scholarly journals Reintroduction and successful re-establishment of a breeding population of the Oriental White Stork Ciconia boyciana in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuo EZAKI ◽  
Yoshito OHSAKO
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Population ◽  
White Stork ◽  
Oriental White Stork

scholarly journals Changes in the number of nesting pairs and breeding success of theWhite Stork Ciconia ciconia in a large city and a neighbouring rural area in South-West Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Kopij
Keyword(s):  
Large City ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
White Stork ◽  
City Hall ◽  
South West ◽  
Odra River ◽  
White Storks ◽  
Education And Awareness ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The City

Abstract During the years 1994–2009, the number of White Stork pairs breeding in the city of Wrocław (293 km2) fluctuated between 5 pairs in 1999 and 19 pairs 2004. Most nests were clumped in two sites in the Odra river valley. Two nests were located only cca. 1 km from the city hall. The fluctuations in numbers can be linked to the availability of feeding grounds and weather. In years when grass was mowed in the Odra valley, the number of White Storks was higher than in years when the grass was left unattended. Overall, the mean number of fledglings per successful pair during the years 1995–2009 was slightly higher in the rural than in the urban area. Contrary to expectation, the mean number of fledglings per successful pair was the highest in the year of highest population density. In two rural counties adjacent to Wrocław, the number of breeding pairs was similar to that in the city in 1994/95 (15 vs. 13 pairs). However, in 2004 the number of breeding pairs in the city almost doubled compared to that in the neighboring counties (10 vs. 19 pairs). After a sharp decline between 2004 and 2008, populations in both areas were similar in 2009 (5 vs. 4 pairs), but much lower than in 1994–1995. Wrocław is probably the only large city (>100,000 people) in Poland, where the White Stork has developed a sizeable, although fluctuating, breeding population. One of the most powerful role the city-nesting White Storks may play is their ability to engage directly citizens with nature and facilitate in that way environmental education and awareness.

scholarly journals Response of oriental white storks Ciconia boyciana to the accumulative impact of anthropogenic habitat destruction and possible Allee effect

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Yu Liu ◽  
Zhen-Shan Lin ◽  
Hong-Yu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Allee Effect ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
White Stork ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Cumulative Impact ◽  
Anthropogenic Habitat ◽  
Living Dead ◽  
Oriental White Stork

AbstractThe Oriental White Stork Ciconia boyciana is threatened with extinction due to anthropogenic habitat destruction. The scaling of its environmental capacity (K) with number of patches (P) has been studied and its response to the cumulative impact of anthropogenic habitat destruction has been simulated by a non-autonomous population model for single species. The results are: 1) The scaling index of environmental capacity of the Oriental White Stork to number of patches is 0.9768, i.e., K∝P0.9768. 2) By designing different scenarios to improve habitat quality, we find that it is more beneficial for the long-term persistence of the Oriental White Stork to increase average patch size than to increase the number of patches, if the total area of habitat remains the same. 3) If the Allee effect is significant, the Oriental White Stork is a ‘living dead’ species – one which is doomed to local extinction. To avoid extinction, habitat quality must be considerably improved.

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