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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, […]
March 22, 2022
Biking against illegal bird killing in Finland
March 22, 2022In 2021, Juha Kylänpää broke a Finnish record in Finland. Travelling around the country on his bike he managed to observe 283 bird species in a single […]
March 8, 2022
Responsible Hunting in Lebanon
March 8, 2022The Red Sea flyway is the second most important flyway for migratory birds in the world. Yet, birds are not only faced with the stress and […]
September 21, 2020
What’s the EU ever done for birds? A lot, actually.
September 21, 2020By Jessica Williams, Flyways Conservation Officer at BirdLife International@NatureEU As a nature protection NGO, we often get asked why the EU does not do more to […]
September 14, 2020
Flight for survival: protecting migratory birds from illegal killing
September 14, 2020By Jessica Williams, Flyways Conservation Officer at BirdLife International @NatureEU When you think of poaching, what do you think of? Elephants shot for their tusks, pangolins […]
September 3, 2019
How law enforcement, birdwatchers, and ornithologists collaborate to protect 85 000 European Honey-buzzards in Italy
September 3, 2019The European Honey-buzzard is fearless in the face of stinging wasps and hornets – but it has no defence against illegal shooting for sport. The Messina […]
September 2, 2019
The Common quail – Bird of the Year in Croatia
September 2, 2019At least 40 000 quail are killed illegally in Croatia every year, making it one of the worst blackspots for quail around the Mediterranean. Habitat loss […]
September 1, 2019
Francesco the turtle-dove – a symbol of love and war in Malta
September 1, 2019The European turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur) has been a symbol of devoted lovers since the Renaissance, inspiring poetry, art and song – including the works of Shakespeare. […]