| Автор | Serra, Gianluca |
| Автор | Abdallah, Mahmud |
| Автор | Assaed, Adeeb |
| Автор | Abdallah, Ahmed |
| Автор | Al Qaim, Ghazy |
| Автор | Fayad, Talal |
| Автор | Williamson, Douglas |
| Дата выпуска | 2004 |
| dc.description | The eastern population of the northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita had been presumed extinct following the loss of the colony in Birecik, Turkey, in 1989. However, occasional sightings of birds in Yemen, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia and Israel during the 1980s and 1990s suggested that there was still a colony somewhere in the Middle East. Intensive field surveys in spring 2002, based on the knowledge of Bedouin nomads and local hunters, revealed that the species has never become completely extinct on the Syrian desertic steppe. Following systematic searches 15 old nesting sites were found, one of them still hosting an active breeding colony of seven individuals. The species appears to have been relatively common in the area until 20 years ago, when a combination of overexploitation of rangelands and increasing hunting pressure initiated a dramatic decline. |
| Издатель | Cambridge University Press |
| Тема | Geronticus eremita |
| Тема | local knowledge |
| Тема | Middle East |
| Тема | northern bald ibis |
| Тема | Syria |
| Название | Discovery of a relict breeding colony of northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita in Syria This paper contains supplementary material that can only be found online at http://journals.cambridge.org |
| DOI | 10.1017/S003060530400016X |
| Electronic ISSN | 1365-3008 |
| Print ISSN | 0030-6053 |
| Журнал | Oryx |
| Том | 38 |
| Первая страница | 106 |
| Последняя страница | 108 |
| Аффилиация | Serra Gianluca; Al Talila Reserve project; Al Talila Reserve project |
| Аффилиация | Abdallah Mahmud; Al Talila Reserve project |
| Аффилиация | Assaed Adeeb; Al Talila Reserve project |
| Аффилиация | Abdallah Ahmed; Al Talila Reserve project |
| Аффилиация | Al Qaim Ghazy; Al Talila Reserve project |
| Аффилиация | Fayad Talal; Al Talila Reserve project |
| Аффилиация | Williamson Douglas; Wildlife and Protected Area Management, Forestry Department |
| Выпуск | 1 |
