Coot  (Fulica atra)

Species information

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Threats

This species is not threatened; in fact the population has increased somewhat since the 1970s (10).

Conservation

The coot receives general protection in Britain under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. A number of populations occur in Special Protection Areas (8).

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
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