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Eradication of Ruddy ducks in the UK to protect the white-headed duck (ERDUK)
Start date: Sep 1, 2005, End date: Mar 31, 2011,
Background
The white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is the only stiff-tail duck indigenous to Europe. It is listed in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive and is a priority species for LIFE funding. Its only European breeding population is in Spain, where it is strictly protected (over 82% are on Natura 2000 sites); there is also a wintering population in ...
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