Gestion des populations de grands rapaces

The preliminary results of a joint programme for the management of large raptor populations, carried out since 1984 by four French Regional and National Parks, are presented. The species given priority are the following : Golden Eagle, Bearded Vulture, and Osprey in Corsica ; Golden Eagle, Bonelli’s Eagle and Eagle Owl in Haut Languedoc ; Bonelli’s Eagle, Egyptian Vulture, and Eagle Owl in Luberon ; and Golden Eagle, Peregrine, and Eagle Owl in the Cevennes. Information is given on population densities, breeding success, diet and population trends, in the four parks concerned.Gallardo M., Austruy Jean-Claude, Cochet Gilbert, Seriot J., Neri F., Torré J., Thibault Jean-Claude. Gestion des populations de grands rapaces . In: Revue d'Écologie. Supplément n°4, 1987. pp. 241-252