1. August 2010
White-tailed Eagle nestling
©Emil Todorov
I am happy to announce another interview about the White-tailed Eagle, Europe’s largest eagle. This time, Emil Todorov from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds explains the current situation of this magnificent raptor in Bulgaria.
Interview with Emil Todorov about the White-tailed Eagle in Bulgaria
As in many other countries, the population of the White-tailed Eagle in Bulgaria has increased during the last years, although habitat loss is a threat – as in many other countries.
Emil explains the development of the population, the habitat and prey used by the eagles and which trees they use for nesting. He also explains current threats, wintering populations and what needs to be done to protect the species in the future.
Read the interview to learn more:
Interview with Emil Todorov about the White-tailed Eagle in Bulgaria
7. July 2010
Golden Eagle
© Mike McGrady
I am happy to announce the first interview about Golden Eagles here on europeanraptors.org:
http://europeanraptors.org/interviews/interview_golden_eagle_great_britain_mike_mcgrady.html
The Golden Eagle is one of the largest and most spectacular raptors in Europe. In Great Britain lives a population of over 400 pairs. In this new interview, Mike McGrady, one of the leading experts on the Golden Eagle, talks about the current situation of this large raptor in Great Britain. Mike explains the current threats and what must be done to secure a future for Golden Eagles.
Mike also explains many interested details about the biology of the bird.
If you are interested in Golden Eagles, I highly recommend reading the interview.
13. June 2010
A new interview is available, this time with Fulvio Genero about vultures in Italy.
Interview with Fulvio Genero about vultures in Italy
Fulvio talks about the current situation of Vultures in Italy, the historical development, reintroduction programs, threats to vultures. He also gives an outlook on the future of those great birds in Italy.
Fulvio has also written an article in the wonderful new book about European vultures:
New vulture book: Vultures, feeding stations and sanitary legislation: a conflict and its consequences from the perspective of conservation biology
31. May 2010
The Raptor Research Foundation (RRF) is a professional society for raptor researchers and conservationists worldwide. It’s goal is the accumulation and dissemination of scientific information about raptors.
I am happy to announce a new interview with Ruth Tingay about the RRF:
Interview with Ruth Tingay about the Raptor Research Foundation
In this interview, Ruth Tingay, currently president of RRF talks about the goals and the work of the RRF. She explains what the RRF does for raptor research, what work is done in Europe, how everyone can get involved with the RRF and what you can do to help the RRF.
If you are not already a member of the RRF I highly recommend becoming one. I’ve been a member for years and I am proud to be one. The RRF publishes the The Journal of Raptor Research which is one of the best journals about the biology and conservation of raptors and although written in a scientific style, the articles are normally easily readable for everyone interested in raptors.
Ruth also discusses here latest book called “The Eagle Watchers” which I highly recommend. See the interview for more information.
16. May 2010
Montagu’s Harrier, © Andrzej Lukijanczuk
A new interview is available:
Interview with Dominik Krupinski about the Montagu’s Harrier in Poland
The Montagu’s Harrier is one of the most elegant raptors in Europe. In many places it is threatened by habitat loss and the intensification in agriculture. In this interview Dominik Krupinski talks about the current situation in Poland. He explains the current population status, the threats to the species, research programs and what is done for the Montagu’s Harrier’s conservation. He also gives a short overview of the status of the other European harrier species in Poland.
22. April 2010
Eastern Imperial Eagle family breakfast.
© Picture: Dobromir Dobrinov/Green Balkans
A new interview is available:
Interview with Simeon Marin from Green Balkans about the conservation of Eastern Imperial Eagles, Lesser Kestrels and Cinereous Vultures in Bulgaria.
The interview covers the work of Green Balkans for a project called “Conservation measures for target species of the EU Birds Directive – Lesser Kestrel, Black Vulture, and Imperial Eagle in their main habitats in Bulgaria”
All three species are threatened across Europe and in Bulgaria, currently only the Eastern Imperial Eagle is a regular, but rare, breeding species.
Green Balkans works to increase the number of the Eastern Imperial Eagle and hopes that both the Lesser Kestrel and the Cinereous Vulture will come back as a regular breeding species to Bulgaria.
Reed the interview to learn more about this important project and what Green Balkans is doing to protect those three amazing raptor species.
7. April 2010
I just published a new interview, this time with Dejan Bordjan about the White-tailed Eagle in Slovenia. Dejan talks about the current situation of Europe’s largest Eagle in Slovenia, how the population is doing, what threads the species is facing and how the future looks for the White-tailed Eagle in Slovenia. Dejan also gives a short overview about the status of other breeding eagle species in Slovenia.
Here is the interview:
Interview with Dejan Bordjan about the White-tailed Eagle in Slovenia
20. March 2010
Released White-tailed Sea Ealge, © Andy Guppy
The reintroduction of the White-tailed Eagle in Scotland is a big success story and there is now an established in increasing population on the west coast of Scotland.
A few years ago, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) started another reintroduction project in eastern Scotland. In 2007 the first birds were released and since then, every year more birds have been released. The project is going well and hopefully, soon we will see the first breeding attempt of Sea Eagles in eastern Scotland.
In a new interview, Claire Smith from the RSPB talks about this ambitious and important project and describes how the reintroduction program works, how many eagles have been released, how they are doing, the threats they are facing and much more. Be sure to read this new interview:
Interview with Claire Smith about White-tailed Eagles in Scotland and the reintroduction project in eastern Scotland
16. March 2010
I just published a new interview with Ivaylo Angelov about the Egyptian Vulture in Bulgaria.
Interview with Ivaylo Angelov about the Egyptian Vulture in Bulgaria.
The species shows a dramatic decline in Bulgaria but the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) is working very hard to make sure the species has a future in Bulgaria. Make sure to read the interview.
6. March 2010
Stavros Xirouchakis at feeding station
I am happy to announce another interview, this time with Stavros Xirouchakis about the current situation of the Vultures on Crete:
Interview with Stavros Xirouchakis about Vultures on Crete
Of the four European vulture species, the Bearded and the Griffon Vulture breed on Crete. The Cinereous vulture is a rare winter visitor and the Egyptian vulture is an autumn migrant.
In the interview, Stavros explains the threats to vultures on Crete (like poison and wind farms) and what needs to be done to secure a future for those magnificent raptors on Crete.
Stavros also wrote an article about vulture conservation in Greece in the upcoming book:
Buitres, muladares y legislación sanitaria: perspectivas de un conflicto y sus consecuencias desde la Biología de la Conservación.
Vultures, feeding stations and sanitary legislation: a conflict and its consequences from the perspective of conservation biology.
See here for more information about the book:
New vulture book: Vultures, feeding stations and sanitary legislation: a conflict and its consequences from the perspective of conservation biology
