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Individual farm feeding stations in Grands Causses Sassari 30 th of June 2016 Raphal Nouze LPO Grands Causses Acknowledgements Several tables from Olivier DURIEZ are used in this talk. Most photos from Bruno BERTHEMY

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Raphaël Néouze – LPO Grands Causses

Individual farm feeding stations

in Grands Causses

Sassari – 30th of June 2016

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

Acknowledgements

  • Several tables from Olivier DURIEZ are

used in this talk.

  • Most photos from Bruno BERTHEMY
  • Several partners are involved in this

common work

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

Intention of this presentation

  • Give a few highlights about what was

experimented in Grands Causses

  • Raise awareness among vulture

conservationists and their partners

  • Present the current research programs in

relation to that subject

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PRESENTATIONS

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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The vulture programs in France

Southern Alps

Western Pyrenees

(native population)

Jonte - 1981-1986 Navacelle

1993-1998

Grands Causses

Verdon 1999 - 2004 Diois 1999 Baronnies

1991 - 1996

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Situation of Grands Causses

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Grands Causses = Many cheep

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Grands Causses = Many birds

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

Description of the Grands Causses

  • Wide and high “plateau” that are

divided by deep canyons

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Griffon Vulture

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  • 1968 à 1981 : Reintroduction of the

Griffon vulture

  • 1982 : Spontaneous come back of the

Egyptian vulture

  • 1992 à 2004 : Reintroduction of the

Black vulture

  • 2012… Reintroduction of the

bearded vulture

History of the Grands Causses conservation programs

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

Partnership with scientists

  • Historical partnership since the 80’s with :

– Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) – Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

  • For statistics, monitoring analysis, central data

base, GPS project, dynamics of populations....

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Survival rate +/- 95% CI 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 Number of feeding sites 50 100 150 200 Model constant Model nb fledglings Model nb fledglings / feeding sites nb feeding sites
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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

Reproduction of Griffon Vultures in Grands Causses

  • A very regular trend...
0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 1 100 200 300 400 500 600 Pontes Jeunes produits Succès reproducteur
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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Evolutions…

1 2

Temps Nb de couples

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

At the beginning : Heavy feeding stations

1981 – 2001: 4 official « heavy » feeding sites ( very close to colonies) carrions collected at 62 local farms Food highly predictable in time and space  Intense intra specific competition

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THE BEGINNING OF

FARM FEEDING STATIONS

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Sardinia

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In the 90’s farmers are demanding for individual feeding stations

  • Inter-ministerial Order 7/08/1998 :

Acknowledgement of the vulture’s role as natural collaborators in the management of carcasses

  • Since then : legal possibility for farmers to

use Vultures has carrion’s disposal system to get rid of farm carrions

  • First farm feeding station settled in Grand

Causses in 2001

  • In France we call them “Placette”
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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Decreases sanitary threats

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Griffon Vulture

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Improve food availability

First, you type « Grands Causses », then « satellite overview », then choose « sheep » and at last, you click on « latest deceased »

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

Technical description

  • A space of minimum 1000 m2 (30 m x

30 m)

  • Dominant and open position (2 sides)
  • Good aerology
  • A fence (grid of 90 cm high mini…) that

give a physical existence to the device

  • A mean to attach carrions
  • The farmer build the station
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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

Draft of a farm feeding station

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Reduce threats close to the farm feeding stations

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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An exemple of a farm feeding station

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Another exemple with concrete plate and chain

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Some other examples

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Another exemple…

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Griffon Vulture

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Another exemple…

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016 Photo : Olivier Duriez

A working Farm feeding station or « placette »

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Another exemple… seen from the farm

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Farmer building the fence

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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How do farm feeding stations work ?

