The reintroduction of the Golden Eagle into the Czech Republic

This project is being carried out by a non-governmental organization in cooperation with state authorities for protection of nature in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Participants to the project also include Ostrava ZOO and other institutions and specialists. View the 3 videos at the end of this article which portray the remarkable progress so far. […]

August 24th, 2015 | Category: Golden Eagle, Satellite Tracking | Comments are closed

The first nestling Griffon Vulture hatched in the Balkan Mountains for almost a century

For more than a decade our Bulgarian colleagues have been dreaming about restoring vulture populations in the Balkans – indeed the first feasibility studies for the reintroduction of griffons in the Central Balkan mountains, where they had disappeared many decades ago, was done 10 years ago.

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August 24th, 2015 | Category: European Raptor Migration, European Raptors, griffon vulture, reintroduction | Comments are closed

Over 100,000 birds killed in Malta each year – BirdLife International

Tens of millions of migratory birds are being killed illegally each year across the Mediterranean, according to the first scientific review of its kind to be carried out in the region by BirdLife International.

Despite not ranking in the top 10 overall, Malta (where 108,000 birds are estimated to be killed illegally […]

August 24th, 2015 | Category: Malta- Illegal shooting | Comments are closed