Monitoring of Peregrine Falcons in the Ariège Pyrenees and Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées region, France
Abstract Since the 1980s, the volunteers of the ornithological group of the Nature Midi-Pyrénées association have been monitoring the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) population in the Ariège Pyrenees and in the Toulouse agglomeration. The data collected over the last 30 years show stability of t...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/orhu-2018-0023 2023-05-15T16:10:01+02:00 Monitoring of Peregrine Falcons in the Ariège Pyrenees and Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées region, France Pasquier, Christophe Fehlmann, Mathieu Bresson, Charlotte Fremaux, Sylvain Jean, Alain Thelliez, Jean-Philippe 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2018-0023 http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/orhu/26/2/article-p143.xml https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.1515/orhu-2018-0023 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Ornis Hungarica volume 26, issue 2, page 143-158 ISSN 2061-9588 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2018 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2018-0023 2022-04-14T05:10:23Z Abstract Since the 1980s, the volunteers of the ornithological group of the Nature Midi-Pyrénées association have been monitoring the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) population in the Ariège Pyrenees and in the Toulouse agglomeration. The data collected over the last 30 years show stability of the Ariège population: little variation has been observed in brood size, occupation rate of the sites or reproductive success. Only the increasing number of known nesting sites is significant, due to better knowledge of the territory by observers over time. In 2017, the breeding population was estimated to be 24 pairs. Urban monitoring proved the presence of individuals in passage, wintering or resident in Toulouse. Since 2002, downtown Toulouse has been visited by several individuals of both sexes and interactions between males and females have been observed since 2005. Despite the multiplicity of possible eyries or nesting sites in Toulouse, and the massive presence of Peregrine Falcons and dedicated bird watchers, no case of breeding has been reported. In addition to monitoring, measures to protect and support the presence of the species have been put in place. In the Pyrenees, in the light of the growth of human activities near nesting sites, some sites are now subject to official protective measures, coupled with constant vigilance and awareness. In Toulouse, to encourage the breeding of the individuals present, two nesting boxes were installed in 2016, on two buildings frequented by a female and a male. In 2017, a first attempt to reproduce in one of these installations confirmed the value of such developments in urban areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon De Gruyter (via Crossref) Watchers ENVELOPE(-56.115,-56.115,50.750,50.750) Ornis Hungarica 26 2 143 158 |
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Abstract Since the 1980s, the volunteers of the ornithological group of the Nature Midi-Pyrénées association have been monitoring the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) population in the Ariège Pyrenees and in the Toulouse agglomeration. The data collected over the last 30 years show stability of the Ariège population: little variation has been observed in brood size, occupation rate of the sites or reproductive success. Only the increasing number of known nesting sites is significant, due to better knowledge of the territory by observers over time. In 2017, the breeding population was estimated to be 24 pairs. Urban monitoring proved the presence of individuals in passage, wintering or resident in Toulouse. Since 2002, downtown Toulouse has been visited by several individuals of both sexes and interactions between males and females have been observed since 2005. Despite the multiplicity of possible eyries or nesting sites in Toulouse, and the massive presence of Peregrine Falcons and dedicated bird watchers, no case of breeding has been reported. In addition to monitoring, measures to protect and support the presence of the species have been put in place. In the Pyrenees, in the light of the growth of human activities near nesting sites, some sites are now subject to official protective measures, coupled with constant vigilance and awareness. In Toulouse, to encourage the breeding of the individuals present, two nesting boxes were installed in 2016, on two buildings frequented by a female and a male. In 2017, a first attempt to reproduce in one of these installations confirmed the value of such developments in urban areas. |
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Monitoring of Peregrine Falcons in the Ariège Pyrenees and Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées region, France |
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Monitoring of Peregrine Falcons in the Ariège Pyrenees and Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées region, France |
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Monitoring of Peregrine Falcons in the Ariège Pyrenees and Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées region, France |
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Monitoring of Peregrine Falcons in the Ariège Pyrenees and Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées region, France |
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Monitoring of Peregrine Falcons in the Ariège Pyrenees and Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées region, France |
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monitoring of peregrine falcons in the ariège pyrenees and toulouse, midi-pyrénées region, france |
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