Two years of lanner falcon conservation The second year of LIFE LANNER is coming to an end! We went over the numerous activities carried out for lanner falcon conservation. We also addressed some technical and scientific aspects of the approach and methodology proposed for the project. The staff of Ente Monti Cimini, the Lazio Region […]
Leading raptor conservationist visiting Vico for LIFE LANNER Last week the LIFE LANNER European project, supported mainly by the European Union with 2.5 million euros, welcomed raptor conservationist Ohad Hatzofe. Hatzofe managed the project for lanner falcon reintroduction in Israel and is one of the world’s leading ornithologists. The Ente Monti Cimini – Lago di […]
The lucky recovery of a shot peregrine falcon On 24 October 2021 we took our LIFE project a little step further. The importance of collaboration between various wild animal recovery centres with the LIFE LANNER project is fully stated in action C7. On 3 October, the volunteers of the Wild Umbria recovery centre received a […]
The app for wildlife rescue centres is ready The LIFE Lanner app is online here: https://lifelanner.izslt.it/. The database is meant to collect information on recoveries of lanner falcons and other similar species. It is accessible by wildlife rescue centres upon request. All information on the project can be found at the previous link. This precious […]
Meet Patrick, our first and only Lanner chick for the year Meet Patrick. Patrick is the only Lanner chick scheduled to be released by the project this year. As explained in our last post, the 2021 breeding season has been difficult for this species all over Italy, with wildlife rescue centres and even breeding centres […]
A difficult year for many bird species The 2021 breeding season has been remarkable, in a negative way, for many species. Egg laying in many seabird colonies has been delayed, migration was shifted for both passerines and raptors. Our favourite raptors have struggled this year as well, threatening our goal of Lanner falcon release. LIFE […]
LIFE LANNER project presentation tomorrow We have been invited to present the LIFE LANNER project at the Natura 2000 Mediterranean Biogeographical Seminar, as part of an exchange of good practices for European projects. Ours will be one of the 7 Italian projects among the 29 presented overall. Each presenter/participant will deliver a speech to briefly […]
Today we have very sad news: the wild lanner falcon egg in our incubator failed to hatch. Here’s the background story for those who haven’t followed our latest updates. A wild Lanner egg in our captive breeding lab: background In March, LIPU Livorno (CRUMA) rescued a wild female Lanner. She was unable to fly due […]
Delivering secure poles following our technical inspection Back in February, our partner e-distribuzione inspected power lines in the areas of Lake Vico Natural Reserve and Marturanum Regional Park. As we wrote about here, the aim was to identify power line sectors that might be dangerous for birds, specifically to young lanner falcons released within our […]
Replenishing the lanner falcon population in Lazio One of the main objectives of the LIFE Lanner project, supported by the Italian Ministry of the Environment, is to replenish the lanner falcon population of Lazio, and hopefully of central Italy. As stated in our mission, we plan to do so by releasing captive-bred lanners over the […]
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