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OMPO / European Institute for the Management of Wild Birds and their Habitats, is an international non-governmental scientific organization whose objectives are to study and contribute to the knowledge of migratory Palearctic birds throughout their range in Eurasia-Africa while ensuring opportunities for their management and sustainable use.

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MONITORING OF PALAEARCTIC AND AFRO-TROPICAL ANATIDAE POPULATIONS IN THE SENEGAL RIVER DELTA

Convention with the French Hunting and Wildlife Agency (ONCFS)

Object: Yearly winter waterbird census in Senegal in January

The study of the status and ecology of the Pintail Anas acuta wintering in Senegal:

  • Spatio-temporal distribution in the Senegal River delta,
  • Use of ecosystems and habitats,
  • Behavior and winter survival strategy,
  • Carrying capacity of the Djoudj National Birds Park at the end of the wintering period.

 

Status: Winter counts took place in January 2011 in Senegal.

Celebration of the 40 years of the Djoudj National Birds Park (Senegal) and of the 20 years of Diawling National Park (Mauritania) in April 2011 (with the participation of the French Ministry of Ecology).