June 12, 2026

Shared skies, shared responsibility: recovering Europe’s migratory birds

Migratory birds are one of our greatest shared natural treasures, connecting wetlands, coastlines, forests, and communities across our flyways. But many of these species are now in decline. Using scientific modelling, coordinated flyway management, and the legal tools already available under EU law, European countries have a real opportunity to halt the declines and help vulnerable bird populations recover.
May 14, 2025

New report: Millions of birds still illegally killed – and most countries failing to stop it

Despite bold promises to protect migratory birds, most countries are alarmingly off course, a new study reveals. BirdLife International and EuroNatur’s latest study ‘The Killing 3.0: […]
February 27, 2025

Law enforcement failure leads to surge in bird trapping in Cyprus

BirdLife Cyprus’ autumn 2024 trapping report reveals an increase in bird trapping within the Republic of Cyprus, highlighting the failure of the Cyprus Police Anti-Poaching Unit […]
December 17, 2024

Serbia fails to save quails  

160,000 quails are killed illegally each year in Western Balkans!
January 10, 2024

Protected birds trafficking scandal in Poland

In a tranquil Polish village, a gripping wildlife crime story has unfolded as an Italian citizen was detained by the Gdańsk Police last month. What initially […]
December 20, 2022

Hunters and ornithologists partner up to end raptor persecution

Despite efforts to tackle the illegal killing of birds in Denmark, the illegal poisoning, shooting, and trapping of birds of prey remains a problem in Denmark. […]
October 14, 2022

GPS-tracked Finnish Honey-buzzard killed in Malta after three-week journey through 10 European countries

A European Honey-buzzard which hatched in Finland earlier this summer and was being GPS-tracked as part of a post-doctoral research project into the migratory behaviour of […]
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 […]