Since 2005, the acutely threatened species has had an action program with the goal of getting back a viable population. The focus has been on strengthening the species' living environment in deciduous forest-rich landscapes and in many places in the country, the living environments have now been improved, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Authorities, forest companies and non-profit organizations have worked to preserve and promote the species. This has included converting landscapes to deciduous forest, clearing of spruces, ring-barking of birches and inventory of breeding.
In recent years, the focus has been on Central Sweden and when the action program now gets a new direction for the next five years, the work will be expanded along the Norrland coast. Any measures in southern Sweden will also be investigated.
The review has been made by the County Administrative Board in Uppsala County on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Agency, which have a joint responsibility for the program.
