Less than two months before completing her first year of life in freedom, Carlotta also stopped flying. She passed away after 14 days of intensive care at CRAS Lago di Vico, following an electrocution incident. She is yet another victim of a silent tragedy: every year, dozens, if not hundreds, of birds of prey die […]
We haven’t even had time to rejoice with you about the successes of the releases’s season of 2024, as we are here to tell you some very bad news.Camilla, the first falcon born in our center in 2024, and free for months now, died due to irreparable injuries caused by electrocution. The project operators, who […]
Raptor electrocution is an avoidable threat Among the risks birds have to face every day, electrocution stands out. Raptor electrocution is a threat we have the power to limit significantly. To this aim, we need infrastructure planning which keeps in mind animal welfare. As you know, one of the conservation actions underway thanks to the […]
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: […]
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 […]
On Tuesday and Wednesday 2-3 February a team of technicians from e-distribuzione inspected Lake Vico Natural Reserve and the Regional Park of Marturanum, together with the staff of Regione Lazio responsible for those areas.As foreseen by action C3, the aim of the survey was to pinpoint problematic sectors of powerlines to secure them before releasing […]
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