Cliff-nesting birds favour habitats to which very few predators have access. Any human leisure activity that takes place near nests thus amplifies the disturbance. This project aims to prevent such disturbance to six sensitive cliff-nesting species (golden eagle, bearded vulture, peregrine falcon, red-billed chough, eagle-owl and blue rock thrush) and strike a balance between human activity and birds.
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Bearded Vulture
Peregrine Falcon
Golden Eagle
Eurasian Eagle-owl
Red-billed Chough
Blue Rock-thrush
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Species Recovery
Topics
Species Recovery, Birds and Human Beings
Habitat
rocky terrain
Project start
2012
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Jean-Nicolas Pradervand
Project region
Vaud, Valais
Employees
Employee of the regional Office Valais
Jean-Nicolas Pradervand
+41 79 784 52 32
jean-nicolas.pradervand@vogelwarte.ch
Species concerned
Unit
Species Recovery
Wildlife conservation coordinates the development, improvement and dissemination of measures in favour of priority bird species that cannot be helped by habitat protection alone. Together with BirdLife Switzerland and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the department also coordinates the “Species Recovery for Swiss Birds” programme.
