Changing of law in advantage of the Red-footed Falcons
In this spring, the law relative to Hunting and Game Managenemt has been changed in the benefit of the Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)! The Rook (Corvus frugilegus) was recently allowed…
Injured Eagle Owl in the care of the Milvus Group
An injured adult Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) - which was found near Avrig (Sibiu County) - was transported by members of the Milvus Group to Tg.-Mureș on August 21st. The…
Ringing of rare bird species in Romania
In summer of 2007, ringers from Milvus Group ringed several bird species which were ringed in Romania only a few before. During our fieldwork in Dobrugea we marked eleven chicks…
Raptor migration camp
The "Milvus Group" Bird and Nature Protection Association has been organising a raptor migration camp in the Macin Mountains, Dobrogea, Romania for five years. This year it will start at…
Yellow-legged Gull rehabilitated
The Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) established as a breeding species in the town of Tg.- Mureș from the year 2004. Since then 1-5 pairs regularly breed in the centre of…
Red-footed Falcon ringings
In summer of 2007 members of the Milvus Group continued the ringing of the Red-footed Falcons within the confines of project „Conservation of Falco vespertinus in the Pannonian Region” -…
Golden Eagles ringed
In the middle of June has finished the ringing season of Golden Eagle chicks. During the breeding season we verified 13 pairs of eagles in the V and SV part…
Long-legged Buzzards ringed
Between 12-22 of June 2007, members of the Milvus Group’s Raptor Conservation Working Group ringed a number of 14 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) nestlings. The researcher team detected during the…
Conservation of Falco vespertinus in the Pannonian Region
During the spring of year 2007 members of the Milvus Group placed within the confines of project „Conservation of Falco vespertinus in the Pannonian Region” - LIFE 05 NAT/H/000122 -…
Peregrine Falcon chicks ringed
On the 23th of May members of the Milvus Group ringed two peregrine chicks with colored rings. The peregrine pair was nesting in an old raven nest on a rock…
Results of the ” Wintering Birds of Prey Monitoring Programme”
The second fieldwork period of the Wintering Birds of Prey Monitoring Programme was between 9.-18February. A total of 32 persons has participated in the programme, covering 26 sections. 697 raptorindividuals…
Volunteers needed
Milvus Group is searching for volunteers for the 2007 field season. The field activites wiil take place in several places, such as: Dobrogea, Moldova, Muntenia, the Western plains. The studied…
Milvus Scholarship
Milvus Group is launching the Milvus scholarship dedicated for student researchers interested in biology, ecology or nature conservation. Our main objective is to help students to implement original research or…
ADEPT, WWF DCP and Milvus Group signing the MoU for the “Grassland Alliance for Romaina”
On 30 th of January representatives of the three organization organized a joint meeting on Sighisoara for the finalization and signing of the MoU with regards creation of the “Grassland…
Midwinter Waterbird Count
Between the 9 th and 20 th January 2007, members of the“Milvus Group” participated in the Midwinter Waterbird Count, organized yearly by Wetlands International. In Romania, this event was organized…
Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) – new species for the Romanian fauna
On 21 st of December 2006, Jozsef Szabo jr. found and identified a Long-billed Murrelet, on the Avrig reservoir of the Olt river, near Porumbacu de Jos (Sibiu county). This…
