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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
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	1989-1994	2,550 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	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use)	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 brachyrhynchus	Pink-footed Goose	2550	8	individuals	1	very unfavourable

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Loch Macanrie Fens	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	109	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs	National Park	186,340	protected area overlaps with site	480
Lake of Menteith	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	489	protected area overlaps with site	489
Flanders Mosses	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,073	protected area overlaps with site	855
Flanders Moss	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	859	protected area overlaps with site	859
Flanders Moss	National Nature Reserve	822	protected area overlaps with site	210

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Flanders Moss and Lake of Menteith. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/01/2022.