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GR058 Mounts Kato Olympos and Ossa, and Tembi ravine
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Criteria: B2, C6
Coordinates:
39o 54' N
22o 30' E
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Altitude: 10-1978 m
Area: 69000 ha
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Site Description
The site includes two mountains separated by the Tembi valley. The western part of Kato Olympos is predominantly grassland and scrub, whilst eastern areas are well forested.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (10%, Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves), Coastline/rocky areas (5%, Inland cliffs), Forest (35%, Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland), Grassland (20%, Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland), Shrubland (30%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (55%), forestry (35%), hunting (40%)
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Protection status
National Partial International Partial
2,250 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Aspropetra-Ailia/Kalipefkis, 2,250 ha). 470 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Tsaira-Goliani/Rapsanis, 470 ha). Part of IBA covered by Controlled Hunting Area (Ossa, 26,377 ha). 1,690 ha of IBA covered by Aesthetic Forest (Ossa Aesthetic Forest, 1,690 ha). Part of IBA covered by Aesthetic Forest (Tembi Valley, 1,762 ha).
1336 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) AISTHITIKO DASOS KOILADAS TEMPON(GR1420005).24064 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) OROS OSSA(GR1420007).24572 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) KATO OLYMPOS, OROS GODAMANI KAI KOILADA RODIAS(GR1420008).
Birds
The site is important for breeding and passage raptors and as a migration corridor. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aegypius monachus (non-breeding), Aquila heliaca (non-breeding), Falco naumanni (passage).
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Merops apiaster European Bee-eater | breeding | 1996 | Frequent | poor | B2
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| Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon | breeding | 1996 | - | 2 | good | C6
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| Accipiter brevipes Levant Sparrowhawk | breeding | 1996 | 6 | 12 | average | B2
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| Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon | breeding | 1993 | Uncommon | poor | B2, C6
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| Ficedula semitorquata Semicollared Flycatcher | breeding | 1996 | Uncommon | poor | B2, C6
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| Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting | breeding | 1996 | Frequent | average | B2, C6
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Conservation issues
Logging and scrub burning are leading to gradual degradation of the habitat. Plans for a dam and reservoir in the gorge are a serious threat. The laying of poison baits continues and has already caused the loss of Gypaetus barbatus and Aegypius monachus from the site. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
afforestation (low), burning of vegetation (low), construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (medium), deforestation (commercial) (medium), firewood collection (low), forest grazing (low), groundwater abstraction (low), infrastructure (medium), recreation/tourism (low), selective logging/cutting (medium), unsustainable exploitation (medium)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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