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	Oostvaardersplassen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite its age, the polder it exists in only became dry in 1968, it has an international importance as a European wetland.
		The Oostvaardersplassen can be divided into two areas, wet and dry.
		In the wet area along the Markermeer, there are large reedlands on clay, where moulting geese often feed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oostvaardersplassen (215 words)

	Tarpan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Taxonomists who consider the domestic horse a subspecies of the wild Tarpan should use Equus ferus caballus; the name Equus caballus remains available for the domestic horse where it is considered to be a separate species.
		Koniks in the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve, the Netherlands (2005).
		Usage of 17 specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tarpan (477 words)

	Wild Goose Chase! Bird Watching Report
		A flock of 50 was roosting on the mudflats near Den Oever on 27/11.
		On 27/11, a flock of 50 were foraging on the mudflats at Den Oever.
		On 26/11 and 27/11, there were high numbers at Oostvaardersplassen; during our walk on 27/11, we had a close views of two animals at 6 m distance.
	www.limosaholidays.co.uk /tripReportDetail.cfm?reportID=368 (2480 words)

	Nest-building Ospreys Pandion haliaetus in the Oostvaardersplassen in late summer 2002: start of the colonisation of ...
		The shallow waters with high fish populations (especially Carp Cyprinus carpio) provide excellent hunting opportunities, partly dead and dying willow thickets are used as resting and plucking posts and the public is not allowed to enter the major part of the area.
		Presumably, trees suitable for Osprey nesting are scarce in the Oostvaardersplassen, especially because older trees (willows only) are mostly dying or dead.
		On the other hand, Goshawks declined in the dry part of the Oostvaardersplassen, with only two pairs left on 2000 ha by 2002 (3.1 and 5.2 km away from the Osprey nest).
	www.werkgroeproofvogels.nl /taksum/tak10-3-238.htm (735 words)

	H. Kampf: About Nature Policy, Large Ecosystems in a Small and Crowded ...
		Here is an example from the area known as the Oostvaardersplassen: the surface area for the grazers has increased (as you see from the white line in Fig.
		The animals in the Oostvaardersplassen can live a life fast as natural as possible, like this relieving konik: excrements of a number of stallions as a tool to set hierarchy.
		The Oostvaardersplassen is a special place for birds such as swans, geese, ducks, waders, herons and birds of prey.
	www.lapla-net.de /texte/03_00/kampf/kampf_04.htm (1411 words)

	Konik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A konik horse in the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve in the Netherlands.
		The konik is a small Polish horse, a kind of wild pony.
		As it is genetically very close to the extinct tarpan, the original European wild horse, it has been introduced into many nature reserves in the Netherlands such as the Oostvaardersplassen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Konik (157 words)

	The Council for the Rural Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The RDA advises on strategic issues in the area of health and welfare of farmed animals, while the animals in the Oostvaardersplassen are not farmed.
		In the request for advice he indicated that the RDA advises on strategic issues in the area of health and welfare of farmed animals, while the animals in the Oostvaardersplassen are not farmed.
		The cull percentage is relatively low because with the prospect of the approaching spring, which ultimately took longer to arrive than expected, animals' chances of survival were overestimated, and when selecting for the cull animals were given the benefit of the doubt.
	www.rlg.nl /english/publications/reports/058a.html (3688 words)

	The Golden Circle - The Golden Circle for - Nature - Oostvaardersplassen
		The Oostvaardersplassen is a unique ecosystem, which developed by accident.
		The thousands of birds which visit the Oostvaardersplassen each year and the mating sounds of the red deer in fall are unparalleled attractions.
		The local tourist information office in Lelystad is happy to give you more information on things to do in the Oostvaardersplassen and can refer you to the Dutch Forestry Commission for excursions.
	www.holland.com /goudencirkel/gb/for/nature/oostvaar.html (176 words)

	Monniksgier in Oostvaardersplassen - Grazing Networks
		Op 21 maart 2005, omstreeks 12.55 uur ontdekte onze tractorchauffeur Jan een zeearendachtige vogel midden in het begraasde gebied van de Oostvaardersplassen.
		The same bird was briefly seen at Oostvaardersplassen, Flevoland, on 20 and 21 March 2005 and observed again by many birders from 31 March to 12 August.
		In the Oostvaardersplassen area, many carcasses of large herbivores were present after a period of strong cold and heavy snowfall in early March, providing ample food for the vulture.
	www.grazingnetworks.nl /photo-galleries/the-netherlands/black-vulture-in-the-oostvaardersplassen (543 words)

	Khaleej Times Online - Nature conservation the Dutch way in a man-made landscape
		Oostvaardersplassen is an area of marshland that was the last to dry out when the vast Flevoland polder to the east of Amsterdam was slowly drained over the 1950s and 1960s.
		Frans Vera, whose submission to the relevant authorities was crucial to the establishment of Oostvaardersplassen as a conservation area, is proud of his achievement.
		The Dutch national conservation authority, the Staatsbosbeheer, which manages Oostvaardersplassen, does not provide supplementary feeding when grazing becomes scarce at the end of the winter.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2006/March/todaysfeatures_March66.xml§ion=todaysfeatures (959 words)

