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Dupré, E., Pedrotti, L., & Arduino, S. Alpine Ibex Conservation Dupré, E., Pedrotti, L., & Arduino, S. Alpine Ibex Conservation Strategy - The Alpine ibex in the Italian Alps: status, potential distribution and management options for conservation and sustainable development. 1-126. 2001. WWF International. Keywords: 8IT/Alps/Capra ibex/conservation/development/distribution/growth rate/ibex/Large Herbivore Initiative/LHI/Malme/management/population size/reintroduction/ strategy/susceptibility/translocation Abstract: This study presents the first comprehensive overview of the status of Alpine ibex in the Italian Alps, based on an extensive data collection used according to a standardized methodology. For the first time, a thorough synthesis of information on the 69 Italian ibex colonies is available, covering traditional themes such as distribution, population size and growth rate, but also more specific issues such as the year and cause of origin, number of translocated ibexes, and type of management. Then, a comparison is made between current and potential ibex status and distribution, and implications for the conservation and management of the species are presented. The potential situation (distribution, size, density) is estimated by applying two models that assess the quality of ibex habitat and predict ibex potential distribution at the local scale for the entire Italian Alps. The two models had already been conceptually developed from data on different ibex populations living in the Italian Alps (one for the siliceous substratum and one for the calcareous-limestone-dolomite substratum), but, for the purpose of this study, they were redesigned to reflect the coarser scale of the data available for the whole Italian Alps. Their application to the study area according to the underlying lithological substratum revealed the gap between current and potential status and contributed to identifying conservation and management issues and developing recommendations for future reintroduction programs. Notes: Internet website in pdf format file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%20in%20RefMan/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm Alpine Ibex Conservation Strategy The Alpine ibex in the Italian Alps: status, potential distribution and management options for conservation and sustainable development Istituto Oikos Istituto Nazionale per La Fauna Selvatica "Alessandro Ghigi" file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%2...n/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm (1 of 126)07.02.2007 09:58:51 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%20in%20RefMan/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm Università degli Studi dell’Insubria – Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale With the contribution of: Gruppo Stambecco EuropaFederazione Italiana della Caccia Pending Eugenio Dupré, and Luca Pedrotti and Serena Arduino DRAFT, JuneSeptember October 2001 Authors: ● Eugenio Dupré, Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica "Alessandro Ghigi" (National Wildlife Institute), Bologna, Italy. file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%2...n/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm (2 of 126)07.02.2007 09:58:58 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%20in%20RefMan/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm ● Luca Pedrotti, Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica "Alessandro Ghigi" (National Wildlife Institute), Bologna, Italy. ● Serena Arduino, Istituto Oikos, Varese, Italy. This study draws extensively from the Italian Ungulate Database and recognizes the following scientists as essential contributors: ● Damiano Preatoni, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale, Unità di Analisi e Gestione della Biodiversità (State University of Insubria, Biology Department, Biodiversity Analysis and Management Unit), Varese, Italy. ● Guido Tosi, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale, Unità di Analisi e Gestione della Biodiversità (State University of Insubria, Biology Department, Biodiversity Analysis and Management Unit), Varese, Italy. ● Silvano Toso, Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica "Alessandro Ghigi" (National Wildlife Institute), Bologna, Italy. Project coordination: ● Serena Arduino, Istituto Oikos, Varese, Italy. The study was funded by WWF International through the Large Herbivore Initiative (Project 9E0154.01). The Italian Ungulate Database was funded by Ministero per le Politiche Agricole, Ministero dell’Ambiente – Servizio Conservazione della Natura and Federazione Italiana della Caccia (Ministry of Agricultural Policy, Ministry of Environment-Nature Conservation Service, and the Italian Hunting Federation). TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract iii Acronyms iv AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgements v 1. Introduction 1 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%2...n/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm (3 of 126)07.02.2007 09:58:58 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%20in%20RefMan/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm 1. 1.1 Problem statementt 1 1.2 Background 1 1.3 Project goals and objectives 2 1.4 Project design 3 1.5 Organization / Project team 4 2. Overview of ibex issues in the Italian Alps 4 2.1 The Italian Alps 4 2.2 Brief history 5 2.3 Current status 6 2.4 Ecological distribution 7 2.5 Main policy and decision-making levels 8 2.6 Hunting 8 2.7 Protected areas 10 2.8 Status of Alpine chamois and its relationship to ibex 112 3. Present status of ibex in the Italian Alps 13 3.1 Collection of data on existing Alpine ibex colonies: methodology 13 3.2 Present distribution 16 3.3 Population size 18 3.4 Status and evolution of population size 25 3.5 Hunting and numerical control 310 4. Assessing potential distribution of Alpine ibex in the Italian Alps 354 4.1 Review of similar studies 35 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%2...n/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm (4 of 126)07.02.2007 09:58:58 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%20in%20RefMan/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm 4.2 Methodology 35 4.2.1 Study area and management units 35 4.2.2 Ibex ecology 38 4.2.3 The database and the GIS 39 4.2.4 Data analysis 42 4.3 The predictive model for siliceous environment 43 4.3.1 Case study 43 4.3.2 Model implementation 45 4.4 The predictive model for limestone environment 49 4.4.1 Case study 49 4.4.2 Model implementation 52 4.5 Model validation 55 4.6 Model application 58 4.7 Synthesis 623 5. Conclusdiveing remarks 712 5.1 Conclusions 712 5.2 Recommendations 723 5.3 Drafting guidelines for a future conservation strategy of Alpine ibex in Italy 734 5.4 Next steps 756 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%2...n/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm (5 of 126)07.02.2007 09:58:58 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%20in%20RefMan/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm 6. References 767 Annex 823 ABSTRACT This study presents the first comprehensive overview of the status of Alpine ibex in the Italian Alps, based on an extensive data collection usingaccording to a standardized methodology. For the first time, a thorough synthesis of information on the 69 Italian ibex colonies is available, covering traditional themes such as distribution, population size and growth rate, but also more specific issues such as the year and cause of origin, number of translocated ibexes, and type of management. Then, a comparison is made between actual current and potential ibex status and distribution, and implications for the conservation and management of the species are presenteddrawn. The potential situation (distribution, size, density) is estimated by applying from the application to the entire Italian Alps of two models that assess the quality of ibex habitat and predict ibex potential distribution at the local scale. The two models had already been conceptually developed from data on different ibex populations living in the Italian Alps (one for the siliceous substratum and one for the calcareous-limestone-dolomite substratum), but, for the purpose of this study , they were redesigned to reflect the coarser scale of the data available for the whole Italian Alps. Their application to the study area according to the underlying lithological substratum revealed the gap between current and potential status and contributed to identifying conservation and management issues and developing recommendations for future reintroduction programmes. ACRONYMS file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%2...n/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm (6 of 126)07.02.2007 09:58:59 file:///N|/MALME/_work%20folder/_Cecilia/Literature_New%20pdf/Not%20yet%20in%20RefMan/Add/05_ibex/Management/OIKOS_2001_Alpine_Ibex_Conservation_Strategy.htm EU European Union GP Game Park GPNP Gran Paradiso National Park INFS Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica (National Wildlife IInstitute) LCIE Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe LHI Large Herbivore Initiative MU Management Unit NP National Park ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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