Ural owl
(Strix uralensis)
EEP Coordinator: Anthony Kohler, Parc Animalier de Sainte-Croix
EEP page - Ural owl
What are the EEP roles?
| Population restoration | 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 |
| Insurance | 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.
Programme highlights
- In 2025, the combine ex situ effort result in 50 births. And the release of 22 owlets in Bavaria and 18 in Austria. The animals were releaased using a soft release method, by allowing them to acclimitise on site in an aviary. In Austria the reintroduction is managed b University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. In Bavaria the reintroduction is managed by VLAB
- 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.
