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Compensatory Measures in European Nature Conservation Law [PDF]
Utrecht Law Review, 2014 The Birds and Habitats Directives are the cornerstones of EU nature conservation law, aiming at the conservation of the Natura 2000 network, a network of protected sites under these directives, and the protection of species.
Geert Van Hoorick
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Diseases and Mortality in Confiscated Birds and Reptiles Housed in a Wildlife Rescue Center Under the CITES Directive [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThe number of confiscated CITES-listed animals has increased dramatically worldwide, creating significant health, logistical, and resource challenges for responsible authorities.
Aurora Martín +6 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The Habitat Directive of European Union lists Costal Lagoons (habitat code 1150*) among priority habitats because they are in danger of disappearance.
Rossella Boscolo Brusà +12 more
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Ecological values of the Miño estuary and good practices related to ornithology [PDF]
Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, 2012 The Miño estuary (northwest of the Iberian Peninsula) is included in two natural protected areas of the EU Natura 2000 Galician network, one under the Habitats Directive (Site of Community Importance Baixo Miño), and other under the Birds Directive (Bird
FERREIRA Noe, POMBAL Manuel A.
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Head direction cells in a migratory bird prefer north [PDF]
Science Advances, 2022 Animals exhibit remarkable navigation abilities as if they have an internal compass. Head direction (HD) cells encoding the animal’s heading azimuth are found in the brain of several animal species; the HD cell signals are dependent on the vestibular nuclei, where magnetic responsive cells are present in birds.
Susumu Takahashi +4 more
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Movement Ecology, 2023 Background The study of the timing of migration is fundamental to the understanding of the ecology of many bird species and their response to climate change, and it has important conservation and management implications e.g., for assessing the hunting ...
Roberto Ambrosini +7 more
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Exploring differences in stakeholders’ perceptions of illegal bird trapping in Cyprus
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017 Background Cyprus is recognised as a hotspot for illegal bird trapping in the Mediterranean basin. A consumer demand for the Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is driving the use of non-selective trapping methods, resulting in the indiscriminate ...
Heather M. Jenkins +2 more
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Directional compass preference for landing in water birds [PDF]
Frontiers in Zoology, 2013 AbstractIntroductionLanding flight in birds is demanding on visual control of velocity, distance to target, and slope of descent. Birds flying in flocks must also keep a common course of landing in order to avoid collisions. Whereas the wind direction may provide a cue for landing, the nature of the landing direction indicator under windless conditions
Hart, Vlastimil +11 more
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Revista Vasca de Administración Pública, 2021 This comment examines a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning prohibited hunting methods, in particular, adhesive-covered twigs and the exception set out in Directive 20097147, on the conservation of wild birds.
Agustín García Ureta
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Moravian Geographical Reports, 2022 The necessity of plural valuation of costs for flood risk management is widely acknowledged, but practical case studies are still scarce. We developed a GIS-based plural valuation framework to determine spatially explicit priority categories for flood ...
Ortmann-Ajkai Adrienne +6 more
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