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Read more about the article The long-awaited moment has arrived!

The long-awaited moment has arrived!

  • Post published:March 1, 2025

We bet that if we say the keywords “stork” and “webcam,” you can guess what moment we’re talking about! That’s right—we’re turning on the webcams so that you, stork lovers,…

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Read more about the article Become a stork guardian!

Become a stork guardian!

  • Post published:February 27, 2025

We are looking for nature lovers who enjoy birds and would be happy to observe the life of stork nests near their homes. If this sounds like you, we encourage…

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Read more about the article We counted the Long-eared owls

We counted the Long-eared owls

  • Post published:February 26, 2025

For more than 10 years, we have been ending the year and starting the new one by monitoring Long-eared owls in their wintering sites. This means that between 20 December…

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Read more about the article Sanctuary and Healing: 18 years in service of injured animals

Sanctuary and Healing: 18 years in service of injured animals

  • Post published:February 25, 2025

In 2024, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre celebrated its 18th anniversary—an important milestone, marking maturity and vast experience in saving wild animals that, for various reasons, require medical care and a…

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Read more about the article Results of the 2025 Winter Waterfowl Census

Results of the 2025 Winter Waterfowl Census

  • Post published:February 17, 2025

Between 10 and 31 January, the national waterbird census took place (known to participants as the MidWinter Count), with the participation of dozens of volunteers. The event is organised internationally…

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Read more about the article Great Backyard Bird Count 2025

Great Backyard Bird Count 2025

  • Post published:February 13, 2025

We invite you to join this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count, which brings together birdlovers from all around the world.  What is the Great Backyard Bird Count?  It is a…

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Read more about the article Environmental Education on Wetlands

Environmental Education on Wetlands

  • Post published:February 11, 2025

Wetlands are home to 40% of all known plant and animal species. They include many endangered or threatened species that can only survive in specific wetland habitats and nowhere else.…

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Read more about the article We have published our research findings on the Golden eagle

We have published our research findings on the Golden eagle

  • Post published:February 7, 2025

As a result of several years of work, the monumental volume The Golden Eagle Around the World was published in 2024, edited by D.H. Ellis, J. Bautista, and C.H. Ellis.…

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Read more about the article Saving Hands: Alina Gherman

Saving Hands: Alina Gherman

  • Post published:February 3, 2025

Providing first aid can be crucial in saving a life, whether it be a person or an injured wild animal. The veterinarians in the country who are part of the…

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Read more about the article With complete lists you can actively contribute to science and conservation

With complete lists you can actively contribute to science and conservation

  • Post published:January 31, 2025

Complete lists are often considered as the holy grail of the on-line bird portals, as they provide much more quality information than casual observations. Did you know that by reporting…

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Read more about the article January is about owls

January is about owls

  • Post published:January 30, 2025

In the first month of the year, we visited our regular groups and talked to children about the 10 owl species native in Romania. This month, we chose to focus…

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Read more about the article It’s ‘raining’ with Ural owls

It’s ‘raining’ with Ural owls

  • Post published:January 28, 2025

For our Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, the beginning of 2025 brought four injured Ural owls, which arrived at our center from various parts of the country. The first patient of this…

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Read more about the article 16. ‘Milvus’ International Nature Photography Competition
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16. ‘Milvus’ International Nature Photography Competition

  • Post published:January 24, 2025

We were looking forward to this moment when we can announce the launch of the 16th edition of the Milvus Photocontest, organized by Forona and Milvus Group. On January 20,…

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Read more about the article Petition against the criminal poisoning of european wildlife

Petition against the criminal poisoning of european wildlife

  • Post published:January 22, 2025

Illegal poisoning threatens many rare and protected species of birds and mammals, while also endangering the public and their pets. The initial data from the LIFE EUROKITE project (LIFE18 NAT/AT/000048),…

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Read more about the article Only a few days left!

Only a few days left!

  • Post published:January 17, 2025

The overwintering population of the Great egret in the European Union is increasing both in the long and short term. This partially reflects the recovery of the population, as well…

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Read more about the article We invite you to count White-throated dippers with us!

We invite you to count White-throated dippers with us!

  • Post published:January 16, 2025

White-throated dippers wander very far from the water and can therefore be seen close to the shore, between stones or even on the ice. Every year between January 20-25 we…

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Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)

In 2010 Milvus Group Association began installing the first artificial nestboxes for Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) in the Călimani Mountains. During the following years we have continued this activity in other areas such as Gurghiu Mts, Giurgeu Basin and Ciuc Mts mounting several ten nestboxes. The nests are yearly monitored in order to know the occupancy rate and the breeding success.

Member of Milvus Group since 2005, at the same time founder of the Mammal Conservation Working Group, with main fields of interest in research and conservation of small mammals and large carnivores. Volunteer in the majority of ongoing activities, working in projects with aims to study mammal (bear, wolf, lynx, otter) populations in Natura 2000 sites for drafting management plans.

Member of Milvus Group since 1994. Founder and leader of the Mammal Conservation Working Group. Biologist with main interest in the biology of the wolf and the brown bear, studying predominantly the problems arising from their interactions with humans.

