Final Report Covering the Project Activities from 01/07/2014 to 31/12/2018
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LIFE13 NAT/HU/000183 RAPTORSPREYLIFE LIFE Project Number <LIFE13 NAT/HU/000183> Final Report Covering the project activities from 01/07/2014 to 31/12/2018 Reporting Date <17/04/2019> LIFE+ PROJECT NAME or Acronym <RAPTORSPREYLIFE> Project Data Project location Hungary and N-NW-Romania Project start date: <01/07/2014> Project end date: <31/12/2018> Total Project duration <54> months (in months) Total budget € 2 881 243 Total eligible budget € 2 881 243 EU contribution: € 2 160 932 (%) of total costs 75,00 (%) of eligible costs 75,00 Beneficiary Data Name Beneficiary Fertő-Hanság National Park Directorate Contact person Mr. József Fidlóczky Postal address Rév-Kócsagvár H-9435 Sarród Visit address Rév-Kócsagvár H-9435 Sarród Telephone +36-99-537620 + direct n°:+36-30-3495664 Fax: +36-99-537621 + direct n° E-mail [email protected] Project Website www.sakerlife.mme.hu Final Report 1 LIFE13 NAT/HU/000183 RAPTORSPREYLIFE 1. List of contents.…….…..….………..……………..…..………….2 2. Executive summary……..………………………………………………………….........5 2.1. Project objective..........................................................................................................…..5 2.2. Deliverable and outputs...............................................................................................…..5 2.3. Summary of chapters.........................................................................................................6 3. Introduction.................................................................................................................…..7 3.1. Overall and specific objectives..........................................................................................7 3.2. Sites are involved...............................................................................................................7 3.3. Species are targeted............................................................................................................7 3.4. Main conservation issues being targeted (including threats).............................................8 3.5. Socio-economic context...............................................................................................…..8 3.6. Expected longer term results..............................................................................................9 3.7. Summary of the achievements, deviations, important problems and difficulties met during the project implementation………………………………………………….9 4. Administrative part....................................................................................................…...10 4.1. Description of the management system.....................................................................…...10 4.2. Evaluation of the management system.......................................................................…..19 5. Technical part...................................................................................................................21 5.1. Technical progress, per task........................................................................................….21 5.1.1. Action A: Preparatory actions, elaboration of management plans and/or of action Plans………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 A1. Baseline surveys of populations of target species for monitoring future trends and impacts of our actions.........................................................................................…....21 A2. Evaluation of the genetic status of the fragmented populations of S. citellus..............….23 A3. Survey of the stress status of S. citellus colonies and its use to develop S. citellus welfare plan.........................................................................................................……….27 A4. Set up the Land Stewardship Advisory Service.......................................................……...29 A5. Preparing airport’s grassland management guideline ..............................................…...31 A6. Updating S. citellus Reintroduction Protocol...........................................................…….33 A7. Evaluation of the water management system on S. citellus habitat and preparing recommendation how to improve it.................................................................34 A8. Baseline survey of the public awareness................................................................………35 A9. Acquisition of equipment (in compliance with public-procurement regulations) ........…38 5.1.2. Action B. Purchase/lease of land and/or compensation payments for use rights...…...38 B1. Purchase of land....................................................................................................……….38 B2. Lease of land..........................................................................................................……….40 5.1.3. Action C. Concrete conservation actions.................................................................…..42 C1. Establishing captive breeding program for S. citellus and gene bank from captive and natural colonies.............................................................................................................…42 C2. Establishing veterinarian surveillance of potential food sauces of A. heliaca and F. cherrug i.e. S.citellus, C. cricetus, N. superspecies leucodon and L.europeus.............…44 C3. Improving the genetic status of target populations by planned introductions of animals of known allelic composition ...................................................................................……..47 C4. Habitat reconstruction to improve the carrying capacity for prey species.................…..48 C5. Reintroduction of S. citellus to reconstructed areas................................................……..51 C6. Protection of short term survival and evaluation of long term success of reintroduced and natural prey populations..............................................................….....56 Final Report 2 LIFE13 NAT/HU/000183 RAPTORSPREYLIFE C7. Encouraging hunters to catch predators the competitors of A. heliaca and F. cherrug around the habitat of S. citellus, C. cricetus, and L. europeus by distribution of traps for them................................................................................…….57 C8. Mapping the movements of S. citellus......................................................................……..58 5.1.4. Action D. Monitoring of the impact of the project actions (obligatory only if there are concrete conservation actions)………………………………………...61 D1. Monitoring of the impact of the project actions by video record and photo traps in A. heliaca and F.cherrug nests.........................................................................................61 D2. Monitoring of the impact of the project actions by satellite tagged adult birds...............63 D3. Monitoring of the project actions......................................................................................66 D4. Assessment of the social-economic impact....................................................................…68 D5. Assessment of ecosystem functions restoration.................................................................69 5.2. Dissemination actions….……….…..………..……….……….……..…..…………..…..70 5.2.1. Objectives…..……..……..………………….…………..……………………………..70 5.2.2. Dissemination overview per activity…..…..…….……..…….……..………….……...70 E1. Organising forums for stakeholders...............................................................................…70 E2. Production and distribution information materials about the target species, their habitat requirement and management.……....................................................................…73 E3. Raising awareness measures to convince the water management bodies to protect habitats by nature friendly water management................................................................76 E4. Producing and displaying “Keep the dog closed” posters.........................................…...77 E5. S. citellus show (Introduction of the target species for the general public)......................77 E6. Design and operate project web site..............................................................................…79 E7. Erecting information signs at project site...................................................................…...81 E8. Secure public support for conservation efforts..................................................................82 E9. Informing media about project’s aims, activities and achievements.............................….86 E10. Layman’s report.......................................................................................................…….89 5.1.5. Action F. Overall project operation and monitoring of the project progress...........…..91 F5. Networking....……..……..……..…….….…….…..……..……..…….…..……..………..……..91 F6. International conference to share and evaluate results and experience of the project....92 5.3. Evaluation of Project Implementation............................................................................93 5.3.1. Environmental benefits..............................................................................................…93 5.3.2. Results achieved............................................................................................................94 5.3.3. EU added value of the project.……………………......……………………………...109 5.3.4. Policy developments resulted from the project activities……………………………109 5.3.5. Climate change adaptation effect of the project……………………………………..109 5.4. Analysis of Long term benefit................................................................................…..110