Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review
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2021
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Dobrev, DobromirTsiakiris, Rigas
Skartsi, Theodora
Dobrev, Vladimir
Arkumarev, Volen
Stara, Kalliopi
Stamenov, Anton
Probonas, Nikos
Kominos, Theodoros
Galanaki, Antonia
Kret, Elzbieta
Hallmann, Ben
Grubac, Bratislav
Susic, Goran
Marinković, Saša

Hribsek, Irena
Skorić, Stefan

Jerrentrup, Hans
Lucic, Vedran
Kapelj, Sven
Stoyanov, Georgi
Zakkak, Sylvia
Hristov, Hristo
Stoychev, Stoycho
Sidiropoulos, Lavrentis
Bino, Taulant
Demerdzhiev, Dimitar
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The Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus is a large Palearctic, Indohimalayan and Afrotropical Old-World vulture. The species' range is vast, encompassing territories from the Pyrenees to the Himalayas. We reviewed and analysed a long-term data set for Griffon Vulture in the Balkans to estimate the change in its population size and range between 1980 and 2019. After a large historical decline, the Griffon Vulture population slightly increased in the last 39 years (lambda = 1.02) and reached 445-565 pairs in 2019. We recorded a gradual increase of Griffon Vulture subpopulations in Serbia (lambda = 1.08 +/- 0.003), Bulgaria (lambda = 1.08 +/- 0.003) and Croatia (lambda = 1.05 +/- 0.005) and steep to a moderate decline of the species subpopulations in Greece (lambda = 0.88 +/- 0.005) and North Macedonia (lambda = 0.94 +/- 0.01). However, species range contracted to half of its former range in the same period. It occurred in 42 UTM squares in the 1980-1990 period and only 20 UTM squares be...tween 2011 and 2019 and concentrated into three source subpopulations in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Croatia. Following reintroductions of the Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria, new colonies were formed at three novel localities after 2010. Regular movements of individuals between the different subpopulations exist nowadays. Therefore, preservation of both current and former core areas used for breeding and roosting is essential for species conservation in the region. However, the Griffon Vulture still faces severe threats and risk of local extinction. Various hazards such as poisoning, collision with energy infrastructure, disturbance and habitat alteration are depleting the status of the Balkan population and its full recovery. Further studies should analyse age-specific survival and mortality, recruitment, genetic relatedness, spatial use to inform the viability of this population in the future.
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status / scavenger / monitoring / Europe / demographySource:
Bird Conservation International, 2021Publisher:
- Cambridge Univ Press, New York
Funding / projects:
- LIFE project "Conservation of Black and Griffon Vultures in the cross-border Rhodopes mountains" - European Union [LIFE14 NAT/NL/000901]
- Rewilding Europe
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270921000198
ISSN: 0959-2709
WoS: 000743373100001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85109584696
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Institut za multidisciplinarna istraživanjaTY - JOUR AU - Dobrev, Dobromir AU - Tsiakiris, Rigas AU - Skartsi, Theodora AU - Dobrev, Vladimir AU - Arkumarev, Volen AU - Stara, Kalliopi AU - Stamenov, Anton AU - Probonas, Nikos AU - Kominos, Theodoros AU - Galanaki, Antonia AU - Kret, Elzbieta AU - Hallmann, Ben AU - Grubac, Bratislav AU - Susic, Goran AU - Marinković, Saša AU - Hribsek, Irena AU - Skorić, Stefan AU - Jerrentrup, Hans AU - Lucic, Vedran AU - Kapelj, Sven AU - Stoyanov, Georgi AU - Zakkak, Sylvia AU - Hristov, Hristo AU - Stoychev, Stoycho AU - Sidiropoulos, Lavrentis AU - Bino, Taulant AU - Demerdzhiev, Dimitar PY - 2021 UR - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1435 AB - The Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus is a large Palearctic, Indohimalayan and Afrotropical Old-World vulture. The species' range is vast, encompassing territories from the Pyrenees to the Himalayas. We reviewed and analysed a long-term data set for Griffon Vulture in the Balkans to estimate the change in its population size and range between 1980 and 2019. After a large historical decline, the Griffon Vulture population slightly increased in the last 39 years (lambda = 1.02) and reached 445-565 pairs in 2019. We recorded a gradual increase of Griffon Vulture subpopulations in Serbia (lambda = 1.08 +/- 0.003), Bulgaria (lambda = 1.08 +/- 0.003) and Croatia (lambda = 1.05 +/- 0.005) and steep to a moderate decline of the species subpopulations in Greece (lambda = 0.88 +/- 0.005) and North Macedonia (lambda = 0.94 +/- 0.01). However, species range contracted to half of its former range in the same period. It occurred in 42 UTM squares in the 1980-1990 period and only 20 UTM squares between 2011 and 2019 and concentrated into three source subpopulations in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Croatia. Following reintroductions of the Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria, new colonies were formed at three novel localities after 2010. Regular movements of individuals between the different subpopulations exist nowadays. Therefore, preservation of both current and former core areas used for breeding and roosting is essential for species conservation in the region. However, the Griffon Vulture still faces severe threats and risk of local extinction. Various hazards such as poisoning, collision with energy infrastructure, disturbance and habitat alteration are depleting the status of the Balkan population and its full recovery. Further studies should analyse age-specific survival and mortality, recruitment, genetic relatedness, spatial use to inform the viability of this population in the future. PB - Cambridge Univ Press, New York T2 - Bird Conservation International T1 - Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review DO - 10.1017/S0959270921000198 ER -
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Dobrev, D., Tsiakiris, R., Skartsi, T., Dobrev, V., Arkumarev, V., Stara, K., Stamenov, A., Probonas, N., Kominos, T., Galanaki, A., Kret, E., Hallmann, B., Grubac, B., Susic, G., Marinković, S., Hribsek, I., Skorić, S., Jerrentrup, H., Lucic, V., Kapelj, S., Stoyanov, G., Zakkak, S., Hristov, H., Stoychev, S., Sidiropoulos, L., Bino, T.,& Demerdzhiev, D.. (2021). Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review. in Bird Conservation International Cambridge Univ Press, New York.. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000198
Dobrev D, Tsiakiris R, Skartsi T, Dobrev V, Arkumarev V, Stara K, Stamenov A, Probonas N, Kominos T, Galanaki A, Kret E, Hallmann B, Grubac B, Susic G, Marinković S, Hribsek I, Skorić S, Jerrentrup H, Lucic V, Kapelj S, Stoyanov G, Zakkak S, Hristov H, Stoychev S, Sidiropoulos L, Bino T, Demerdzhiev D. Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review. in Bird Conservation International. 2021;. doi:10.1017/S0959270921000198 .
Dobrev, Dobromir, Tsiakiris, Rigas, Skartsi, Theodora, Dobrev, Vladimir, Arkumarev, Volen, Stara, Kalliopi, Stamenov, Anton, Probonas, Nikos, Kominos, Theodoros, Galanaki, Antonia, Kret, Elzbieta, Hallmann, Ben, Grubac, Bratislav, Susic, Goran, Marinković, Saša, Hribsek, Irena, Skorić, Stefan, Jerrentrup, Hans, Lucic, Vedran, Kapelj, Sven, Stoyanov, Georgi, Zakkak, Sylvia, Hristov, Hristo, Stoychev, Stoycho, Sidiropoulos, Lavrentis, Bino, Taulant, Demerdzhiev, Dimitar, "Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review" in Bird Conservation International (2021), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000198 . .