In April, Hungarian experts from MME/Bird Life Hungary, partner of the Milvus Group in the “Conservation of Falco cherrug in NE-Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia” LIFE+ project (www.sakerlife2.mme.hu), made some fieldwork in the Western Plain of Romania. During the trip they identified a pair of Saker falcon (Falco cherrug) breeding in a nest located on a high voltage electric pylon. Continue reading
Migration Map of the Satellite Tracked Romanian Lesser Spotted Eagles (Aquila pomarina)
Within the frame of the project that views the conservation of the species, entitled “Conservation of Aquila pomarina in Romania” (LIFE08 NAT/RO/000501), members of “Milvus Group” Bird and Nature Protection Association managed to capture three adults and three juvenile Lesser Spotted Eagles in … Continue reading
The Saker falcon is breeding in the western part of Romania
2% for Birds
Thank you for your very kind 2% donations, which we received in 2011. Your generosity will help us to sustain the Rehabilitation Center, the Ecological Education of kids and to reach our Environmental Protection goals.
Thanks again for your kindness!
Environmental education training course for teachers
In April and May 2011, training courses were held within the project “Ecological education in Mureş County” – financed by AFM (Administration of the Environmental Fund, www.afm.ro). The courses held in Romanian and Hungarian were dedicated to educators from Tg.-Mures, Reghin, Miercurea Nirajului and the surrounding areas. The participants were kindergarten teachers, instructress, biology teachers, etc. – totally 233 educators.
Spring maintenance works made on nestboxes for Red-footed Falcons
Although the Hungarian-Romanian Red-footed Falcon LIFE project has ended in 2009, the Milvus Group has assumed to manage the so-called After LIFE activities (those are required to be continued after the end of the project). One of these activities is the maintenance of the artificial nests mounted within the LIFE project for the Red-footed Falcons.
It’s a well-known fact that falcon species don’t build the nest of their own, instead raise their chicks in other birds’ nests. In our region the “Red-foots” choose mainly the nests of rooks, as they breed colonially as well. In the recent years we’ve established brand new colonies by putting artificial nests on trees in those areas where rookeries lack. Continue reading
The stork and bees
In the last period more and more people are contacting the Milvus Group – Bird and Nature Protection Association, asking for help to protect the storks. Usually they are asking us to set up a rack for a nest, which is on an electrical pylon (e.g. Valea Nirajului, Ocna de Sus etc.). In some cases they are informing us about that some nests are in danger, sometimes even the coworkers from and electrical firm, without no reason, are removing them. In every situation we try to give our best and to solve the established, often unpleasant and weird so called problems.
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Tags: barza albă, Ciconia ciconia, Gólya, Stork, white stork
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First bear captured by the Milvus Group
On the 9th of April 2011, the Milvus Group has captured, successfully anesthetized and, after mounting a GPS-GSM collar (made by Vectronic Aerospace) on it, has released its first bear. The bear, an adult male weighing approx. 250 kilograms, was captured in Harghita County, several kilometers away from the town of Sovata. The capture team consisted of Károly Illyés and Károly Pál (professional gamekeepers, assistants within the bear project), Levente Borka (veterinarian) and the bear project coordinator, Csaba Domokos. The collar is working well and is already sending information on the animal’s activity.
Fieldwork in Dobrudja – survey for Saker falcons
In March, a few ornithologists from the Milvus Group working on the “Conservation of Falco cherrug in Northeast Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia” LIFE+ project have started the fieldwork in Dobrudja.
As a first step they verified the presence of the target species in the Măcin Mountains, where Saker falcons used to breed. Although there are several suitable breeding places, due to unknown reasons yet, unfortunately the birds were missing. Continue reading
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Taking part in the annual meeting of raptor conservation specialists in Hungary
Birds of prey usually occur in the top of the trophic pyramid, which means that because of the major changes caused by humans on ecological equilibrium make them more and more vulnerable. It’s a matter of fact that many raptor species are endangered and need conservation actions to survive. The specialists from Hungary have reached the top of the class in raptor conservation, as their efforts made in the last few decades lead to increase the national populations of some highly endangered birds of prey species, of which global effectives are permanently decreasing. Such species are the Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) and the Saker (Falco cherrug). Continue reading
Training in Hungary for the Partners of the Life+ Project Dealing with the Conservation of the Saker Falcon
Between 21 and 22 February the employees of the Milvus Group involved in the Life project called “Conservation of Falco cherrug in Northeast Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia” have taken part to a training meeting in Hungary. The event was organized at the Bükk National Park’s (Bükki Nemzeti Park) Visiting Centre in Felsőtárkány and the participants were people from the four countries included in the project. From our country two organizations were represented, the Milvus Group and the Romanian Ornithological Society. Continue reading
Golden Eagle released
On 10th of March members of Milvus Group released a Golden Eagle in the Apuseni Mountains. The bird was caught in the vicinity of Campeni town with bare hands by a local peasant 10 days before. Milvus Groups specialists were contacted by the person becuse he observed a color ring on the birds leg. Beyond others the ring contained contact detailes of the Association. After medical care and observation the veterinary of the group decided that the bird is in good condition and it is ready to be released. The eagle was given back to nature near the place where it was ringed as a chick in 2008 in Bihor county.
