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We have reported about the release of two Imperial Eagles back to the wild in early November, 2019. Thanks to their satellite tags we know that they have remained in the same area, close to their release site in the Jászság.
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Following a successful recovery a young and an old Imperial eagle could return to the wild.
As a result of a joint conservation effort, two strictly protected Imperial eagles could return to the wild after their full recovery. When found, both birds were weak and neither of them could fly.
Another mass poisoning of eagles, but now in a different way
In recent years, numerous illegal poisonings were discovered, and as in the last case that occurred three weeks ago, all of those targeted almost exclusively predators. MME/Birdlife along with nature conservation organizations and concerned authorities managed to step up against it with success in several cases, thus its occurrence has been significantly reduced compared to the period of 2011-2013.
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First house search with Carbofuran dog in Austria
In January a dead white-tailed eagle was found by a jogger in Lower Austria. The female was found on a freight road. The dead animal was lying on the ground without any indication of a natural cause of death. A complaint was filed and the bird was sent to the laboratory for examination. The analysis proofed poisoning by Carbofuran.
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Three Eagle Owl chicks brutally killed and hastily buried
08.05.2019 - BirdLife Austria reports a horrific discovery from the Western Weinviertel region in Lower Austria. On 6th May a passionate birdwatcher notified the bird conservation organisation of a sad finding: Three five-week-old Eagle Owl chicks had been brutally punched to death and buried nearby their nest. The police have been notified and are currently investigating this case.
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BirdLife Austria is using tracker dogs to help protect Raptors
The main cause of death for raptors in Central Europe is illegal persecution from humans. Even species which are endangered and strictly protected, such as the Imperial Eagle, are regularly shot or poisoned. In addition to the international PannonEagle LIFE Project, Birdlife Austria is financing the education of two Nature Conservation Dogs to train them to become tracker dogs for the search for animal corpses and poisonous baits.
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An entire Imperial Eagle family was poisoned
On the 17th of August, the Körös-Maros Nemzeti Park Directorate was notified about the death of a few raptor birds. The ranger identified an adult male and female Imperial Eagles, he also found their two fleglings in the vicinity, which means that an entire eagle family is perished.
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Czech Imperial eagles in 2018
In the 2019 breeding season five pairs were successful in Czechia and raised six chicks. In total, birds occupied ten territories, all in southern Moravia.
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Somebody shot a White-tailed Eagle juvenile. The bird died
Somebody shot a White-tailed Eagle juvenile in the Litoměřice area. Unable to fly, he suffered for several days, until two mushroom pickers found him. The next day he should undergo the operation. Unfortunately, the young eagle died during the night.
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In the spring and autumn we are keeping busy with habitat restoration work within the framework of the PannonEagle LIFE programme.
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This webpage was developed by the partners of Pannoneagle LIFE Project (LIFE15/NAT/HU/000902) with the financial contribution of the European Union LIFE Program