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	White-fronted Goose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) is a goose closely related to the smaller Lesser White-fronted Goose (A.
		As well as being larger than the Lesser White-fronted Goose, the Greater Whitefront lacks the yellow eye-ring of that species, and the white facial blaze does not extend upwards so far as in Lesser.
		Both white-fronted species have a very conspicuous white face and broad black bars which cross the belly, though the last two characters are occasionally observable to some extent in the Greylag Goose, which, however, has the bill and legs flesh-coloured, and pale bluish-grey upper wing-coverts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White-fronted_Goose (363 words)

	Lesser White-fronted Goose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two white-fronted goose species differ little other than in size (the Lesser, at 53–66 cm length and with a 120–135 cm wingspan, is not much bigger than a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchus)) but both may be readily distinguished from the Greylag Goose by their bright orange legs and their mouse-coloured upper wing-coverts.
		Lesser White-fronted Goose is considered an endangered species, but there are programmes to reintroduce animals into the wild to strengthen the population.
		The Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger White-fronted Goose (A.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lesser_White-fronted_Goose (216 words)

	Goose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae.
		Goose in its origins is one of the oldest words of the Indo-European languages, the modern names deriving from the proto-Indo-European root, ghans, hence Sanskrit hamsa (feminine hamsii), Latin anser, Greek khén etc.
		In the West, farmyard geese are descended from the Greylag, but in Asia the swan goose has been farmed for at least as long.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Goose (446 words)

	Priority species Lesser White-fronted Goose
		The largest numbers of individuals of Lesser White-fronted Geese in Greece are observed in Evros Delta: 1,630 individuals in 1963, 480 individuals in 1973 and 116 individuals in 1988.
		Lesser White-fronted Geese visit Greece during the winter.
		They feed in the brackish areas and fields of the delta that are covered by annual vegetation and in cereal cultivations.
	www.evros-delta.gr /idiccengl.htm (194 words)

	EUROPA - Environnement - Nature and Biodiversity
		Goose hunting is no longer permitted at Ramsar sites, and this may be the cause of the recent increase in wintering and staging numbers of the Lesser White-fronted Goose.
		The present size and trend of the Lesser White-fronted Goose population wintering in the western Palearctic is unknown, because recent counts are not available from what is thought to be the main winter quarters, in Azerbaijan and Russia.
		The short-term aim of this action plan is to maintain the current population of the Lesser White-fronted Goose in known areas throughout its range and to locate and assess the existing poorly known breeding and (especially) staging and wintering areas of the species, and, if possible, remove the current threats.
	europa.eu.int /comm/environment/nature/nature_conservation/focus_wild_birds/species_birds_directive/birdactionplan/ansererythropys.htm (5690 words)

	Lesser white-fronted goose speedily becomes extinct - PRAVDA.Ru
		Ornithologists say that the population of the lesser white-fronted goose was quite enough several tens of years ago; it could be easily found everywhere in Russia’s north and in Northern Europe.
		But wintering in China is often problematic for the lesser white-fronted goose.
		The goose has a pink beak and white forehead that is why hunters often take this species registered in The Red Book and prohibited for hunting for the white-fronted goose allowed for hunting.
	english.pravda.ru /printed.html?news_id=15558 (679 words)

	Lesser White-fronted Goose - Dwerggans
		Many of the Lesser White-fronts wintering here are colour-ringed and therefore have evolved from the re-introduction project.
		This rare species has been re-introduced in N Scandinavia through a project in which Lesser White-front's eggs were placed in the nests of Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis and thus hatched by these.
		Apparently this worked, for the numbers that had come very close to 0 during the 1970s, rose again and birds were even seen wintering in The Netherlands.
	www.warbler.phytoconsult.nl /l_whitefr_g.htm (194 words)

