[DREAL OCCITANIA] PNA Pie-Grièche at Tête Rousse in Occitania

The National Action Plans for Threatened Species are one of the policies put in place by the Ministry of the Environment to try to stop the erosion of biodiversity. They are codified in Article L.414-9 of the Environmental Code: ‘National action plans for the conservation or recovery of the species referred to in Articles L. 411-1 and L. 411-2 and of species of pollinating insects shall be drawn up and, after consultation with the public, implemented on the basis of the data of the competent scientific institutes where justified by the biological situation of those species. These plans take into account economic, social and cultural requirements as well as the imperatives of national defence. Information on the actions provided for in the plans shall be disseminated to the interested public; the prescribed information shall also be available to them throughout the duration of the plans, in the relevant geographical areas. A decree shall specify, where necessary, the detailed rules for the application of this Article.’ The PNA Chicken PNA (concerning 4 of the 5 species of France: Grey Shrike, Southern Shrike, Redheaded Pig and Pink-breasted Shrike, all breeders in Occitanie, which is the only region to host all species) was validated by the CNPN in 2010 at national level but its official start and pilot planned by DREAL Lorraine were delayed. Nevertheless, several DREALs, including ex-LR, have been involved in this plan and have been carrying out actions on the 4 species since 2011. In reality for the most threatened species in France (P-g with pink chest), regional monitoring and actions were carried out since the 1990s (assoc. Grive) and have been renewed annually since 2008 by the associate. Méridionalis (internal technical coordination: LPO Hérault). 2 of the 4 NAP species (the rarest in the Occitania region): RMPs and GMPs are also listed in Appendix 1 of the Birds Directive. Furthermore, all Pigs-Grièches are protected-at national level and as such, by virtue of the Order of 29 October 2009 laying down the list of protected birds throughout the territory and the arrangements for their protection (Article 3): “I. — The following shall be prohibited throughout metropolitan territory at all times: — intentional destruction or removal of eggs and nests; — intentional destruction, mutilation, capture or removal of birds from the natural environment; — intentional disturbance of birds, in particular during the period of breeding and dependence, provided that the disturbance calls into question the proper completion of the biological cycles of the species in question. II. — The destruction, alteration or degradation of breeding sites and resting areas of animals are prohibited in the parts of the metropolitan territory where the species is present and in the natural displacement area of the nuclei of existing populations. These prohibitions shall apply to physical or biological elements deemed necessary for the reproduction or rest of the species concerned, for as long as they are actually used or usable during successive breeding or rest cycles of that species and provided that destruction, alteration or degradation jeopardises the successful completion of those biological cycles. “ The following zonings therefore correspond: — The PG in Tête Rousse remains, in our region as in France, the most widespread and abundant, at least in the dominant Mediterranean climate. On the other hand, it is very rare in the Atlantic part of the Occitania region (where it is possible that isolated couples, not mapped here for the sake of methodological homogeneity, may be encountered in departments other than Aveyron). It is a migratory species present from mid-April-early May to September with us to breed there. The Occitanie region is probably home to 50-70 % of the national population, which gives our region a major responsibility for the conservation of the species in France. http://paca.lpo.fr/protection/pna/pnapiegrieche