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Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
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The Lapwing Vanellus vanellus is listed on Annex II/2 of the EU Birds Directive as a species for which hunting is permitted in those Member States that have specifically indicated that hunting of the species can be allowed. Currently, there are open seasons for Lapwing in France, Spain, Italy, Malta and Greece. Available data suggest an annual harvest in the order of half a million birds within the EU. The global population of the Lapwing is concentrated in Europe, where the species now has an Unfavourable Conservation Status both at Pan-European and at EU level. Its European breeding population was probably fairly stable until around 1990, but since then the species has suffered significant declines across most of Europe and underwent a large decline (> 30%) overall during 1990-2000. Consequently, at a European level, this previously secure species is now evaluated as Vulnerable and is classified as a Category 2 Species of European Conservation Concern (SPEC). The European population of the Lapwing is estimated at 1.7 to 2.8 million breeding pairs.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Environment (European Commission)
- Themes: Environment policy and protection of the environment
- Subject: bird , environmental law , environmental monitoring , environmental research , protection of animal life , wildlife
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-13218-6 | DOI 10.2779/51822 | Catalogue number KH-31-09-003-EN-N |
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