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Publication

ReCo-Practicioners-Guide-Restoration-to-promote-NATURA-2000-priority-species

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Jakub Skorupski ed., Tomá Dvoák, Julian Haider, Hana Skokanová

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2025

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Conserving flagship species and restoring their populations is a powerful driver for broader ecological connectivity along the European Green Belt. Under the Interreg ReCo project (Restoring degraded eco-systems along the Green Belt to improve and enhance biodiversity and ecological connectivity), two transnational pilot regions focused on species-oriented restoration one on the European bison Bos bonasus in north-western Poland, and the other on the European wildcat Felis silvestris across the AustrianCzech border. These pilots demonstrate how targeted interventions (like reintroductions, telemetry monitoring, and habitat management for focal species) can enhance survival of endangered fauna while also safeguarding the ecosystems they inhabit.