A report commissioned by Rewilding Europe and carried out by Birdlife, the European Bird Census Council and ZSL has confirmed that numbers and ranges of many of Europe's 'key' mammal and bird species have increased.
Of 18 mammal and 19 bird species, only the Iberian lynx has not increased in abundance in the 1960s. Several of the big winners were European bison, Eurasian beaver, white-headed duck, barnacle goose and some populations of pink-footed goose, which have all seen increases of more than 3,000% in the last five decades. Brown bear numbers have doubled, and wolf populations have increased by 30%.
Some of the reasoning given for these increases include legal protection, hunting quotas and particularly abandonment of farmland.
The 18 mammal species surveyed were brown bear, grey wolf, golden jackal, Eurasian and Iberian lynx, common and grey seal, wolverine, European bison, moose, red and roe deer, Alpine and Iberian chamois, Northern and Southern chamois, wild boar and Eurasian beaver.
The 19 bird species surveyed were pink-footed and barnacle goose, whooper swan, white-headed duck, white stork, Eurasian spoonbill, Dalmatian pelican, lesser kestrel, saker and peregrine falcon, red kite, white-tailed, Spanish imperial and Eastern imperial eagle, griffon, bearded and cinereous vulture, common crane and roseate tern.
The BBC report can be found here:
BBC News - Europe's key animals 'making a comeback'
The actual study can be found here:
http://www.rewildingeurope.com/asse...overy-of-selected-mammal-and-bird-species.pdf
Also I have included a link to the Rewilding Europe website- as well as work with current European species they are working lots with rewilded horses and cattle and there are references to the reintroduction of kulan and saiga antelope.
Rewilding Europe - making Europe a wilder place with more space for wildlife, wilderness and natural processes.
Of 18 mammal and 19 bird species, only the Iberian lynx has not increased in abundance in the 1960s. Several of the big winners were European bison, Eurasian beaver, white-headed duck, barnacle goose and some populations of pink-footed goose, which have all seen increases of more than 3,000% in the last five decades. Brown bear numbers have doubled, and wolf populations have increased by 30%.
Some of the reasoning given for these increases include legal protection, hunting quotas and particularly abandonment of farmland.
The 18 mammal species surveyed were brown bear, grey wolf, golden jackal, Eurasian and Iberian lynx, common and grey seal, wolverine, European bison, moose, red and roe deer, Alpine and Iberian chamois, Northern and Southern chamois, wild boar and Eurasian beaver.
The 19 bird species surveyed were pink-footed and barnacle goose, whooper swan, white-headed duck, white stork, Eurasian spoonbill, Dalmatian pelican, lesser kestrel, saker and peregrine falcon, red kite, white-tailed, Spanish imperial and Eastern imperial eagle, griffon, bearded and cinereous vulture, common crane and roseate tern.
The BBC report can be found here:
BBC News - Europe's key animals 'making a comeback'
The actual study can be found here:
http://www.rewildingeurope.com/asse...overy-of-selected-mammal-and-bird-species.pdf
Also I have included a link to the Rewilding Europe website- as well as work with current European species they are working lots with rewilded horses and cattle and there are references to the reintroduction of kulan and saiga antelope.
Rewilding Europe - making Europe a wilder place with more space for wildlife, wilderness and natural processes.
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