E: zoltan.d.szabo@milvus.ro

Biologist, graduated at Babeș-Bolyai University. Obtaind his PhD degree at Debrecen University, studying the dispersal behaviour of Sand Martins. Member of the Milvus Group since 1993. Worked as university lecturer teaching ecology, ornithology and conducted field practice. Produced nature documentaries as cameraman and director. Initiated and coordinated the Romanian Common Bird Monitoring Scheme between 2006-2018. Licensed bird ringer.

E-mail: anna.denes@milvus.ro Tel: 0743-994.578

I graduated as a biologist at Babeş-Bolyai University, where I am currently doing my master studies in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology. At the university I study dragonflies. I have loved nature since childhood and have been involved in nature conservation in the Vargyas Gorges Nature Reserve. I met the Milvus Group in 2016, and since then I have participated in several of their activities as a volunteer. It is a pleasure for me to work in this team for the birds, for the conservation.

E-mail: lorinc.barbos@milvus.ro Tel: 0723-201.344

Member of Milvus Group since 2011. Biologist, graduated from Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, currently master degree student at the same university. Interested mainly in raptors, he is the coordinator of a national monitoring program for nocturnal species. Licensed ringer of the Romanian Ornithological Centre for raptors. Currently employed at Environmental Protection Agency Satu Mare.

E-mail: reka.kiss@milvus.ro

Member of Milvus Group from 2002. Her main activities are linked to raptor conservation and monitoring (mainly Golden Eagle and Peregrine Falcon conservation, raptor migration count). At the same time she participated in several surveys and monitoring programmes of different bird species. As an active member of the Environmental Education Working Group, she organizes different environmental education activities, excursions in kindergarten and primary schools, activities in Forest School for children. From 2009 she has been a licensed ringer, ringing birds with the aim of environmental education and bird monitoring in different ringing camps.

E-mail: zsolt.hegyeli@milvus.ro Tel: 0735-878.518

Member of Milvus Group since 2003, with main activities within the Mammal Conservation Working Group. His main fields of interest are biogeography and conservation of steppic mammals, and conservation of diurnal raptors. Involved in projects concerning mammal research and conservation, as well as activities regarding protection of raptors. Also working on the implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Romania.

E-mail: csaba.domokos@milvus.ro Tel: 0720-538.422

Member of the Milvus Group since 2004. Biologist, with an MSc in Wildlife Management Engineering. Currently a PhD student at the Roth Gyula Doctoral School of Forestry and Wildlife Management Sciences, University of Sopron (Hungary). Interested in large carnivore conservation, management and research, with a focus on brown bears.

E-mail: judith.papp@milvus.ro

Member of the Milvus Group since 2000, she is acting in the field of ecological education, ecosystem services, fundraising. Since 2009 she has been involved in the organization of the Milvus International Nature Photography Contest.

E-mail: laura.turdean@milvus.ro

Has a B.A. in Humanities and is deeply fascinated by our cultural and natural heritage. She got involved into several grassroots movements and awareness raising campaigns, such as: Save Roșia Montană and no fracking of shale gas. Now at Milvus, she communicates in writing and visually about nature and conservation, revealing this has always been her dream job.

E-mail: attila.dosa@milvus.ro Tel: 0743-994.579

With a degree in economics, birding was just a hobby for him until he joined to the Milvus team. Since then, he has been involved in ornithological surveys and monitoring programs.

E-mail: szilard.daroczi@milvus.ro Tel: 0720-537.066

Member of Milvus Group since 1992. Graduated from the Faculty of Forestry (game management section) in Transylvania University of Brașov. His main activities are the study and conservation of raptors and owls, being involved in most projects regarding raptors, also coordinating some of them. He works mainly with species like Lesser Spotted Eagle, Red-footed Falcon, Common Kestrel, Long-legged Buzzard but he is interested in Long-eared Owl, Ural Owl, Tawny Owl, and Pygmy Owl too. He regularly visits the wetlands from the Western Plain, Transylvania and Dobruja. He doesn’t hide the fact that he likes to twitch rare birds, even if on the other side of the country. He is interested in migration of birds, especially raptors and has been a licensed ringer of the Romanian Ornithological Centre since 1995. He coordinates the Milvus Group’s database of ringed birds and recoveries. Szilárd is one of the administrators of the Rare Birds of the Carpathian Basin database.

E-mail: istvan.kovacs@milvus.ro Tel: 0728-303.898

Biologist, with master’s degree in terrestrial and aquatic ecology. Licensed bird ringer of the Romanian Ornithological Centre. His main fields of activity are the coordination of bird surveys and monitoring programmes like the Wintering birds of prey monitoring in Romania, the Romanian breeding bird atlas, the Monitoring of nocturnal birds in open habitats, the Monitoring of Golden Eagles in Romania and several local surveys. He is also one of the responsibles for the administration of the OpenBirdMaps database.

