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Actions
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Participants |
| The study of wild prey abundance. |
To study the demographic trends of Wild rabbit populations since 1997 and to map Red-legged partridge relative densities across the uplands of Southwest Portugal, so that habitat management guidelines can be defined. |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI, AFN |
| The study of domestic prey abundance |
To study the demographic trends of rural domestic pigeon populations since 1994-95 in the uplands of Southwest Portugal. To make proposals aiming at the maintenance and recovery of rural pigeon breeding. |
2007 - 2008 |
CEAI, AFN |
| Building, recovery and maintenance of pigeon lofts |
To increase food availability for the eagles, avoiding conflicts with hunters and racing pigeon fanciers; to decrease the prevalence of trichomonosis. |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI, AFN |
| Acquisition of trees |
To preserve large trees (occupied or alternative nesting sites) |
2009 - 2010 |
CEAI |
| Habitat management agreements |
To protect nest sites by establishing management agreements with landowners in 16 eagle territories, within the Special Protection Areas of Caldeirão, Monchique and Castro Verde |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI, Viver Serra, Aspaflobal |
| Nest consolidation |
To consolidate unstable nests. |
2007 - 2009 |
CEAI |
| Threat surveilance and control |
To detect any events presenting actual or potential risks to the breeding process. |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI |
| Population monitoring: territory monitoring |
To monitor the breeding of known pairs and to follow the establishment of new territories |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI, Guadiana Valley Natural Park |
| Population monitoring: tagging of adult and immature eagles using PTTs (Platform Transmiter Terminals) |
To define home ranges, study movements outside the breeding season and in areas of high shooting risk; to study interaction with powerlines and windfarms. |
2007 - 2009 |
External service provider |
| Regional census |
To increase the knowledge of the status and trends of eagle populations in Southern Portugal; to gather data to support the redefinition of limits of the extant Special Protection Areas and the declaration of new ones. |
Breeding season of 2008-2009 |
CEAI, Guadiana Valley Natural Park |
| Treatment and prophylaxis of trichomonosis in nestlings |
To treat nestlings bearing serious lesions with specific anti-parasitarian drugs: according to the conclusions of the workshop held in September 2007. |
According with the conclusions of the workshop on trichomonosis held in September 2007 the prophylaxis of the disease in nestlings is not recommended, and only nestlings bearing serious lesions should be treated with anti-parasitarians. |
| Technical support to landowners, foresters, hunters and others |
To provide advice to forest and game management, minimizing the impact of these activities over the Bonelli's eagle population; to provide consultancy to stakeholders about financial incentives to good environmental practices. |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI, Viver Serra, Aspaflobal, AIEC |
| Demonstration of sound habitat management in the Parra State Forestry Area |
An integrated set of experimental and demonstrative actions of several project components, in order to enhance intervention techniques, while improving management guidelines. |
2007 - 2010 |
AFN, CEAI |
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| Institutional actions |
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Goals |
Calendar |
Participants |
| Involvement of public managers of agro-forestry funds |
To prevent impacts of agro-forestry activities. |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI |
| Involving stakeholders |
To promote the debate of norms, codes and risk charts produced by the project, in order to ensure the understanding between all stakeholders and the conciliation of interests |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI |
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| Studies and Plans |
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Goals |
Calendar |
Participants |
| Wind resource - eagle conservation compatibility plan |
To determine dangerous locations and wind turbine types; to propose mitigation measures, guidelines and risk charts for the activity |
2007 - 2008 |
CEAI + External service provider |
| Base study on the impact of powerlines on Bonelli's eagles |
To characterize the impacts of powerlines upon the breeding and pre-adult settlement areas of Bonelli's eagles; to define/correct powerline routes; to establish a normative |
2007 - 2008 |
CEAI + External service provider |
| Action plan for the conservation of tree-nesting Bonelli's eagles |
To prepare a reference document integrating legal issues, redefinition of Natura 2000 sites, compatibility measures between economic activities and eagle conservation, etc |
2007 - 2009 |
CEAI + Project's Scientific Commission |
| After-Life Conservation Plan |
To define a set of measures of continuity of the project goals after its end |
2010 |
CEAI |
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| Seminaries and Workshops |
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Goals |
Calendar |
Participants |
| Workshop: "trichomonosis in the Bonelli's Eagle: epidemiology, prophylaxis and treatment" |
To establish the state of the art on trichomonosis; to establish the appropriate measures to mitigate the disease effects; to define a strategy towards trichomonosis treatment and prevention in the Bonelli's eagle. |
2007 |
CEAI |
| Organization of seminars and congress |
To organize 2 seminars and 1 congress |
2009 - 2010 |
CEAI |
| Participation in scientific meetings |
To establish contacts with the scientific community at national and international meetings; to publish the results of the project |
To be defined |
CEAI |
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| Communication strategy |
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Goals |
Calendar |
Participants |
| Disseminating information about the project and its results |
To publicize the actions and results of the project: annual bulletin in digital format, book about the Bonelli's eagle |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI |
| Website |
To present the project (and also the target species, entities involved, etc.) and to publicize its actions and results, as well as the planned events |
2008 - 2010 |
CEAI |
| Non-scientific report |
To inform the general public about the project |
2010 |
CEAI |
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| Environmental Awareness
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Goals |
Calendar |
Participants |
| Education material |
To raise the awareness of school children, hunters and game managers, landowners, foresters, etc. of Bonelli's eagle conservation needs by producing: a project presentation leaflet, brochure addressing several themes (target-species, Natura 2000 network, Birds Directive, etc.), a Manual of Good Practices for Hunting and Forestry, a children's bulletin, a CD-ROM and documentaries |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI, External service provider |
| Environmental Education aimed at school children |
Make children and young people sensible to the issue of Bonelli's eagle conservation |
2007 - 2010 |
CEAI |
| Education actions aimed at institutions, companies and local administration |
To raise the awareness of entities which play a role in the management and exploitation of natural resources about Bonelli's eagle conservation and the relevance of the Natura 2000 network |
2007 - 2009 |
CEAI, AIEC, Almodôvar City Hall |
| Education actions directed at the general public at the local level |
To raise the local public awareness about Bonelli's eagle conservation |
2008 e 2010 |
CEAI, Viver Serra, Aspaflobal, AIEC, Almodôvar City Hall |
| Training sessions |
To provide training to local and regional administration technical staff with direct intervention in the territory, as well as to NGO members |
2009-2010 |
CEAI, Viver Serra, Aspaflobal, Almodôvar City Hall |
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