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 four years. This year it will start at…
Observation of Pigmy Owl
Betwen 4th and 14th of June 2006 four members of the “Milvus Group” Association, together with two colleagues from Czech Republic and respectively one from Poland carried out studies on…
The first ringed Golden Eagle chick
On the 9th of June 2006 the members of the Raptor Conservation Working Group ringed a Golden Eagle chick in a nest in the Turzii Gorge (Cluj County). The Gorge…
Black Grouse breeding
Betwen 4th and 14th of June 2006 four members of the “Milvus Group” Association, together with two colleagues from Czech Republic and respectively one from Poland carried out studies on…
The monitored White Stork nest
As well as in the last year we can follow live the life of storks in the Muzeum of Storks from Dumbravioara. The monitoring camera was placed in function after…
Storks electrocuted on the medium voltage power line – Dumbrăviara
Electrocution on the poles of the medium voltage power lines is the biggest threat to the fledged young white storks. Not just storks are affected, but all large size birds…
White Storks with coloured ELSA ring
Members of the Milvus Group are ringing White Storks fledglings with coloured ELSA rings (http://www.orn.mpg.de/~vwrado/templates/en/elsa.html) since 2002, the ringing is coordinated by Ferenc Kósa (fkosa@ciconia.ro). Most of the ringing has…
The avian flu and the bats
Bats are not receptive to avian flu and they do not spread this disease. Nevertheless, they can also suffer – indirectly – because of the unfounded hysteria surrounding this over-mediatized…
Animal torturer wanted
“Uzonka” the white stork hatched in 2004 in the village Ozun. Since than she lives in summer, as in winter in Mr. Kányadi Ferenc's backyard and in the neighbourhood of…
Three Owl species in the Milvus Group’s care
In middle of April 2006 we received from Tirgu Mures's citizens three species of owl. The freshly fledged chicks of Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) and Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) were…
Common Buzzard releasing
On 15 th March 2006 the members of the Milvus Group released an adult Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) found infirm two weeks before near Tg.Mures city. To ameliorate the condition,…
Messengers of Spring – kindergarden event
In the Kindergarden no.19 in Tg.-Mures at 3th of March activities took place under the title of "Messengers of Spring" initiated by Sulariu Ioana kindergarden teacher. Within this event children told…
Future Natural Park
On 6 March at Cefa (Bihor County) took place the discussion of the future Cefa Natural Park 's Management Plan. The Scientific Documentation, the Management Plan and the Action Plan…
Acvila Club’s Days
In the „Liviu Rebreanu” elementary school from Tg.-Mures in 27-28 of February youth activities took place called “Let's open the gates of spring” within the “Acvila Club's Days”. The event…
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…
Nature conservation meeting held at Oradea
The Milvus Group took part at a meeting in Oradea, beeing organized by the Environmental Protection Agency of Bihor County, the Hortobágy and Körös-Maros National Parks (Hungary), the Apuseni Mountains…