	WWT Threatened Species Department
		The Lesser White-fronted Goose was once numerous, breeding on the arctic tundra from Scandinavia to the Far East.
		Lesser White-fronts are very similar to European White-fronted Geese, but can be recognised by their smaller size, steeper foreheads, yellow eye ring and bright pink bill.
		The Lesser White-front is a species close to WWT's heart - it was after finding two Lesser White-fronts at Slimbridge (the third and fourth ever to be recorded in Britain) that Peter Scott decided to establish the Wildfowl Trust on the banks of the Severn Estuary.
	www.wwt.org.uk /threatsp/pastwwt/lesserwfg.htm (192 words)

	Sveriges Ornitologiska förening:The Lesser White-fronted Goose
		Due to the steady and alarming decrease in the Fennoscandian breeding population of Lesser White-fronted Goose, actions were needed to locate the staging and the wintering grounds.
		Three adult Lesser White-fronted Geese and one gosling where caught at the Taimyr Peninsula, and the adults were fitted with satellite transmitters.
		In 1997, NOF managed to catch and mount satellite transmitters on three Lesser White-fronted Geese at the Valdak Marshes during spring staging.
	www.sofnet.org /index.asp?lev=263&typ=1 (991 words)

	Metsähallitus - Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) / Identification
		Of the two species with the white blaze, the White-fronted Goose and the Lesser White-fronted Goose, the LWfG is on an average smaller and darker.
		The white front patch is larger, usually extending up onto the fore crown.
		The bright yellow eye ring is typical for the LWfG - also for juveniles, which lack the white front patch and black belly patches.
	www.metsa.fi /natural/projects/lwfg/lwfgpage2.htm (265 words)

	Expert About fr:Fronted
		51 The reintroduction of the Lesser White-fronted Goose in Swedish Lapland – a summary for 2000-2003, by Åke Andersson.
		14 The spring migration of the Lesser White-fronted Goose on Bothnian Bay coast, Finland, in 2001-2003, by Juha Markkola, Aappo Luukkonen & Ari Leinonen.
		50 Lesser White-fronted Geese shot in Spain in the winters 1985/86-2000/01, by Hakon Persson.
	expertsite.biz /dir/fr/fronted.htm (1188 words)

	Endangered species: Lesser white-fronted goose
		Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) is a small goose 53-65 cm long, with dark grey-brown plumage, and dark bars on belly.
		Lesser White-fronted Geese breed in a narrow zone extending from Scandinavia to the Anadyr Peninsula of NE Siberia in the Bering.
		Its main characteristics are the white front rising up to the crown and the yellow eye-ring.
	www.ornithologiki.gr /en/oiwnos/i2/ennanox.htm (626 words)

	All About Birds
		It is known as the Lesser White-fronted Goose and is the reason our goose is known as the "Greater." Dwarf species seem to have appeared repeatedly in geese.
		The Tule goose is a large, dark subspecies of the Greater White-fronted Goose.
		The Greater White-fronted Goose subspecies that breeds in Greenland usually winters in Ireland and Scotland.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Greater_White-fronted_Goose_dtl.html (511 words)

	Lesser white fronted goose - psilos bird photography
		The Lesser white fronted goose is a very endangered species in the wild.
		Outside the breeding season they are very sociable birds also found in the company of Bean and White fronted geese.
		There are many reasons for this but the two most damaging influences comes from hunting and poaching.
	www.cottage-garden-seeds.co.uk /pages/birds/lesserwhitefrontedgoose.htm (83 words)

	Metsähallitus - Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
		The Lesser White-fronted Goose (LWfG) was once a numerous breeding bird species in arctic and sub-arctic areas between Scandinavia and the Far East.
		In Nordic countries the original LWfG population is at the stage of extinction with less than 50 breeding pairs.
		In 1980´s the Nordic co-operation was established and in 1990´s new initiatives have been taken and a network established throughout the whole distribution area of the LWfG.
	www.metsa.fi /natural/projects/lwfg/lwfgpage1.htm (152 words)

