For the two lanners born in this 2023 breeding season at the CRAS Lago di Vico, it’s time to say goodbye to their parents, Sirio and Penelope, who were impeccable in their first breeding experience! We named the two youngsters, a male and a female, Bianca and Bernie, to continue the alphabetical order selection started […]
The 2023 breeding season brings us news that fills us with hope, but that also shows the complexity of dealing with a delicate species such as the lanner falcon. The wildlife rescue centre of Lake Vico is the only public centre in Europe that was successful in breeding the lanner, and this was possible thanks […]
There was a great turnout of both citizens and institutions at the conference on wildlife rescue centres organized by the LIFE LANNER project, held in Caprarola on Wednesday 19 April. The value of wildlife rescue centres Biodiversity, care of injured wild animals and public health were the key themes at the conference, which was organized […]
Next week, we’ll hold a conference on wildlife rescue centres and conservation Members of the LIFE Lanner project will take part in a symposium on the state of the art of the project and, more generally, the role of rescue centres in conservation. The event will take place on April 19 at Scuderie di Palazzo […]
A different kind of dissemination: specialist seminars LIFE projects envisage a plethora of options for dissemination. One of these is to inform a more selected audience, with a specific interest in areas of the project, for example the protection of open areas. For this reasion, LIFE LANNER met students of the Tuscia University taking part […]
Last week, we welcomed two representatives of the European Commission and the Ministry of the Environment On the occasion of the three years of activity of the LIFE Lanner project, the European Commission, as project co-financier, carried out a visit to the project aimed at lanner falcon conservation in the Province of Viterbo. The Lake […]
An overview of the past year’s progress This year, the Lago di Vico Nature Reserve attempted a different approach for the release of lanner specimens destined for reintroduction, going beyond the classic hacking method. Compared to previous years, the improvements were due to keeping the falcons close to the hacking boxes for about 40 days […]
Meet Sirio, the latest member of our team A new lanner falcon arrived at the wildlife rescue centre of Lake Vico at the end of the summer. He is destined for captive reproduction in the context of action C2 of our LIFE Lanner project. The breeding pairs needed reorganizing, therefore an adult male was purchased […]
We took part in this year’s census of golden eagle and bearded vulture On October 8-10, the LIFE LANNER staff took part in the 36th census of golden eagles and bearded vulture at the Stelvio National Park! Here, we had the chance to present our LIFE Project to more than 100 participants, as part of […]
A successful recovery in southern Italy Ambra is the second lanner which we released this year. She was constantly monitored via GPS as planned for all released specimens, and she was additionally equipped with a VHF transmitter to facilitate any possible rescue operation. After her release, she headed South until she reached the Aspromonte National […]
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