Abstract
Northern bald ibis is a threatened species, one of the two remaining populations of which went extinct in Birecik in 1989. One of the main reasons for this extinction was DDT spraying carried out in the 1950s. As a result of this insecticide application, 70% of the bald ibis population died because of acute poisoning and the reproductive success of the population fell to very low levels for the next 10-12 yr. A conservation project initiated in 1973 reached its first goal of attracting the population away from the town, but failed in its more important aim of captive breeding and reintroduction. The main reasons of this failure are in the captive population, and the indifferent attitude of the Forestry General Directory towards conservation efforts. -from English summary
| Translated title of the contribution | The extinction of the northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) population in Birecik and evaluation of conservation efforts |
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| Original language | Turkish |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-12 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Doga, Turkish Journal of Zoology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1992 |
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