<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Among 48 raptor species (birds of prey, owls, shrikes) recorded recently in Slovenia, some long-term monitoring activities are being conducted for more than half of them, mainly for conservation and research purposes. However, national coverage is achieved only in 15% of the species, whereas other monitoring programmes are more or less local. Two monitoring approaches are considered, the species specific approach and assemblage approach. Current ongoing monitoring programmes for raptors in Slovenia lack monitoring of breeding success, which is now confined to only a few owl species. Use of nestboxes should therefore be considered more broadly in the future for some species at least</p></abstract>

Among 48 raptor species (birds of prey, owls, shrikes) recorded recently in Slovenia, some long-term monitoring activities are being conducted for more than half of them, mainly for conservation and research purposes. However, national coverage is achieved only in 15% of the species, whereas other monitoring programmes are more or less local. Two monitoring approaches are considered, the species specific approach and assemblage approach. Current ongoing monitoring programmes for raptors in Slovenia lack monitoring of breeding success, which is now confined to only a few owl species. Use of nestboxes should therefore be considered more broadly in the future for some species at least

A preliminary overview of raptor monitoring in Slovenia – an overview of methodologies, current monitoring status and future perspectives

National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, SI−1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Prešernova 20, SI−1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Among 48 raptor species (birds of prey, owls, shrikes) recorded recently in Slovenia, some long-term monitoring activities are being conducted for more than...

A preliminary overview of raptor monitoring in Slovenia – an overview of methodologies, current monitoring status and future perspectives

Published Online: Apr 25, 2014

Page range: 271 - 276

Received: Mar 27, 2013

Accepted: Jul 01, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10100-012-0008-6

© by Al Vrezec

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