The ranges of both Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) and the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) are largely depleted over the past 20 years. Despite the range depletion, the total breeding population of the Dalmatian Pelican has started to gradually increase as a result of conservation measures at the Gediz Delta and Lake Manyas. Most Great White Pelican breeding colonies in Turkey have disappeared due to loss of large wetlands and its breeding range is now confined to two sites only. However, a significant proportion of the world and European population of the species passes from Turkey, using key wetlands in Central Anatolia and in the Marmara Region. This WMBD we count pelicans synchronously across Southeastern Europe in more than 100 wetlands for the third consecutive year.
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Itri Levent Erkol
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