– Farmer has an official authorization – Farmer manages the disposal his own way – No more than 300 kg at the same time – Taxes reduction of 60 % – Farmer record on a file, sent every year to administration – Farmer clean the “placette” by burning bones and remaining – Reduce sanitary risks – Reduce CO2 emissions and transport costs

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Record of carcass deposits

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Griffon Vulture

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Situation of the farm feeding stations in Grands Causses

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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Situation of the farm feeding stations and GV home range

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Sardinia

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Situation of food supply for griffon vultures in Grands Causses

  • The farms feeding stations

– 152 placettes in Grands Causses

  • The heavy feeding stations

– 2 HFP, 21 farmers collected – ~ 20 tons collected of carrions – Allows us to capture, read ring codes, communicate and monitor…

  • Natural disposal service by vultures,

represents less tha1% of the total tonnage of quartering service in France

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

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How a farmer can apply for a farm feeding station ?

– The farmer makes a demand as volunteer – LPO GC works with the farmer on a technical level to prepare the application file – The vet administration check the application details – The Vulture & Livestock comity validate the beginning of construction – The farmer build the station himself – The administration and LPO visit the station and validate or ask for more work – Local “Préfet” sign the “décret” of authorisation for the use of the station – The farmer sign a management convention

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Feeding stations in France

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CREATION OF A REGIONAL COMITY

FOR VULTURES AND LIVESTOCK

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Creation of a regional comity for Vultures & Livestock

  • Initiated by LPO and breeders in 2010
  • Gather together :

– Farmers’ organisations and unions – Organisations that run vultures conservation programs – State administrations and parks (national and regional) – Scientists – Environmental police and forestry administration – Hunters organisations – Veterinarian’s organisations – Tourism public services

  • 6 “départements” concerned
  • Meet twice a year and work together on an action

plan supervised by a “Préfet”

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  • 4 themes of work :
  • 1. Stating and improving common and global

procedures on Vultures & Livestock interactions

  • 2. Monitoring and management of food

availability for vultures

  • 3. Communication
  • 4. Survey and scientific programs :
  • Monitoring of vulture’s populations
  • Evaluation of livestock health and evolution
  • New research programs…

Action plan of the regional comity for Vultures & Livestock

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EXAMPLES OF SCIENTIFIC

RESEARCH PROGRAMS BASED ON

FARM FEEDING STATIONS

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Competition for food: dominance

No difference between Heavy FS / Farm FS

n=23 n=27 n=20 n=28 0,005 0,01 0,015 0,02 0,025 0,03 0,035

  • ld adults

young adults immature juveniles

mean +/- standard deviation

interaction rate agressiveness dominance

(Bosè & Sarrazin 2007 Ibis)

Adults dominant over younger birds Videos of focal individual

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Griffon Vulture

Sardinia

30th June 2016

Competition for food: Age-ratio at feeding events

% young increases with time and is higher in Farm feeding stations

Summer

20 40 60 80 100 120

% young birds

20 40 60 80 100 Heavy feeding station Light feeding station

Time since beginning (min)

(Duriez, unpublished)

Meat Skeletton Adults predominant when meat, immatures when skeletton  young birds prospect more at light FS?

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30th June 2016

Competition for food: prospection behaviours

Pilot study in 2009

GPS tracking of individual griffon vultures

TechnoSmart
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With predictable ressources  Traplining strategy? With unpredictable ressources  Random strategy?

Feeding stations Vultures’ foraging behaviour

  • Obligate scavengers
  • Central place foragers (colonies)
  • Forage and feed in group

Competition for food: prospection behaviours

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Results : Repetitivity of prospection routes

Key Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Feedi ng stations

Nest

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Results : Repetitivity of prospection routes

Random foraging… Random

Key Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Feedi ng stations

Nest

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Traplining

Results : Repetitivity of prospection routes

Random foraging… …But also Traplining strategy Random Nest

Key Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Feedi ng stations

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Traplining

Results : Repetitivity of prospection routes

Random foraging… …But also Traplining strategy  Confirmed by repetitivity analysis Random Nest

Key Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Feedi ng stations

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SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION ON

FARM FEEDING STATION

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A technical leaflet on natural and official disposal of carions

  • Financed by partners,

edited by LPO GC and distributed widely to farmers, farming

  • rganisation,

communities, elected people, administrations…

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An annual spécific news letter