	Genetic background of captive lesser white-fronted goose stock
		One of the three captive lesser white-fronted goose stocks used for reintroduction/restocking in Finland and Sweden was sampled to study the genetic background of the captive lesser white-fronted geese (IV).
		First, white-fronted goose type mtDNA could be present also in the wild lesser white-fronted goose either due to a recent divergence of the species or as a consequence of hybridization under natural conditions.
		Because the Swedish reintroduction area in Svaipa, Swedish Lapland, is situated within a dispersal range from the breeding areas of the wild lesser white-fronted goose in Norwegian and Finnish Lapland, it would be wise to apply a precautionary principle to avoid possible harmful effects to the remaining wild breeding population.
	herkules.oulu.fi /isbn9514259483/html/x517.html (852 words)

	Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) / Satellite telemetry as a tool for conservation
		The LWfG tagged in northern Siberia have also flown to this area which has been confirmed as the most important known autumn staging place for the LWfG in the world.
		Altogether 22 LWfG have been satellite-tagged in northern Norway and Finland and in western and central Siberia in Russia.
		The individual followed for the longest time, Inge (born in Taimyr peninsula), flew to Dagestan where it was killed by a hunter in November 1998.
	www.metsa.fi /natural/projects/lwfg/lwfgpage8.htm (248 words)

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		However, the eastern route, which is probably the most important for the Lesser White-fronted Goose in general, could not be traced all the way to the wintering areas, which are believed to be in the southern areas of the Caspian Sea, notably in Azerbaijan.
		As part of an ongoing project on the threatened Lesser White-fronted Goose a satellite transmitter study is conducted to locate migration routes, staging- and wintering areas.
		When Lesser White-fronted Geese are observed it is important to try to make accurate counts of numbers and age distribution of the flock.
	www.ping.be /~pin02658/sat-birds.htm (5272 words)

	ansery.htm
		Vinogradow, V. (1993): Lesser White-fronted Goose on Novaya Zemlya and the Kanin Peninsula.
		Morozov, V.V. (1995b): Status, distribution and trends of the Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) population in Russia.
		Syroechkovski, E.E. jr (1996b): Present status of the Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) in Taimyr and some pecularities of the system of species migration in the Western Palaearctic.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /species/animals/birds/sources/ansery.htm (253 words)

	TRIP REPORTS - KAZAKHSTAN
		The expedition was arranged by the Lesser White-fronted Goose working group of WWF Finland.
		A short summary of Lesser White-fronted goose expedition to Northern Kazakstan October 4-15, 1996
		Goose Anser erythropus of the endangered Fennoscandian population.
	www.osme.org /osmetrip/kaztrip.html (190 words)

	WWF - WWF tracks Lesser White-fronted Goose to Iraq
		WWF is also part of a Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose Conservation Project with Russian conservation experts to unveil the migration route of one of the birdâs most important breeding areas â” the Polar Ural in western Russia.
		The populations of Lesser White-fronted Goose have declined in recent years, especially due to heavy hunting pressures in their staging and wintering areas.
		In July 2004, WWF-Finland and BirdLife Norway, in cooperation with the Goose, Swan and Duck Study Group of Northern Eurasia, started a project to study the staging and wintering areas of the Lesser White-fronted Goose.
	www.panda.org /news_facts/newsroom/news.cfm?uNewsID=17052 (445 words)

	Anser erythropus
		The Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) is an exclusively eurasian breeding species, originally breeding in the southern part of the tundra as well as the northern forest tundra between Fennoscandia and the Bering Strait.
		The Lesser White-fronted Goose is included in Apendix 1 of the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement AEWA under the Bonn Convention, in Apendix II of the Bern Convention and in Apendix I of the EU-Birdsdirective
		50,000 Lesser Whitefronts were recorded in some European wintering sites and during the 1950’s the total wintering population in this part of the species range was still estimated on more than 50,.000 birds.
	perso.wanadoo.fr /lebalkan/eng/anser_erythropuseng.htm (189 words)

	Minna Ruokonen. Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the lesser white-fronted goose (<em>Anser erythropus</em>). ISBN 951-42-5948-3
		The captive lesser white-fronted goose stock used for reintroduction/restocking was shown to be incompatible with the Fennoscandian wild population.
		Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus).
		Two diverged mitochondrial lineages were found in the lesser white-fronted goose and a refugial origin was proposed.
	herkules.oulu.fi /isbn9514259483 (425 words)

