| Titre : | Bird Conservation International 30(2) - June, 2020 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/06/2020 |
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Lei Cheng, Auteur ;
Lizhi Zhou, Auteur ;
Lixin Wu, Auteur ;
Guanghai Feng, Auteur
Avian nest site selection is crucial to breeding birds especially for large endangered waterbirds. We investigated the population dynamics, nests and breeding habitat selection, offspring numbers and reproductive success rate of Oriental Stork C[...]
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Simon P. Mahood, Auteur ;
Chamnan Hong, Auteur ;
Son Virak, Auteur ;
Phearun Sum, Auteur ;
Stephen T. Garnett, Auteur
In 2013 a prediction was made that the South-East Asian subspecies of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis blandini would be extinct within 10 years. In 2018 we conducted a survey in the Tonle Sap floodplain, Cambodia, of the last population [...]
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Rui Freitas, Auteur ;
Catelene Monteiro, Auteur ;
Isabel Rodrigues, Auteur ;
Alex Tavares, Auteur ;
Gilda Monteiro, Auteur ;
Pedro López, Auteur ;
Samir Martins, Auteur ;
João Ferreira, Auteur ;
Liza Lima, Auteur ;
José Pedro Tavares, Auteur ;
Luis Palma, Auteur
The Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus was once an abundant species in the Cabo Verde Islands. Since the 1960s though, and especially during the 1980–1990s, it consistently declined to near extinction. Evidence collected indicates a remnant [...]
Article
Martin Päckert, Auteur ;
Christopher M. Milensky, Auteur ;
Jochen Martens, Auteur ;
Myint Kyaw, Auteur ;
Marcela Suarez-Rubio, Auteur ;
Win Naing Thaw, Auteur ;
Sai Sein Lin Oo, Auteur ;
Hannes Wolfgramm, Auteur ;
Swen C. Renner, Auteur
The Hkakabo Razi region located in northern Myanmar is an Important Bird Area and part of the Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot. Within the framework of the World Heritage Convention to enlist the site under criterion (ix) and (x), we condu[...]
Article
Yoan Fourcade, Auteur ;
David S. Richardson, Auteur ;
Jean Secondi, Auteur
The preservation of genetic diversity is an important aspect of conservation biology. Low genetic diversity within a population can lead to inbreeding depression and a reduction in adaptive potential, which may increase extinction risk. Here we [...]
Article
Niti Sukumal, Auteur ;
Matthew J. Grainger, Auteur ;
Tommaso Savini, Auteur
Galliformes are one of the most threatened groups of birds in South-East Asia, with 27% of the species threatened with extinction. Long term population viability and extinction probability studies, at different levels of threat and management, a[...]
Article
Jérôme Lemaître, Auteur ;
Vincent Lamarre, Auteur
Renewable energy helps meet the growing energetic demand while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Despite its environmental benefits, production of wind energy can adversely affect wildlife populations, including birds. In some species, indirect[...]
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Dominik Marchowski, Auteur ;
Łukasz Jankowiak, Auteur ;
Łukasz Ławicki, Auteur ;
Dariusz Wysocki, Auteur ;
Przemysław Chylarecki, Auteur
For Greater Scaup Aythya marila, classified as ‘Vulnerable’ on the European Red List of Birds, the south-western Baltic Sea is one of the most important wintering sites in Europe. In this area, a large concentration of gillnet fishery temporally[...]
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Mads Bech-Hansen, Auteur ;
Rune M. Kallehauge, Auteur ;
Jannik M. S. Lauritzen, Auteur ;
Mathias H. Sørensen, Auteur ;
Bjarke Laubek, Auteur ;
Lasse F. Jensen, Auteur ;
Cino Pertoldi, Auteur ;
Dan Bruhn, Auteur
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are useful tools in ornithological studies. Importantly, though, UAV-caused disturbance has been noted to vary among species. This study evaluated guidelines for UAVs as a tool for researching geese. Twenty-four f[...]
Article
Willem G. Coetzer, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur ;
Mike R. Perrin, Auteur ;
Sandi Willows-Munro, Auteur
The Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus is a habitat specialist, restricted to forest patches in the Eastern Cape (EC), KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Limpopo provinces of South Africa. Recent census estimates suggest that there are less than 1,600 parrot[...]
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Mónica Expósito-Granados, Auteur ;
Deseada Parejo, Auteur ;
Olivier Chastel, Auteur ;
Jesus M. Aviles, Auteur
Human activities are altering ecosystems and threatening the well-being of wildlife. The study of the stressful effects of human disturbances on animal distribution, physiology and behaviour can provide fundamental insights for wildlife conserva[...]
