Wildlife as sentinels of compliance with law: An example with GPS ‐tagged scavengers and sanitary regulations (Mateo-Tomás et al., 2024)

Calls for urgent action to conserve biodiversity amid global change are increasing, with migratory species facing special challenges. Over the last two decades, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has provided a framework for action plans targeting migratory bird species, but the effectiveness and transferability of these plans remain unclear. While such policies have led to positive outcomes, a lack of international coordination and on-the-ground implementation presents significant challenges. Research on migratory populations has grown, but less focus has been placed on integrating ecological data throughout the annual cycle to develop conservation strategies for migratory species across multiple scales. This study examines the red kite (Milvus milvus), a migratory raptor and facultative scavenger whose breeding range is limited to Europe and associated with agricultural landscapes in temperate zones. Conservation efforts have been successful in recovering red kite populations in some regions, but populations remain depleted along the southern edge of their range, where migratory kites from northern areas overwinter. This led to the development of an integrated conservation strategy emphasizing international coordination among researchers and conservation practitioners to improve the science-policy-action interface. Key issues for red kite conservation under global change include enhancing actions inside and outside protected areas, recovering depleted populations, addressing climate change, and ensuring transboundary coordination for adaptive management. This strategy is general enough to be adapted for other highly mobile species affected by global change, promoting broader conservation efforts across species and regions.

· Enlace https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115345

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Wildlife as sentinels of compliance with law: An example with GPS ‐tagged scavengers and sanitary regulations (Mateo-Tomás et al., 2024)