	Publicatie ECN SF: NH3 flux measurements at Schagerbrug and Oostvaardersplassen, the Dutch contribution to the GRAMINAE ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The main objective was to investigate the net contribution to atmospheric ammonia provided by the exchange with grasslands in relation to meteorological parameters and the land use management (fertilization and/or grass cutting).
		Measurements of the ammonia exchange were also performed at a grassfield that is part of a major wetland reserve close to the IJssel lake (IJsselmeer), in the center of the Netherlands (Oostvaardersplassen), during the period June 1994-September 1995.
		At the Oostvaardersplassen mainly deposition occurs, but large emissions were measured in autumn.
	www.ecn.nl /library/reports/2000/c00079.html (382 words)

	Oostvaardersplassen - according to the Royal Geographic Society
		Oostvaardersplassen - according to the Royal Geographic Society
		Oostvaardersplassen was reclaimed at great expense from the sea in 1968.
		Oostvaardersplassen is merely the crown jewel in a yet bigger concept from
	www.ruralnet.org.uk /~epic/forum/BF9E37B0-017D78A4-02274BC9?PrevInThread (784 words)

	Observations on White-tailed Eagles Haliaeetus albicilla wintering in the Oostvaardersplassen in 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Observations on White-tailed Eagles Haliaeetus albicilla wintering in the Oostvaardersplassen in 2004.
		During eight days in winter 2004/05 observations of White-tailed eagles were made in the Oostvaardersplassen (52°20’N, 5°20’E), using a hide situated near dead Red Deer Cervus elaphus.
		Up to three eagles visited the carcasses simultaneously, enabling sexing (size comparison), ageing and reading the colour-ring of a second calender-year female (red, S 572).
	www.werkgroeproofvogels.nl /taksum/takk13-2-107.htm (238 words)

	Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve - FM Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Oostvaardersplassen is a great inspiration everytime I go there.
		I am sure the Oostvaardersplassen is a great place for you too, while I was walking there I was thinking of you as it is a great place for a wonderful photographer like you!
		And it is not far away from all those great places you took us to when you organized that shooting along the IJssel and Elburg.
	www.fredmiranda.com /forum/topic2/70116 (497 words)

	BirdForum - rupicola says hello
		Ik hoop dat je je een beetje gaat vermaken hier, het is in ieder geval heel leerzaam.
		Je zit in ieder geval dicht bij de oostvaardersplassen, ik wilde laatst een openbaar vervoer ritje erheen plannen maar dat is vrij onmogelijk...
		English people, we could bring up the fact again how advantaged some people are, living in a country with a language that no foreigner speaks so that they have to learn a second language, in order to use their first language at times that none is supposed to understand what they're saying.
	www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=16620 (1754 words)

	EAERE - Ninth Annual Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In this article we will give the results of a case study of the Oostvaardersplassen, an (unofficial) national park in the Netherlands.
		When talking about the value of the Oostvaardersplassen we mean total benefits.
		In order to value the Oostvaardersplassen we looked at different aspects of the area which can generate an income, which represent part of the total value and which can be add up to the total value.
	www.frisch.uio.no /eaere99/programme/abs1043.htm (160 words)

	Flevoland - World Travel Guide
		Using a bike is not recommended, distances are big (for Dutch standards) and there is not much to see.
		Oostvaardersplassen - Take a tour of this magnificent area.
		Veluwemeer - if you like watersports, hit the water on the Veluwemeer.
	www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Flevoland (237 words)

	Jaap! Photo \| TrekNature
		There we were (my gf and I), on a sunny sunday walking around through a very beautiful area in Flevoland called "Oostvaardersplassen" and we met a Jaap!
		Oostvaardersplassen is a vast area, consisting partly of swamps.
		Large parts of the Netherlands used to look like Oostvaardersplassen about 100 a 200 years ago.
	www.treknature.com /gallery/Europe/photo26410.htm (1067 words)

	AEWA - African-Eurasian Migratory Water Bird Agreement
		Dutch Bird Fair, the Vogelfestival, was held in the Oostvaardersplassen wetland, Lelystad, The Netherlands
		On 27-28 August 2005 the AEWA Secretariat took part in the Dutch Bird Fair, the Vogelfestival, which was held in the Oostvaardersplassen wetland, Lelystad, the Netherlands, by the Dutch BirdLife partner Vogelbescherming Nederland.
		About 9,000 visitors came to see 97 different stands selling binoculars, cameras and outdoor equipment, wildlife books and photographs as well as holiday trips and everything to do with birds, and to take part in the workshops, birdwatching excursions and special events for both adults and children.
	www.unep-aewa.org /news/news_elements/2005/vogelfestival.htm (240 words)

