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Restoration of connections between the Alpine and Pyrenean populations of bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) (LIFE GYPCONNECT)
Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2021,
Background
The conservation status of the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is listed as vulnerable on the European IUCN Red List and endangered in France. Before vulture reintroductions started, the Alps represented a huge barrier separating the Pyreneo-Iberian populations and those of the Balkans. To bridge the distance between the populations of the ...
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Conservation of the French populations of Galemys pyrenaicus and its populations on the French Pyrénées (LIFE+ DESMAN)
Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2020,
Background
The Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a small semi-aquatic mammal that was discovered in 1811. Its distribution worldwide is restricted to the north-western Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrenean mountain range, a habitat that is seriously threatened by fragmentation.
Since 2010, the DREAL Midi-Pyrénées in collaboration with the CEN MP has ...
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Reinforcement and conservation of Lesser Kestrel populations in Aude (FR) and Extrémadure (ES) (LIFE TRANSFERT)
Start date: Sep 1, 2005, End date: Aug 31, 2009,
Background
The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small bird of prey, 27â33 cm in length with a 63â72 cm wingspan. The species breeds from the Mediterranean across Asia. It is a summer migrant, often wintering in Africa. It is rare to find the bird north of its breeding range.
Both the population and range of the lower kestrel is declining in Europ ...
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Recovery plan for the Egyptian Vulture in South-Eastern France (VAUTOUR)
Start date: Sep 1, 2003, End date: May 1, 2008,
Background
The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) is threatened over its entire range and is now considered âendangeredâ in the IUCN Red List (International Union for Conservation of Nature - May 2007).
In Europe, the population numbers have declined dramatically. The bird used to inhabit the entire range of the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean area ...
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