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Read more about the article Peaceful coexistence between humans and wolves!

Peaceful coexistence between humans and wolves!

  • Post published:September 23, 2024

More than 300 NGOs, including the Milvus Group, have issued a joint statement calling on European Union Member States to maintain the level of protection for wolves. The European Commission…

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Read more about the article The first trip of this school year

The first trip of this school year

  • Post published:September 17, 2024

What better way to start the school year than with a trip. Green Week was an ideal opportunity to bring the future architects and artists of the Târgu Mures Art…

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Read more about the article Autumn bird ringing near Cluj Napoca

Autumn bird ringing near Cluj Napoca

  • Post published:September 13, 2024

We organised a ringing event in the Natura 2000 protected area of Liteni-Săvădisla grasslands near Cluj-Napoca on 8 September. In addition to the local breeding birds, autumn migrants can be…

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Read more about the article 10 white storks begun their journey to Africa

10 white storks begun their journey to Africa

  • Post published:September 3, 2024

A couple of days ago we were able to give back the freedom of 10 white storks. The storks - 2 adults and 8 young - arrived to the Wildlife…

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Read more about the article Less and less brood boxes for the European roller

Less and less brood boxes for the European roller

  • Post published:August 25, 2024

The maintenance and monitoring of the artificial nestboxes  placed in the framework of the  “Conservation of the European Roller in the Carpathian Basin (LIFE13/NAT/HU/000081)”    project was only partially completed…

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Read more about the article A story worth telling!

A story worth telling!

  • Post published:August 9, 2024

It all started in her childhood when she rescued a kitten and cared for it in secret. It was the first animal Ana-Daniela Ciocan cared for. Growing up in the…

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Read more about the article Hard beginning, happy ending

Hard beginning, happy ending

  • Post published:August 1, 2024

July is a crucial month for stork chicks. It's when they test their wings and learn their flying techniques under the watchful eyes of adults. That's why in July, the…

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Read more about the article Milvus Camp: adventure in the wild!

Milvus Camp: adventure in the wild!

  • Post published:July 26, 2024

For 5 days, from July 18-22, we ventured into the Giurgeu Depression and discovered the flora and fauna specific to this area. It was the 3rd consecutive year that we…

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Read more about the article Find out what birds breed in your neighborhood!

Find out what birds breed in your neighborhood!

  • Post published:July 18, 2024

For the second year in a row, we have been working on mapping the breeding bird species in Târgu Mures (Mures County) and Odorheiu Secuiesc (Harghita County). This is a…

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Read more about the article Bale twine, bird trap

Bale twine, bird trap

  • Post published:July 12, 2024

These pictures speak for themselves. You can see just some of the cases we have witnessed, where these materials have led to the birds' demise.   We see many…

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Read more about the article We’re counting the days till the start of our ringing camp

We’re counting the days till the start of our ringing camp

  • Post published:July 10, 2024

We are preparing for our 11th consecutive year at the Chituc Ringing Camp. 2023 was a year far beyond our expectations: we worked with 180 volunteers and ringed 23 000…

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Read more about the article The story of Yellow

The story of Yellow

  • Post published:July 9, 2024

This is the story of Yellow, an Eurasian sparrowhawk chick, Diana, a social worker, and Ana, Milvus Groups’ volunteer. But let's take the characters in this story one by one.…

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Read more about the article Stork-ringing in three counties

Stork-ringing in three counties

  • Post published:July 3, 2024

The ringing of stork chicks and the educational activities organized on this occasion were, again a part of a series of events organized by Milvus Group's events in June of…

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Read more about the article Environmental education: for an eco-conscious generation

Environmental education: for an eco-conscious generation

  • Post published:June 25, 2024

We have had perhaps a more successful year than ever before, as we have reached more children with our educational activities. Before the start of the school year there was…

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Read more about the article We have the winners!

We have the winners!

  • Post published:June 13, 2024

A captivating composition, a silhouette photography of a of a chamois on a mountain meadow, was chosen as the best entry of the 15th edition of the International Milvus Nature…

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Read more about the article Press release: International White Stork Census

Press release: International White Stork Census

  • Post published:June 11, 2024

International White Stork Census Every 10 years white storks across Europe are counted in an international census, coordinated by our partners in Germany, the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU).…

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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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