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April 9, 2020
Every year, people illegally slaughter millions of migratory birds as they make nature’s most incredible journey. The illegal killing of birds for pleasure is a tragic […]
March 27, 2020
In a world where people kill birds for sport, a fundamental part of conservation work consists of preventing illegal killing from happening in the first place. […]
March 14, 2020
Imagine: it’s the middle of winter. Bird migration is at its peak. You’re hiking deep in the Mediterranean maquis, on the lookout for illegal traps, snares […]
March 2, 2020
Creating a safe haven for birds in Famagusta
March 2, 2020An Italian experience. A German conservationist. And a Cypriot dream. A few kilometres to the east of Akhna Dam, in the heart of Cyprus’s Famagusta district, […]
October 8, 2019
The distinctive silhouette of the Eastern imperial eagle Aquila helica – with a body length of about 80cm and a wingspan of 2m – cuts an […]
October 3, 2019
Did Odysseus the Eastern imperial eagle actually sail to Malta like his namesake of yore?
October 3, 2019In what had tongues wagging across the island, an Eastern imperial eagle roosted in Malta in November 2015 in what constitutes the only record in history […]
October 2, 2019
7,000 illegally killed Blackcaps: looking back on Jordan’s largest poaching violation
October 2, 2019In 2016, our BirdLife Partner the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) announced the seizure of 7,000 dead birds in the largest poaching violation […]
September 30, 2019
In 2016, BirdLife released the first-ever comprehensive report on illegal bird killing in the Mediterranean. BirdLife Partners across the region had recorded years of observations, contributing […]