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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2001-2006	1,194 individuals	B1i, C3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Anser anser	Greylag Goose	565	1194	individuals	100	favourable
Anser albifrons	Greater White-fronted Goose	265	229	individuals	87	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Threave and Carlingwark Loch	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	294	protected area overlaps with site	309
River Dee (Parton to Crossmichael)	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	509	protected area overlaps with site	517
Loch Ken and River Dee Marshes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	768	protected area contained by site	769
Loch Ken & River Dee Marshes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	769	protected area overlaps with site	769
Kenmure Holms	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	153	protected area overlaps with site	153
Ken-Dee Marshes	Nature Reserve	116	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ken-Dee Marshes	RSPB Reserve	116	protected area contained by site	116

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Loch Ken and Dee Marshes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/01/2022.