Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Coniferous forests, alpine meadows, scree and cliffs. Human activities include forestry, cattle-grazing and fishing.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The abandonment of cattle-grazing and the subsequent succession of grassland to forest poses a threat to
Tetrao tetrix.
National Low
International None7,500 ha of IBA covered by 2 Hunting Reserves (total area 7,500 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Les Bauges (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/les-bauges-iba-france on 23/12/2024.
