Red-breasted goose  (Branta ruficollis)

AEWA: The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds.
Life: The Eurpoean Unions's financial instrument supporting environmental and nature conservation projects throughout the European Union.
Steppe: A biome (or subdivision of the Earth's surface) that is composed of a swathe of temperate grassland stretching from Romania to China.
Tundra: Treeless, grassy plains characteristic of arctic and sub-arctic regions. They are very cold and have little rainfall.

1. IUCN Red List (February, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. BirdLife International (March, 2005)
   http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=387&m=0
   
3. CITES (March, 2005)
   http://www.cites.org
   
4. CMS (March, 2005)
   http://www.cms.int
   
5. Council of Europe: Bern Convention (March, 2005)
   http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/conventions/bern/default_en.asp
   
6. EC Birds Directive (March, 2005)
   http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1373
   
7. AEWA (March, 2005)
   http://www.unep-aewa.org/home/index.htm
   
8. Hunter, J.M. and Black, J.M. (1996) International Action Plan for the Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis). In: Heredia, B., Rose, L. and Painter, M. Eds. Globally Threatened Birds in Europe. Action Plans. Council of Europe Publishing, Strasbourg.
   
9. Red-breasted Goose International Working Group (February, 2008)
   http://www.brantaruficollis.org
   
10. Raducescu, L. (2008) Pers. Comm.