In this period the operators of the Life Lanner project who work with our lanners are very busy!To keep Camilla company, the first chick born in this 2024 season in our centre, two other young Lanners have arrived, Carlotta and Calogero, purchased from a breeder affiliated with the project. Upon their arrival they were immediately […]
The birth of the lanner chick in the breeding center of the European LIFE LANNER project is an encouraging sign that demonstrates the importance of concrete efforts to protect this species in danger of extinction. Thanks to the constant commitment of the project managed by the Monti Cimini – Lake Vico Nature Reserve, located in […]
Gea and Atlante are the two partners of one of the successful couples within the Life Lanner project, hosted at the facilities of the Monti Cimini Authority – Lake Vico Nature Reserve. For the third consecutive year they have started courting, and with the spring air now upon us, Gea has laid 4 eggs. The […]
After some failures in the first release attempts, finally one of the methodologies used by the project to release Lanners seems to have worked out. Ambra, a female Lanner was first released in 2022 with the stardard Hacking metholodogy, but was rescued shortly after showing signs of starvation. After its first difficulties shown in hunting, […]
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 […]
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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