Conservation of birds in an urban environment – wild bird fauna at the Osijek Zoo, Croatia
| Autor: | Dora Bjedov, Bruna Žižanović, Marin Vitman, Anita Rakitić, Tatjana Šalika-Todorović, Mirta Sudarić Bogojević, Mislav Kovačić, Alma Mikuška |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Veterinarska stanica Volume 54 Issue 6 (online first) |
| ISSN: | 1849-1170 0350-7149 |
| Popis: | Zoos are our closest, independent, and continuous link to nature. Apart from providing the opportunity to observe captive and exotic wild animals, they also attract various species of wild birds. For that purpose, the main goal of this study was to provide a list of free-living bird species at the Osijek Zoo. During 2021, fieldwork was performed monthly using a point count transect, except during the breeding season when counts were performed twice a month. A total of 61 species were recorded, belonging to 31 families distributed in 15 orders. The most frequently recorded species were Hooded crow, Corvus cornix and Great tit, Parus major. Five species observed at the Osijek Zoo are listed as endangered species in the Red Book of Birds of Croatia: critically endangered: European roller, Coracias garrulus; endangered: Great egret, Ardea alba and Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus; vulnerable: Little egret, Egretta garzetta and Black stork, Ciconia nigra. It appears that the Osijek Zoo provides a good foundation for a high diversity of bird fauna, indicating that this is a good quality urban area. The Osijek Zoo should also strive to preserve this abundant avifauna, by educating the public on conservation, and forbidding any potentially disturbing behaviours. Zoološki su vrtovi najbliža, neovisna i stalna veza čovjeka s prirodom. Osim što pružaju priliku za interakciju i promatranje egzotičnih i/ili divljih životinja, privlače i mnogo vrsta divljih ptica. Glavni je cilj ovoga istraživanja popis slobodnoživućih vrsta ptica u Zoološkom vrtu Osijek. Tijekom 2021. godine metodom transekta u točki, ptice su osim u sezoni gniježđenja, kada su se brojenja obavljala dva puta mjesečno, promatrane jednom mjesečno. Promatranjem je zabilježeno ukupno 61 vrsta ptica koje pripadaju u 31 porodicu i 15 redova. Najčešće su zabilježene vrste: siva vrana, Corvus cornix i velika sjenica, Parus major. Pet vrsta opažanih u Zoološkom vrtu Osijek uvrštene su kao ugrožene vrste u Crvenu knjigu ptica Hrvatske: zlatovrana, Coracias garrulus ‒ kritično ugrožena, velika bijela čaplja, Ardea alba ‒ ugrožena, eja močvarica, Circus aeruginosus‒ ugrožena, mala bijela čaplja, Egretta garzetta ‒ osjetljiva, crna roda, Ciconia nigra ‒ osjetljiva. Zoološki vrt Osijek dobar je temelj za bogatu raznolikost ornitofaune što ukazuje da je urbano područje Osijeka kvalitetno. Zoološki vrt Osijek trebao bi ulagati u očuvanje bogate faune divljih ptica i educirati građanstvo o biološkoj raznolikosti svoga zavičaja. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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