August 24, 2022

Juvenile Egyptian Vulture migrating to Africa likely shot above Malta

Original post: https://4vultures.org/blog/juvenile-egyptian-vulture-migrating-to-africa-disappears-above-malta-likely-shot/  In September 2021, a juvenile Egyptian Vulture -(Neophron percnopterus) named Isabel disappeared while flying above Malta. Isabel played an important part in conservation […]
August 24, 2022

LIFE Nature Guardians against environmental crime

The LIFE Nature Guardians is a project, coordinated by Spanish BirdLife Partner  SEO/BirdLife to improve the fight environmental crime.   Within the framework of the project, courses […]
August 24, 2022

Wildlife Crime Academy: using forensic science to solve wildlife crimes across nine countries

Original article: https://balkandetoxlife.eu/2021/07/06/first-wildlife-crime-academy/ Let’s be honest: death plays a significant part in wildlife conservation. Conservationists can spend years protecting wild species and their habitats, and suddenly […]
August 24, 2022

Three Egyptian vultures rescued from a zoo in Lebanon

Three endangered Egyptian vultures illegally kept at a zoo in southern Lebanon, were rescued thanks to Lebanese Wildlife and the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU). The birds were rescued from the […]
May 31, 2022

Removing calling devices in Albania

Despite a hunting ban in place in Albania, illegal hunting and poaching continue during the hunting season. One of the most common sights is the use […]
May 31, 2022

Bird poaching in Malta remained rampant in 2021

In 2021, 181 protected birds were illegally shot in Malta, according to BirdLife Malta.   Yet despite this appalling number, it is only a small part of […]
May 31, 2022

Illegal wild bird trade In Jordan

More than 300 species of migratory birds pass through Jordan using two main corridors: the Rift Valley and the Eastern desert. However, habitat loss and degradation […]
May 25, 2022

Hunting, harvesting and persecution

by Jess Williams, Conservation Officer, Global Flyways Programme, BirdLife International; Wim Van den Bossche, Senior Flyway Conservation Officer, BirdLife Europe & Central Asia and Vicky Jones, […]