| Actions
carried out |
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 he
execution of these measures
has contributed to getting to
know the species and conserving
it better, though specific actions
and their relative results.
We will highlight the following:
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MONITORING
THE REPRODUCTIVE UNITS: |
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Thanks to this,
a more accurate
knowledge is
had of the annual
reproduction
result in Aragon
since 1994,
and it can be
concluded that
more than half
the reproductive
units are not
successful in
reproduction.
This detailed
monitoring has
enabled us to
identify the
causes of some
failures in
the reproduction,
enabling measures
to be established
to improve this
parameter, introducing
the necessary
conservation
measures. |
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Some of these measures
have been the surveillance
of nests, the rescue
of unfeasible lays
(three chicks successfully
released between 1995
and 2003) or the regulation
of the hunting activities
in certain critical
areas. |
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| 2) |
RADIO
MARKING: |
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Individualised
monitoring of
bearded vulture
specimens, by
radio marking
specimens, which
makes it possible
to know aspects
of the biology,
use of the space
and causes of
mortality detected
for the species
(38% poisoning,
26% overhead
cables, 21%
shooting). |
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CENSUS: |
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| Simultaneous
census in the whole
Pyrenean mountain
range, which make
it possible to establish
the annual population
and its fluctuations
(472 specimens for
the year 2003). |
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| 4) |
FEEDING
POINTS: |
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Creation of
a network of
specific feeding
points for the
species by the
Government of
Aragon, which
provide the
population with
controlled food
in the winter
season. Currently,
a total of 10
supplementary
feeding points
are supplied. |
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| 5) |
MORTALITY
TRANSMITTERS: |
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| Actions against
the illegal use of
poisons and marking
the bearded vulture
specimens with mortality
transmitters. |
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| 6) |
MODIFICATION
OF OVERHEAD CABLES: |
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| Evaluation
of overhead cables
within the application
scope of the Plan,
which has given rise
to the modification
and correction of
75 overhead cables
and the installation
of bird-protectors,
as well as the an
agreement being signed
with ENDESA and the
Spanish Electricity
Board (REE) to study
and modify dangerous
overhead cables for
birds. |
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SIGNATURE
OF AGREEMENTS: |
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| Signature
of agreements with
social groups whose
activities could cause
problems for the species
during the reproductive
period. |
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PROTECTION
OF THE HABITAT: |
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| Actions
aimed at the legal
protection of the
habitat of the species,
related to the declaration
of Special Bird Protection
Zones. |
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EXTENSION
OF THE DISTRIBUTION AREA: |
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Installation of decoys
in the Natural Park
of Moncayo and the
Maestrazgo of Teruel
as a measure to provoke
the natural extension
of the distribution
area of the species. |
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