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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	25 birds	C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	667 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	1,200 birds	B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Emstal	Landscape Protection Area (V)	77
2016	Natura 2000-Emsauen zwischen Salzbergen und Papenburg	Landscape Protection Area (V)	42
2016	Emstal	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	40

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	50	Arable land
Grassland	40	Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
agriculture	90
urban/industrial/transport	15

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lowlands of River Ems near Lathen (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lowlands-of-river-ems-near-lathen-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.