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A new paper on the genetic analysis of Griffon Vultures has been published

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Dear friends,

It is our great pleasure to inform you that the paper has been published: “Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia” in which the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation also participated.

You are able to a look at the paper HERE… »

Citation: Davidović, S.; Marinković, S.; Kukobat, M.; Mihajlović, M.; Tanasić, V.; Hribšek, I.; Tanasković, M.; Stamenković-Radak, M. Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia. Life 2022, 12, 164. https://doi.org/
10.3390/life12020164

Calendar for 2022

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The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation, in cooperation with Publikom, has published a calendar for 2022 with selected photographs of birds from the XVII competition “Birds in Action”. The calendar is also in memory of Predrag Bata Ristanovic, one of the founders of the Foundation and the creator of the “Birds in Action” project.

Calendars can be purchased at a price of RSD 500.00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Foundation’s office (142 Bulevar Despota Stefana, Belgrade) or ordered by payment to the Foundation’s account (No. 325-9500900016839-20, Foundation for the Protection of Birds of Prey, 142 Despot Stefan Boulevard, Belgrade, marked “Purchase of calendars for 2022”). By purchasing calendars, you are helping the Foundation’s work on the protection of endangered species.

Secretary, Vuk Popić
The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation
Bulevar Despota Stefana 142
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
+ 381.11.207.83.52
+ 381.66.413.574

Exhibition of photographs from the XVII competition in 2021

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From 10 to 17.12.2021. An exhibition of the best photographs from the XVII Competition of the Foundation for the Protection of Birds of Prey was held in 2010, under the auspices of the Photo Association of Serbia, at the “Vlada Divljan” Cultural Center. On that occasion, a new poster with the winning photo and educational material of the Foundation was promoted.

Photos from the exhibition can be viewed here (click for larger view and information on the title of the work and the author).

The Audience Award was given …

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After the closing of the exhibition from this year’s competition on the topic “Birds in Action”, the votes of the visitors were counted. According to the audience, 86 visitors voted for the best photo. The work that won the “Audience Award” and which will be on the calendar for 2023 is:

Surnia ulula, author Nikola Kostić

Congratulations to the awarded authors and we would like to thank everyone who participated in this traditional event.

Awarded photographs at the XVII competition “Birds in action”

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This year’s, XVII competition for the best photograph on the topic “Birds in Action”, organized by the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation, under the auspices of the Photo Association of Serbia, was attended by 40 authors with 146 works.

As always, the best photo from the competition will be found on the prestigious poster of the Foundation. The company “Publikum” d.o.o. will, in memory of one of the founders of the Foundation for the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation, Predrag Bata Ristanović, print a poster of the winning photo as well as a calendar for 2022, which will make selected photos.

35 works from the competition will be shown at the exhibition from 10 to 17 December 2021 in the Cultural Center “Vlada Divljan, Mitropolita Petra Street No. 8 in Belgrade.

According to the jury composed of:
– Saša Preradović MF FSS.
– Milan Zivković MF FSS
– Aleksandar Milosavljević ULUS
– PhD Saša Marinković ornithologist

The winning photos from this year’s competition are:

1st prize, Falco naumanni, author Vukas Vucković

2nd prize, Buteo buteo author Slobodan Čavić

3rd prize, Panurus biarmicus, author Saša Malezić

Thank you all for participating, and congratulations to the award-winning authors!

In addition to the winners, two photos were especially praised:
Motacilla flava, author Predrag Kostin

Pyrrhocorax graculus, author Tomislav Sjekloća

Ognjenka and Vid in the satellite telemetry program

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From 29.07.2020. year, we follow a young female Short Toed-Eagle, OGNJENKA, who was hatched in the Vršac mountains.

After leaving the nest, Ognjenka spent some time in the area, and on 27.09.2020. embarked on an autumn migration and descended all the way to Sudan, covering a total of 6765 km in 28 days. She spent the winter in Sudan and Chad, and on 1.5.2021. headed north. As this is a young individual who still has no urge to return to the place where she hatched, she spent the spring and summer of this year in Turkey, and then returned to Chad, where she is now.

31.07.2021 another young Short-Toed Eagle is involved in the satellite telemetry program. It is a male named VID, who also hatched in the Vršac Mountains. The action was carried out by the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation in cooperation with the Nature Association “GEA” from Vrsac, and the manager of PIO “Vrsacke planine” and the Institute for Biological Research “Sinisa Stankovic”, an Institute of national importance for the Republic of Serbia at the University of Belgrade.

Vid, 31.07.2021. years (photo by Milivoj Vučanović)

Vid started moving in 11 days earlier than in Ognjenka, on 18.09.2021.and he is now moving towards sub-Saharan Africa. He successfully flew over Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, crossed the Suez Canal and is now descending to the south, following the Nile.

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