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Conservation of rare birds in Eastern Corbieres (CONSAVICOR)
Start date: Jan 17, 2005, End date: Dec 31, 2009,
Background
Open scrub and dry grassland Mediterranean habitats, such as Franceâs Eastern Corbières, had traditionally been maintained through grazing. Changing land use patterns had an adverse impact on these habitats which are important for many species, especially birds listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. For example, the Eastern Corbières are ...
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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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