{"id":2863,"date":"2025-02-06T19:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeconnectricoti.com\/?p=2863"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:08:15","slug":"translocations-of-duponts-lark-2024-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeconnectricoti.com\/en\/translocations-of-duponts-lark-2024-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Translocations of Dupont\u2019s Lark 2024-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the actions carried out within the framework of the LIFE Connect Ricot\u00ed project is assisted connectivity. This action consists of the reinforcement or population rescue of Dupont\u2019s Lark subpopulations through the translocation of individuals captured in the wild. The scope of this initiative is limited to the Castilla-La Mancha region and is carried out by the Terrestrial Ecosystems Ecology and Conservation Research Group (TEG-UAM) in collaboration with the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photograph 1. Dupont\u2019s Lark individual equipped with colored rings and a VHF radio transmitter, released as a translocation in the locality of Pedro Izquierdo (Cuenca). Credits: Helena Navalpotro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The source locations were selected based on technical criteria, such as conservation status, population size, and current and future trends. The destination areas were designated as zones where the species is already extinct, nearly extinct, experiencing extremely negative population trends, and\/or critical for connectivity in Castilla-La Mancha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, for this season, fieldwork focused on Atienza and Torrubia (both in Guadalajara) as source locations, and the captured individuals were translocated to Valeria and Pedro Izquierdo, respectively, both located in the province of Cuenca, serving as destination locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photograph 2. Dupont\u2019s Lark individual released as a control in the locality of Torrubia (Guadalajara). Credits: Helena Navalpotro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of the translocations, control individuals were also captured, marked, and released in the source locations. The number of captured individuals was determined based on a population viability study, whose results indicated that reinforcement with a small number of individuals (6 males, 2-4 females) over a period of three years significantly increased the viability of the population in the destination locations without causing negative effects on the source locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photograph 3. Dupont\u2019s Lark individual translocated to the locality of Pedro Izquierdo (Cuenca). Credits: Helena Navalpotro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024\/25 translocation season in Castilla-La Mancha has come to an end, and it is now time to review the overall results. A total of 36 individuals were captured and distributed across two groups of source\/destination locations. One of these groups included Atienza and Valeria, where 16 birds were recorded: 7 remained as controls in Atienza (5 males and 2 females), while 9 were translocated to Valeria (6 males and 3 females).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the Torrubia and Pedro Izquierdo locations, a total of 20 individuals were captured, with 11 released as controls in Torrubia (8 males and 3 females), and 9 translocated to Pedro Izquierdo (6 males and 3 females).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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