Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001
Populations of IBA trigger speciesNote: 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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2017 | high | not assessed | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - intentional use: subsistence/sml scale | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | drought | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Shrubland | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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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 |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Yankari | Game Reserve | 225,400 | is identical to site | 224,400 |
Yankari | Forest Reserve | 225,400 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Pai River | Game Reserve | 248,600 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Shrubland | - | |
Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yankari Game Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/08/2022.