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(<\/b>Ardea cinerea<\/i><\/b>)<\/b><\/p>\n
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Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Population size: <\/i><\/b>2020: 774 \u2013 1 350 pairs (2007: 1 000 \u2013 1 400 pairs)<\/span><\/p>\n Distribution pattern<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n In single or mixed colonies dispersed throughout the country, mainly along the Danube River and the Black Sea coast and the valleys of most major rivers in the plains (the Danubian Plain and the Thracian Plain), and the lower parts of the mountains (mostly in the Fore-Balkans).<\/span><\/p>\n Population estimation for the period 2013 – 2020:<\/b> During the period 2013-2020, the species was found in 172 squares, and its distribution differs significantly from the recorded one before the year 2013. The breeding sites along the Struma and Tundzha Rivers, in the Sofia Field and around the water bodies in the Danubian Plain and the Thracian Plain have not been confirmed, where the species have been registered as breeding before 2013. At the same time, new localities have been found in the Danubian Plain and the Thracian Plain. This dynamics in the distribution is mainly because in the interior of the country the location of the colonies has changed over the years. However, in the Sofia Field and along the valley of the Struma River the colonies have disappeared, they have not relocated. This is mainly due to intensive human activity causing disturbance (extraction of gravel from water bodies, intensive human presence) or loss of breeding and food habitats due to changes in the use or drainage of wetlands, affecting the total population, which has become more variable and decreasing.<\/span><\/p>\n Population size in Special Protection Areas of Natura 2000:<\/b> 351-792 pairs (45% of the population). The highest numbers have been registered in the <\/span>Special Protection<\/span> Areas \u201cStuden Kladenets\u201d (37-112 pairs), \u201cMandra-Poda Complex\u201d (40-93 pairs), \u201cPyasachnik Reservoir\u201d (47 pairs) and Burgas Lake (0-100 pairs).<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]