Pheasant.org.uk
Title
The World Pheasant Association, Galliformes conservation action and breeding
Description
The Galliformes
We are dedicated to the conservation not only of the pheasants but of all their relatives as well, and their habitats. The whole family is known as the Galliformes and also includes partridges, quail, grouse and even turkeys.
The pheasants and their relatives live in almost every corner of the world and are barometers of the health of all major terrestrial habitats. They are found from Pacific islands and tropical rainforests to African savannahs and the highest mountains in the world and in the extreme wind and snowswept tundra and forests of the Arctic Circle. They are one of the most threatened bird groups in the world, and 75 are listed on the 2004 IUCN Red List of threatened species. A further 33 are considered to be 'Near-threatened' or are so poorly known that we cannot determine their conservation status.
All species are threatened with habitat loss and for the Galliformes it is over-exploitation that is thought to lead to this elevated level of threat; and