	BIRDTRIP Archives -- January 1997 (#7)
		This is a report of a trip I've made to the Oostvaardersplassen.
		The report itself is to give you an impression and to share experiences.
		The first one has been in August, to watch the thousands of stilts, which were then preparing themselves for Fall migration.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9701&L=BIRDTRIP&P=R863&I=-3&m=51 (652 words)

	the first breeding attempt of Ospreys in the Netherlands - De Takkeling
		Nest and nest surroundingsof the Osprey pair in the Oostvaardersplassen, 30 August 2002.
		The nest is blown down in the autumn.
		Grazing in nature reserves, one of the "secrets" of De Oostvaardersplassen
	www.rekel.nl /visarenden/nederland/oostvaardersplassen_1.htm (845 words)

	Oostvaardersplassen, Netherlands
		A quarter of the area of the Flevoland polder has been left in its natural state, as in the extensive Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve, an area of lakes with large numbers of migrant birds, including spoonbills and cormorants.
		The birds can be watched from an observation post on the Knardijk.
		Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by law.
	www.planetware.com /flevoland/oostvaardersplassen-nl-flv-oostp.htm (80 words)

	Oostvaardersplassen (Important Birds Areas of Netherlands)
		Birds The site is the main roost for geese Anser from feeding areas in Flevoland, and is the most important moulting area for Anser anser in north-west Europe.
		Protection status National High International High5,600 ha of IBA covered by Natural Monument (Oostvaardersplassen, 5,600 ha).
		Conservation issues The main problems affecting the area are the natural succession of vegetation and the effects of botulism on wild birds (`Other' threat, above).
	www.birdlife.org /datazone/sites/?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=1244&m=0 (222 words)

	!Biofaan's slides archive specialized on wetlands like the Oostvaardersplassen!
		Biofaan has more than 30.000 slides in stock, of which an important part also as digital files on Photo CD.
		On these pages a small selection to illustrate the collection
		U wordt na 5 seconden automatisch doorgeschakeld naar de Oostvaardersplassen pagina.
	members.fortunecity.com /friedalambers (103 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- August 1996, week 5 (#23)
		This is the start of an excursion to the Oostvaardersplassen, a nature reserve about 50 km north of Utrecht.
		The origin of this nature and ultimate bird area is very interesting: it's man made.
		If any of you have plans to visit the Netherlands I advise: go to the Oostvaardersplassen.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9608e&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=1646 (593 words)

	Warty little friend Photo \| TrekNature
		When my girlfriend and I visited Oostvaardersplassen in Flevoland we encountered this lovely Toad.
		Quickly I lay flat down on my belly and took this picture.
		DOF is quite shallow for F/8, I assume you were pretty close.
	www.treknature.com /gallery/Europe/photo26844.htm (1019 words)

	Oostvaardersplassen konik horses eating bark - Grazing Networks
		Oostvaardersplassen konik horses eating bark - Grazing Networks
		Home > Photo galleries > The Netherlands > Oostvaardersplassen konik horses eating bark
		During an excursion in in the Oostvaardersplassen, February 2005, Konik horses were seen eating willow tree bark.
	www.grazingnetworks.nl /photo-galleries/the-netherlands/oostvaardersplassen-konik-horses-eating-bark (38 words)

	construction of an articial nest in for Ospreys in De Oostvaardersplassen
		construction of an articial nest in for Ospreys in De Oostvaardersplassen
		The nest can be seen from the train from Almere to Lelystad
		Grazing in nature reserves, one of the "secrets" of De Oostvaardersplassen http://www.grazingnetworks.nl
	www.rekel.nl /visarenden/nederland/oostvaardersplassen_2.htm (150 words)

	Water Science and Technology 37:6-7 (1998) 249-256 - E. M. Foekema et al. - Mesocosm observations on the ecological ...
		Between 1992 and 1997 the effects of contaminated sediment on an aquatic community were studied in outdoor mesocosms (2m
		), one filled with 'naturally' polluted sediment from the sedimentation area 'Ketelmeer', the other with relatively clean sediment from the shallow lake 'Oostvaardersplassen'.
		Negative effects of the contaminated sediment were observed on the population development of the amoeba species Arcella megastoma and Difflugia accuminata, the mysid shrimp Neomysis integer, the microlepidopteran Cataclysta lemnata and the cladoceran community, whereas the biting midge Culex sp.
	www.iwaponline.com /wst/03706/wst037060249.htm (221 words)

	BirdForum - View Single Post - The Netherlands in September
		The Red Kite is not a regular bird in the Netherlands.
		Nearby the Oostvaardersplassen is a dike from Enkhuizen to Lelystad there you can see also birds (ducks).
		The Black woodpecker can you find in a forrest directly next the Zoo in Amersfoort.
	www.birdforum.net /showpost.php?p=192482&postcount=2 (88 words)

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