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January 10, 2024
Protected birds trafficking scandal in Poland
January 10, 2024In 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
December 20, 2022Despite 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
October 14, 2022A 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
August 24, 2022Three 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
May 31, 2022Despite 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
May 31, 2022In 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
May 31, 2022More 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
May 25, 2022by Jess Williams, Conservation Officer, Global Flyways Programme, BirdLife International; Wim Van den Bossche, Senior Flyway Conservation Officer, BirdLife Europe & Central Asia and Vicky Jones, […]