The Seattle Times: Rare Birds making comeback in Europe
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Rare Birds making comeback in Europe
In Europe, researchers led by Paul Donald, of Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, reported that European Union policies designed to protect vulnerable species and their habitat seemed to be working. In 15 European countries studied, there was a significant increase in populations for protected birds between 1990 and 2000, compared with 1970-90, the team found. Researchers said the protected birds also showed an increase compared with birds not on the list.
Species doing particularly well included the barnacle goose, white stork, spoonbill, little egret, Slavonian grebe and white-tailed eagle.