	Lesser white-fronted goose
		Juvenile: Similar to White- fronted juvenile, but darker and smaller, with usually pale nails, and yellow orbital ring.
		Moreover the white base at bill is more extensive, a more prominent eye-ring in adult and less extensive black barring on belly.
		Lay four to five white eggs in down and feather-lined scrape atop marshland hummock (direkte afskrift).
	www.gamehuntersguide.com /Encyclopedia/Animals/Birds/Geese/Lesser%20white-fronted%20goose.htm (154 words)

	Lesser White-front is back from Baghdad
		The first Fennoscandia Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus to be tracked to its wintering grounds has returned safely to the place in Russia’s polar Urals where, in the late summer of 2004, it was fitted with a satellite tag.
		The Lesser White-fronted Goose is classified by BirdLife as Vulnerable, with a decreasing world population of 25,000-30,000 birds
		"A basic need in the struggle to save the Lesser White-fronted Goose from extinction is to increase the knowledge on the staging sites and the wintering areas of the species," explained Ingar Jostein Øien of of NOF (BirdLife in Norway).
	www.birdlife.org /news/news/2005/06/lwfg.html (334 words)

	Goose 1999
		The 4th annual meeting of the Goose Specialist Group of Wetlands International was held from 24 - 28 January 1999 in Matsushima, Japan.
		Generally there is a marked increase in the wintering populations of geese in Japan (after the closure of hunting in 1971) and South Korea (which also closed goose hunting in the 1970s), but the situation in China is less clear.
		The fifth annual meeting of the Goose Specialist Group will again be held in Europe from 8 - 12 January 2000 in Flanders (Belgium) hosted by the Belgian Institute of Nature Conservation, headed by Prof.
	www.wetlands.org /networks/Goose/Go99.htm (546 words)

	Lesser White-fronted Goose Bulletin 1/2003
		White fronted (Anser albifrons) and Lesser white fronted (A.erythropus) geese are very close species, both morphologically and ecologically.
		On a WWF initiative, breeding LWfG was begun in 1986 by importing 2 pairs from Sweden to a farm on the island of Hailuoto (=Karlsö).
		The LWfG population wintering in Holland is estimated to 80 exx.
	www.maths.jyu.fi /~kahanpaa/Kotisivut/AnserErythropus/LWfGlehti2003_1.html (7177 words)

	Goose SG
		The 4th annual meeting was held in January 1999 in Matsushima Bay, Japan to focus on the goose populations from East Asia, and again on the Lesser White-fronted Goose.
		In the Netherlands an international meeting on the management of thriving goose populations was held in October 1997 in Zwolle with speakers from both North America and Europe.
		The most recent achievement of the Goose Specialist Group is an impressive compilation (edited by Jesper Madsen, Tony Fox and Gill Cracknell) of our knowledge on the status and distribution of the goose populations of the western palearctic.
	www.wetlands.org /networks/Goose/Goose.htm (1438 words)

	Lesser white-fronted goose - Anser erythropus - ARKive
		With a plump body, long neck, and wings that extend beyond the tip of the tail, the lesser white-fronted goose is distinguishable from other geese by its bright yellow eye-ring, round head and small, bright red bill.
		Status: The lesser white-fronted goose is classified as Vulnerable (VU A2bcd + 3bcd) on the IUCN Red List 2004 and is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species.
		The back, belly and sides are almost uniformly brown, but there is a white blaze on the face and the belly may have black patches in adults.
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Anser_erythropus (162 words)

	enghish version
		For the past ten years I have been flying with barnacle geese (branta leucopsis), a species very similar to the lesser white-fronted goose (anser erythropus) with the aim of gaining experience of migrating in a microlight with an endangered species of wild goose (the lesser white-fronted).
		The lesser white-fronted goose used to nest in very large numbers all over Lapland and then spend the winter around the Black sea and the Caspian sea.
		In the years which follow, the lesser white-fronted geese which have spent their first winter in the Low Countries remain faithful to this new wintering area.
	www.vol-avec-les-oies.com /enghish.htm (2169 words)

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