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Status and trends of circumpolar peregrine falcon and gyrfalcon populations

open access: yes, 2020
The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and the gyrfalcon (F. rusticolus) are top predators of arctic ecosystems and have been identified as Focal Ecosystem Components (FEC) for the Arctic Council’s pan-Arctic biodiversity monitoring plan. We provide the
Robinson, Bryce W.   +79 more
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Evolutionary Relationships and Genetic Diversity in the Southern Siberian Populations of the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), a Young and Endangered Species

open access: yesDiversity
Studying intraspecific differentiation in closely related species is essential to clarify the phylogenetic relationships and mechanisms of early stage speciation, particularly in evolutionarily young lineages affected by human-driven population declines.
Daria Nikolaevna Rozhkova   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

[On the origin of the name Girifalco, an Italian town in a hotspot of the autumn migration of soaring raptors]

open access: yesNatural History Sciences
In this article, a hypothesis is suggested on the origin of the name Girifalco, a small town in the Calabrian Apennines (southern continental Italy), located along an important flyway of raptors migrating through the Central Mediterranean. In particular,
Nicolantonio Agostini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Falcon Nest Occupancy and Hatch Success Near Two Diamond Mines in the Southern Arctic, Northwest Territories

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2013
Sensitivity to anthropogenic disturbance in conjunction with slow population recovery has raised conservation concerns over impacts to raptor species from industrial development in pristine areas of their North American breeding range.
Daniel W. Coulton   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Swedish Arctic Fox Project: 40 years of research in ecology and conservation

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 8, November 2026.
The 4 central research themes in The Swedish Arctic Fox Project and key deliverables for practical conservation achieved over 4 decades. Abstract The scientific community widely recognizes the value of long‐term studies, especially those with individual‐level resolution; however, maintaining a consecutive data series is associated with multiple ...
Anders Angerbjörn   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gyrfalcon in Boyd County, Nebraska [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) is considered in Nebraska to be a rare casual winter visitor statewide (Sharpe et al. 2001). Since 1990, there has been only one NOURC (Nebraska Ornithologists\u27 Union Records Committee) accepted record (Class III) for ...
Brogie, Mark A., Heidt, David
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A specialist predator in a food web with cyclic alternative prey:The gyrfalcon-ptarmigan case revisited [PDF]

open access: yes
1. Population dynamics of specialist predators are tightly linked to their main prey and can in simple food webs lead to complex predator–prey interactions (e.g. predator–prey cycles).
Østlyngen, Arve   +7 more
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Overview of criminal cases concerning illegal withdrawal of wild falcons and related prosecutions in Russia and neighboring countries

open access: yesПернатые хищники и их охрана, 2018
This article was prepared according on the analysis of the situation with the poaching and smuggling of falcons (Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus, Saker Falcon F. cherrug and Peregrine Falcon F. peregrinus) in Russia and near abroad countries in 2016–2017. The
Elvira G. Nikolenko
doaj   +1 more source

A long-term conservation initiative: artificial nests for Falco rusticolus (Falconidae) in Southern Yamal, North-West Siberia

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука
Falco rusticolus (hereinafter – gyrfalcon) is a threatened species affected by climate change and increasing human activity in the Arctic. The availability of suitable nesting sites is a critical factor for its successful breeding.
Svetlana A. Mechnikova   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantifying the global legal trade in live CITES-listed raptors and owls for commercial purposes over a 40-year period [RETRACTED VERSION]

open access: yesAvocetta, 2019
This paper has been retracted by the authors that found an error in the dataset, eventually partially affecting the results. A retraction letter is published in Avocetta 44.2 (Issue released on December 2020) Original Abstract: The global wildlife trade
Connor T. Panter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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