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Swiss species recovery programme for birds
Help for the most endangered bird species. The Swiss species recovery programme for birds aims to set up recovery projects for endangered
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Recovery programme for the capercaillie
The capercaillie, the largest of all grouse species, lives in conifer-dominated, open mountain forests with well-developed bilberry shrub
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Recovery programme for the whinchat
The whinchat is a ground-nesting passerine of traditionally cultivated grasslands and hay-meadows. Its future depends on the existence of
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Recovery project for the jackdaw
Population size of the jackdaw in Switzerland shows marked long-term fluctuations. Nationwide monitoring programmes have documented a
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Recovery programme for the whitethroat
The whitethroat is a characteristic bird species of the open farmland with herbaceous field boundary strips and low hedges and bushes for
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Recovery programme for the woodlark
Nowadays, the distribution of the woodlark in Switzerland is confined to the western Jura mountains and the sun-exposed slopes of the
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Recovery programme for the lapwing
In Switzerland, the lapwing originally inhabited marshlands and reed meadows. After the conversion of many of these habitats into
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Recovery programme for the black-headed gull
In this recovery programme, the causes of the drastic population decline of the black-headed gull are investigated and appropriate
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Recovery programme for the middle spotted woodpecker
In Switzerland, the middle spotted woodpecker is restricted to mature oak forests. To maintain viable populations of this habitat
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Recovery programme for the ortolan bunting
A recovery programme for the critically endangered ortolan bunting is necessary. In Switzerland, this rare passerine persists in only few
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Recovery programme for the kestrel and the barn owl
Compared to the 1960ies, populations of the barn owl and the kestrel have substantially declined in the Swiss lowlands. The declines are
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Species recovery programme for the woodcock
The woodcock, a very secretive forest species, has almost completely disappeared from Swiss lowland forests. The causes for the range
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Recovery programme for the hoopoe
Coming to the aid of the hoopoe is an ambitious undertaking, which can succeed owing to the extensive knowledge accumulated during
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Recovery programme for the nightjar
In the Valais, the endangered nightjar is promoted by thinning out pine forests. |
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Recovery programme for the scops owl
The Swiss Ornithological Institute enhances food availability for scops owls by implementing herbaceous strips along meadows. |
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Reintroduction of the grey partridge
Up until a few decades ago, the grey partridge inhabited climatically favourable arable regions in Switzerland. In the second half of the
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