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BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
卷 32, 期 4, 页码 523-530出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S095927092200003X
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Conservation; demography; endangered species; population estimate
The global population of Great Bustards has been decreasing, with significant declines in China, European Russia, Portugal, and Spain. However, increases have been recorded in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Romania. Urgent conservation actions are needed to halt the negative trends and ensure the survival of the species.
Since 2005, the world population of Great Bustards Otis tarda has decreased at an annual rate of 3.23%. The current world total is estimated at 31,000-36,000 birds, 34% (range 30-38%) less than 16 years ago. The declines have been observed in nine of 17 countries with extant breeding populations, with highest values in China (-89%) and European Russia (-72%). Marked decreases have also occurred in the Iberian Peninsula, which is still the stronghold for the species with 70-75% of the world population. Within Iberia, declines are particularly alarming in Portugal (-50%), although perhaps even more concerning in Spain, where the -28% (range 25-30%) decrease implies a loss of more than 8,000 individuals. Increases have been only recorded in Germany, Austria, and at a smaller scale in Hungary (respectively, 202%, 91%, and 5%), thanks to continued and intensive conservation actions, and also in the small group breeding in Romania, likely due to dispersal from the increasing West Pannonian population. The isolated populations of Morocco and Iran are on the brink of extinction. More surveys are still needed in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia, to confirm numbers and trends. It is urgent to reinforce conservation actions worldwide to stop negative demographic trends and ensure the survival of the species. If current trends continue, IUCN should perhaps consider whether (a) conditions are met to upgrade the species' Red List category from globally 'Vulnerable' to 'Endangered', and (b) the two subspecies should be treated as separate conservation units and require different conservation strategies.
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