E-mail: iulia.vizi@milvus.ro

From December 2015, Julia takes care of the external communication of the association. It has entered the nongovernmental sphere after more than 12 years of television and radio journalism. Passionate about reading, excursions and animals, Julia believes that only through communication we can change the little universe we live in.

E-mail: gabor.bone@milvus.ro Tel: 0722-533.815

My interest for nature and nature conservation led me to study environmental sciences and later ecology MSc. Main interests are application of computer studies in ecology. I am member of Milvus Group since 2012 June, and mainly I work with data evaluation, GIS and field work. Beside this I help in other activities of the Group.

E-mail: reka.szilagyi@milvus.ro

She has been a member of the Milvus Group since 2020. She studied computer science and environmental protection in Cluj-Napoca. She deals with programming, data processing and data visualization, and helps at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

E-mail: krisztina.havadtoi@milvus.ro

Licenced in biology at Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca în 2010, and since then specialized in botany, vegetation survey and habitat mapping. Collaborating with Milvus Group since 2019.

E: enikő.daboczi@milvus.ro T: 0724-063.514

Accountant of Milvus Group.

E-mail: katalin.kelemen@milvus.ro Tel: 0722-437.863

Member of Milvus Group since 1994. She is interested in agro-environment, ecosystem services and ecological education activities and courses.

E: istvan.komaromi@milvus.ro T: 0720-527.565

Vicepresident of Milvus group with degree in biology-geology and geography of tourism. He is involved in most of Milvus Group’s activities such as: raptor conservation and research programmes, bird population monitoring, migration study and others. His main fields of interest are related to birds of prey.

E-mail: zsuzsanna.aczel-fridrich@milvus.ro Tel: 0720-018.088

Member of Milvus Group since 2007. She studied ecology at Babeș-Bolyai University. Her field of interest is small mammal research based on owl pellets and diet analyses of diurnal raptors. In addition, she takes part in environmental education programm

E-mail: attila.marton@milvus.ro Tel: 0725-533.086

Ornithologist, member of Milvus Group since 2010. He obtained his Master’s Degree at Babeș-Bolyai University from Cluj-Napoca, and at the moment he is a PhD student at the University of Debrecen. His main research area in brood parasitism, studying the coevolutionary relationship between cuckoos and great reed warblers. Licensed ringer since 2013, he takes part in the ringing activities of the group and coordinates the ringing at Chituc Ringing Camp.

E-mail: robert.zeitz@milvus.ro Tel: 0735-878.520

Founder and employee of Milvus Group. Ecologist, graduated from Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, licensed ringer of the Romanian Ornithological Centre. His main activities are related to raptor conservation and study Working Group but he is actively taking part in many of Milvus Group’s bird-related programs such as countrywide research, monitoring or conservation projects.

E-mail:  attila.nagy@milvus.ro Tel: 0728-303.868

Became a member of Milvus Group in 2002. Attila is coordinating several activities carried out in the western part of the country. He is the coordinator of our Red-footed Falcon conservation program. Beside of this, Attila is activating in conservation and research activities related to other species as the Great Bustard and the European Roller. He is responsible for two Natura 2000 sites from Bihor County, which are in the custody of Milvus Group. At present Attila is coordinating a POS project aiming to elaborate management plans for seven Natura 2000 sites. He is the leader of the branch of Milvus Group’s from Oradea.

E: tibor.sos@milvus.ro T: 0735-878.519

Biologist with master degree in applied ecology. Member of the group from 2003, mainly interested in amphibian and reptile biology and conservation (www.tiborsos.webs.com). Founder of the Amphibian and Reptile Protection Working Group. Initiator of the Trachemys Adoption – Romanian Coalition (www.freewebs.com/trachemysadoption), a group which popularizes the problem of released exotic turtles in nature. Member of the Natura 2000 team.

E: reka.komaromi@milvus.ro T: 0725-226.174

Member of Milvus Group since 2001. She studied biology-geology at Babeș-Bolyai University and horticulture engineering at Corvinus University Budapest. She takes part in environmental education programs within the Environmental Education Working Group and she works at the Rehabilitation Center. At the same time she takes part in financial administration and everyday duties in the office.

E-mail: andrasattila.nagy@milvus.ro Tel: 0720-018.089

Member of the Milvus Group since 2005. Mainly interested in the protection of freshwater fish and management of the protected areas. Ecologist, graduated at Babeș-Bolyai University from Cluj Napoca. Currently he is studying the ecology and protection of the fish fauna of the Transylvanian rivers and is a PhD student at the Babeș-Bolyai University (Faculty of Biology and Geology).

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E-mail: tamas.papp@milvus.ro

Tel: 0720-530.117

Founding member of Milvus Group and president of the organization. Graduated from Babeș-Bolyai University as biologist. Licensed bird-ringer. Coordinates the work of the organization, so despite the fact that he likes field work, spends most of his time in the office. He likes to work on topics which have a major impact on nature, even if they are not popular, such as bird electrocution or agro-environmental measures. Represents the biodiversity conservation policy of the organization at various national or international forums. Board Member of the Romanian “Natura 2000” NGO Coalition.

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