  • n farm feeding station
  • Edited by LPO GC with

interviews of farmers and specific articles…

  • Distributed only to

farmers that have a farm feeding station and farming organisations…

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Posters…

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A semestrial news letter on global vulture issues

  • Edited by LPO GC and

partners

  • Distributed widely to

farmers, farming

  • rganisation,

communities, elected people, administrations, partners, other conservation programs…

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Last news…

  • The vulture conservation programmes in Grands

Causses received on the 15th of October 2015:

The Grand Prix Natura 2000

  • f the European Union

Category : Socio-Economical benefits

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Conclusions : arguments in favour of farm feeding stations

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Conclusions : arguments in favour of farm feeding stations

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Propositions

  • Stay close to the farmer’s profession
  • Implicate the farmers in the conservation and vulture’s

food management

  • Clarify the means and procedures
  • Gives answers and promote transparency
  • COMMUNICATE
  • Carry on monitoring with partners
  • Implicate the elected representatives of local communities

 

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Thank you for your attention…

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Les textes de références:

  • Arrêté ministériel du 07/08/1998;
  • Règlement (UE) n° 1069/2009 qui abroge le règlement (CE) n° 1774/2002

avec effet au 4 mars 2011;

  • Règlement (UE) n°142/2011 du 25 février 2011 portant application du

règlement (CE) n°1069/2009;

  • Décision 2003/322/CE abrogée par la Décision 2005/830/CE et ses textes

d’application en France:  par voie réglementaire: l’arrêté du 6 août 2005 et l’arrêté du 28 février 2008;  et la note de service DGAL/SDSPA/N2006-8300 du 19 décembre 2006. La reconnaissance de l’équarrissage naturel en France:

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  • Les textes de références:
  • Arrêté ministériel du 07/08/1998;
  • Règlement (UE) n° 1069/2009 qui abroge le règlement (CE) n° 1774/2002 avec effet au 4 mars 2011;
  • Règlement (UE) n°142/2011 du 25 février 2011 portant application du règlement (CE) n°1069/2009;
  • Décision 2003/322/CE abrogée par la Décision 2005/830/CE et ses textes d’application en France:

 par voie réglementaire: l’arrêté du 6 août 2005 et l’arrêté du 28 février 2008;  et la note de service DGAL/SDSPA/N2006-8300 du 19 décembre 2006.

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What are the needs for Griffon vultures ?

  • A reproductive adult Griffon vulture needs around

170 kg of food per year

  • This represents on average ~ 470 g / day
  • In Grands Causses a sheep weight on average 65 kg

(with ~50 kg of consumable flesh ~75 %)

  • Thus, in Grands Causses an adult reproductive

griffon vulture eat the flesh of 3 to 4 carrions of sheep per year (75 % of carrions)

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What needs for the colony?

  • 529 pairs in 2016

– So 1058 reproducing adult griffon vultures

  • Total population estimated between

1400 and 1700 birds

  • This represents a global need of 235 to

290 tons per year

This represents 4700 to 5800 carrions per year (used at 75 % )

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Quelle quantité cela représente ?

  • La ressource connue et maîtrisée :

– Les charniers :

  • 25 éleveurs collectés
  • Soit environ 30 tonnes/an

– Les 152 placettes individuelles :

  • 25 brebis en moyenne/placette/an
  • Soit environ 190 tonnes/an

– Les cadavres de la faune sauvage :

  • Assez peu accessibles, stables et saisonniers
  • Estimés entre 10 et 20 tonnes/an

Soit un total de 230 à 240 tonnes / an

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Quelle quantité cela représente ?

  • La ressource non maîtrisée :

– Les 100 à 120 éleveurs « hors placette » :

  • Une estimation d’environ 60 à 90 tonnes/an

Soit un total 60 à 90 tonnes/an La ressource totale est donc estimée entre 290 et 330 tonnes/an (utilisable) Cette ressource disponible connait des variations saisonnières mais est suffisante Cependant une grande partie est non maîtrisée