Ural owl

(Strix uralensis)

  

EEP Coordinator: Anthony Kohler, Parc Animalier de Sainte-Croix

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EEP page - Ural owl

What are the EEP roles? 

  

Population restoration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Insurance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
The Ural owl is listed as IUCN Least Concern with a stable population in the wild. However, population restoration (locally) are required to keep the population stable. This can only be done by following the rules and procedures as laid out in the Population Management Manual and following the IUCN Guidelines for Reintroduction and Other Conservation Translation. Furthermore, the origin of any individual animal needs to be know and genetic research may be needed to determine the subspecies
Built an insurance population for the subspecies Strix uralensis macroura. We have to make sure we use birds of a known origin.

   

Education                                                                                                            
Should the reintroductions go as planned and are correctly done then these can be used as examples of (successful) reintroduction stories.

EEP in numbers

In January 2025, the Ural owl EEP included:

  • 194 animals
  • in 21 institutions.
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Programme highlights

  1. The EAZA Raptor TAG is very active on Facebook with an open Facebook page where they regularly publish news stories. There is also a closed group that is open to EAZA members. 
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