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habitat restoration
March 9, 2022 / Last updated : March 9, 2022 admin News

Restoring dry grasslands for the lanner

The importance of open habitats Open areas such as dry grasslands are incredibly diverse and precious habitats, but they are decreasing globally. This is because of widespread agricultural practices and abandonment of traditional pastoralism, which used to prevent the spread of scrub and woodland. Many plant and animal species would benefit from the restoration of […]

securing power lines
March 9, 2022 / Last updated : May 27, 2022 admin News

Securing power lines for lanners

Electrocution: a threat to the lanner Electrocution is one of the causes of mortality for many bird species, especially large birds of prey and vultures. It happens when a flying or perching bird touches both a live part and a conductive part of the pylon. A pylon in open areas can be a convenient perch: […]

Before breeding, this male lanner needs to be tamed
January 12, 2022 / Last updated : January 12, 2022 admin Captive breeding

Lanner breeding season coming up: we’re ready for 2022!

Getting everything ready for the new year On the first days of the new year, the personnel of the Vico rescue centre finished setting everything up for the upcoming lanner breeding season. All birds were checked, all aviaries thoroughly cleaned, and the nests were prepared. Lanners, like other falcons, lay their eggs in a shallow […]

Feathers in a dish to be placed under microscope
December 23, 2021 / Last updated : December 27, 2021 admin Genetics

Genetic analyses on the Lanner falcon are well under way

Challenges of genetical characterization for the lanner The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is not easy to characterize genetically: there are many genetic similarities with the other species of the Hierofalco group, for example the sacred falcon (Falco cherrug) or the gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus). In fact, these are very similar species because they are evolutionarily recent, […]

Lanner falcon rescued from poachers
December 3, 2021 / Last updated : December 3, 2021 admin Captive breeding

Lanner falcon conservation and its critical issues: new dossier published

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 […]

November 18, 2021 / Last updated : November 18, 2021 admin Collaborations

An important bridge between Israel and Viterbo to save the lanner

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 […]

X-ray showing lead shot in a raptor's wing
November 2, 2021 / Last updated : November 2, 2021 admin Collaborations

A surprising new guest at our centre in Lago di Vico

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 […]

Interfaccia applicativo LIFE Lanner IZSLT
October 7, 2021 / Last updated : October 7, 2021 admin Collaborations

The LIFE Lanner app to report Lanner recoveries is finally online

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 […]

A Lanner chick facing the camera
June 21, 2021 / Last updated : June 21, 2021 admin Captive breeding

Here we go! Our First And Only Lanner Chick Has Fledged At 45 Days

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 […]

Lanner falcon chick to be released
June 10, 2021 / Last updated : June 10, 2021 admin Hacking

Lanner falcon release soon: welcome to the new chick!

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 […]

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First lanners in the hacking box

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Two lanners born at Lake Vico

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April 11, 2023
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“Open Areas” Seminar at Tuscia University

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Group photo: LIFE Lanner, the EU and the Italian Ministry of the Environment

The European Union and the Ministry of the Environment visit the Lanner Falcon protection project

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LIFE LANNER 2022: taking stock of the year

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Getting ready for the 2023 breeding season

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Successful recovery of Ambra, the second lanner released this summer

August 24, 2022

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