas. The Red Kite's generalist diet and lack of specialist habitat requirements should enable it to regain its former status in Britain as one of our most widespread and familiar birds, provided that certain threats resulting from human activity can be reduced. In particular, the Red Kite is vulnerable to the use of illegal poison baits, secondary rodenticide poisoning, and shooting. The Red Kite is generally very popular with local people, and is proving to be an extremely useful 'ambassador species' for raptor conservation at a time when some specialist-interest groups view increasing raptor populations as a problem.

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