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Titre :	Management plan for Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) 2007–2009 : directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
Auteurs :	Flemming Pagh Jensen, Auteur ; Christian Perennou, Auteur
Type de document :	Rapport
Editeur :	Luxembourg : European Communities, 2007
Format :	46
Mots-clés :	TdV ; Limosa limosa ; Protection faune
Résumé :	The Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa is listed on Annex II/2 of the EU Birds Directive as a species for which hunting can be permitted in Denmark and France, Ireland and UK. The Black-tailed Godwit was removed from Annex II/2 for Italy by Council Directive 94/24/EC (of 8 June 1994 amending Annex II to Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds OJ L 164 p. 9 30.6.94). This modification, which also involved the removing of the Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwit from Annex II/2 for Italy, was made for protection of the Globally endangered Slender Billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris (which these species resemble so closely that there is an exceptional risk of confusion). As the Black-tailed Godwit has been protected in Denmark since 1982 within the EU it is only in France that hunting is currently permitted. The Black-tailed Godwit has a widespread but disjunct distribution in the Palearctic, extending from Iceland across northern Europe to western Siberia. In Europe the main breeding range is from the Netherlands to Russia. Historical evidence suggests that the species increased during the 20th century throughout Europe. In the EU it mainly breeds in meadows and agricultural grasslands. In the face of the changing agricultural landscape of Europe, the species is now showing declines throughout much of its range. Presently the breeding population in the European Community numbers c.80,000 pairs, which is 33-46% of the global population. Due to the large decline (> 30%) the species underwent during 1990-2000 it was classified as Vulnerable by BirdLife International (2004a). The continuing decline of the Black-tailed Godwit caused in 2006 BirdLife International – the official Red List Authority for birds for the IUCN - to change its status on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species from “Least Concern” to “Near Threatened”. The main causes for the declines in the EU are believed to be loss and degradation of breeding habitat. Where the Black-tailed Godwits breed in semi-natural meadows, the main problems are associated with the too low water-table and overgrowth because of no or to little grassing/mowing. Where the godwits breed in the intensively managed grassland, such as in the Netherlands, the main causes of the decline are believed to be drainage, reseeding, increased use of fertilisers, earlier mowing and conversion to arable land. During migration and in winter in Europe the species is largely restricted to rice-fields and estuaries and is often concentrated at few sites. It is therefore very sensitive to habitat loss, degradation and pollution and the effects of disturbance in these sites. The size of the annual hunting bag in the EU (France) is estimated to be 6-8,000 birds. For a slow reproducing species, such as the Black-tailed Godwit, this is a relatively small but still significant additional mortality. It furthermore specifically affects the western European population, which is already weakened due to deteriorating breeding habitat and a low breeding success. This Management Plan presents a framework for the restoration of Black-tailed Godwit populations in EU and its habitats. It is aimed at all Member States with breeding, staging or wintering populations. It is the responsibility of the relevant authorities of each Member State to decide how to implement the management prescriptions of this plan. The plan should be followed by new versions with revised objectives that take into account the results achieved during the first phase.

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