DOLOMITES - Annexes 2-8 - Provincia di Udine

NOMINATION OF THE DOLOMITES FOR INSCRIPTION ON THE WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE LIST UNESCO
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stgrasser, at the request of the Natural Parks Office. It involved the monitoring of various Alpine
grouse species throughout the park. Information was obtained by interviewing park rangers, hunters
and employees of the Forestry Authority. Successively, zones were selected for the intensive study of
the rock partridge, the rock ptarmigan, the capercaillie and the black grouse. On the basis of parameters
such as exposure, altitude, gradient, vegetation cover and type, vocational maps were drawn up
of the zones for the two species in consideration. The spring and summer song census, with the aid
of dogs, then allowed for testing the cartographic models developed and to make an estimation of
the populations. The study is published in German.
3-4. Research on the diurnal and nocturnal birds of prey in the Parco Naturale di fanes-Senes-
Braies and the Parco Naturale Puez-odle.
The study was carried out in 1999-2001, by Antonio Borgo at the request of the Natural Parks Office.
The purpose of the work was to trace an outline of the presence and distribution of the various
species of diurnal and nocturnal birds of prey in the two parks. Use and selection of habitat were also
analyzed, and on the basis of the data collected the environmental preferences of the species were
studied, in order to develop models for the evaluation of environment suitability. These models serve
for forecasting, since they can be used to assess the potential suitability of areas that have not been
studied, as habitats for nesting pairs of the various species. The study is published in Italian.
5. Research on the black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, as an umbrella-indicator species of
mature forest ecosystems in natural conditions
The research, carried out in the Parco Naturale Vedrette di Ries-Aurina and the Parco Naturale Sciliar,
at the request of the Natural Parks Office, with the scientific coordination of the Wildbiologische
Gesellschaft - Munich and Andrea Pirovano (Milan University), was to assess the distribution and
density of the black woodpecker in the two parks. Particular attention was given to density in relationship
to the different forestry management methods, in order to assess whether the black woodpecker
can be considered as an indicator species for mature forest ecosystems in highly natural conditions.
6. monitoring of the capercaillie, tetrao urogallus, and of the black grouse, tetrao tetrix
A census is carried out on the two above-mentioned species every year in the state-owned forests of
the Latemar. The purpose of the counts is to analyze the evolution trend of the populations and to
assess the success of reproduction each year.
7. interregional italy-Austria Project – the Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, in the Eastern
Alps
The golden eagle is at the end of the food chain in the Alps, and for this reason and because of its
ecological needs it is considered as an umbrella species, indicating which ecosystems are still stable
and well conserved. The aim of the project, carried out in collaboration between the Parco Nazionale
degli Alti Tauri (A), the Parco Naturale Dolomiti Bellunesi, the Parco Naturale dello Stelvio
and the Parco Naturale Fanes-Senes-Braies, is to monitor the populations of this bird of prey in an
extensive area representing diverse geomorphological and environmental situations. The parameters
recorded (status, reproductive success, alimentation, localization of nests and of feeding areas, presence
and intensity of human activity near nesting areas) serve for conservation of this bird of prey
in the long term.
8-9-10-11. Nature 2000 management Plans
Pursuant to EC directives 92/43 and 79/409, special Nature 2000 plans are being drawn up for the
parks mentioned, nominated also as SCI (Sites of Community Importance) and/or SPZ (Special