No end to the series of illegal raptor persecution around Großinzersdorf near Zistersdorf (Lower Austria). On the contrary, new poisoning cases claim the lives of one White-tailed Eagle, three Red Kites, and six Common Buzzards, as well as a yet unconfirmed number of foxes and martens.

After only a few dead birds had initially been discovered, intensive searching by members of the bird conservation organisation BirdLife Austria and a specially-trained team of sniffer dogs uncovered the full extent of the case.

No end to the illegal persecution of raptors in Lower Austria. As recently as February, 15 dead animals had been found near Großinzersdorf, including one poisoned White-tailed Eagle, four Red Kites, and seven Common Buzzards. Shortly afterwards, a dead Common Buzzard with its talons removed was found near Haringsee, and now the bird conservation organisation BirdLife Austria received a report of a dead Common Buzzard near Ottenthal in the district of Mistelbach: shot, as the pathological findings showed

27. 2. 2019

The Common buzzard was poisoned in Czechia in January. The later analysis proved that it was killed by carbofuran.

5. 2. 2019

The Czech government signed on Monday 4th February the important decree, which adds the Imperial eagle as a target species of the SPA Soutok-Tvrdonicko in the South Moravian Region.

05.02.2019.

In January, 2019, the 16th National Eagle Census was organized by MME/Birdlife Hungary in collaboration with the National Park Directorates and other NGOs.

31. 1. 2019

Although they are siblings, the distance between them is about 2,000 kilometers. While one of the pair of Imperial eagles, whose path we have been following since July 2018, is currently staying close to Czech borders, the second one is in Greece.

These lines are hard to write...We have to say farewell to a young and talented nature photographer, conservationist and friend.  

23.01.2019.

More than 200 visitors were interested in the 5th Eagle Day, that was organized by BirdLife Hungary/MME and its partner instituion, the Hortobágy Nemzeti Park Directorate. The even was held in the Eagle Centre near Jászberény. 

08.01.2019.

Between the 11-13th of January, 2019, BirdLife Hungary (MME) is organizing the 16th National Eagle Census in collaboration with national park directorates and other nature conservation NGOs, in order to monitor the wintering population of birds of prey species in Hungary. 

24.10.2018.

The Czech Ministry of Environment (MZP_CZ) hosted the annual Steering Committee Meeting in Mikulov (South Moravia) on 18.10.2018. The agenda of meeting was prepared in coordination of MME/BirdLife Hungary, MZP_CZ and CSO.