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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding (1996)	90–110 pairs	B2, C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	50 / 90 (pairs)	56	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Lehtosaari 2	Private Nature Reserve (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing freshwater
Unknown	20

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	90
not utilised	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outokumpu and Kaavi oligotrophic lakes (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outokumpu-and-kaavi-oligotrophic-lakes-iba-finland on 25/12/2024.