Lesser White-fronted Goose RECAP Committee Meets in Bonn

Bonn, 28 March 2013 - The 5th Meeting of the Committee for Captive Breeding, Reintroduction and Supplementation of Lesser White-fronted Geese in Fennoscandia (RECAP) took place on 12 February 2013, at the UN Campus in Bonn. Representatives from Finland, Germany, Norway and Sweden came together to discuss Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation issues being dealt with under the RECAP Committee in preparation for the revision of the AEWA Single Species Action Plan for the species which is set to take place this year.

Topics discussed included Lesser White-fronted Goose flyways in Europe, a possible re-definition of the Lesser White-fronted Goose population breeding in Sweden on the basis of advice provided by the IUCN Reintroduction Specialist Group as well as the conservation focus of the revised Single Species Action Plan for the Lesser White-fronted Goose. In addition, participants took part in a brainstorming exercise to produce an updated Action Framework concerning tackling the possible presence of alien genes within the population breeding in Sweden. Finland, Norway and Sweden also provided participants with updates on their ongoing national conservation efforts for the Lesser White-fronted Goose.

Decisions taken at the meeting concerning Lesser White-fronted Goose issues being dealt with by the Committee will be reflected in the revised draft of the Single Species Action Plan, which is foreseen to be distributed to all range states for comments and national coordination this spring.

For more information on the meeting, please visit the AEWA website or contact the RECAP Committee Chair, AEWA Acting Executive Secretary Mr. Marco Barbieri.