This year’s marking of griffon vulture cubs in the Uvac Special Nature Reserve has been completed.
I shift
II shift
Two marking teams of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Biological Research “Sinisa Stankovic”, “Reserve Uvac”, Academic Speleological and Alpinist Club (ASAK) and Speleological Club “Ponir” marked 16 young on the nest. On that occasion, satellite transmitters were installed on three units.
On the 1.5.2021. the Ognjenka female Short-Toed Eagle, who is in the program of our satellite telemetry has started the spring migration. She left Chad, flew to Sudan and Egypt. In 5 days, she flew to the Nile River and we assume that will continue to move along the river to the north.
Since this is a young bird that is still sexually immature and does not have a strong urge to return to the area where she hatched, we do not know what decisions she will make next. We continue to follow her on her uncertain path.
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At the end of 2020, the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation received a flattering recognition for its decadeslong work. The “Reliable organization” certificate was awarded by “CompanyWall business”.
We still follow our Ognjenka, a young female Short toed Eagle in Africa, every day. It has been three months since she “wintered” in Sudan and Chad.
25.01.2021. year, her current position is – Chad. In 92 days, she flew 4778 km or an average of 51.93 km/day. The highest recorded height of flight is 3343 m above sea level, but she has risen so high only a few times. Mostly all the time below 2000 m above sea level. The highest recorded flight speed is 101 km/h.
3 months of “wintering” Ognjenka, 25.10.2020-25.01.2021. year
You have more general information about Ognjenka, the autumn migration on page… »
You can find out about the Satellite Telemetry program of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation here… »
Ognjenka, photo M. Vučanović
On the 21.01.2021. The exhibition of the best photographs from the XVI Competition of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation , under the auspices of the Photo Association of Serbia, was opened in the Cultural Center “Vlada Divljan”. On that occasion, a new calendar for 2021 was promoted, as well as the educational material of the Foundation. The exhibiton is closed on the 29.01.2021.
Photos from the XVI Competition 2020. can also be viewed here ( double-click for a larger view and information on the ordinal number, title of the paper and author ):
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Calendars of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation for 2021 can be purchased at a price of RSD 400.00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Foundation’s office (Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade) or ordered by payment to the Foundation’s account (No. 325-9500900016839-20, Fondacija za zaštitu ptica grabljivica, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade, marked “Calendar for 2021”). By purchasing a calendar, you are helping the Foundation’s work on the protection of endangered species.
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The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation
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The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation has introduced video surveillance of a very important feeding station for Griffon Vultures in the Special Nature Reserve “Gorge of the river Trešnjica” and thus included it in the surveillance of feeding stations that have this type of control. Surveillance was introduced as one of the results of project: “Management of the population of the Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in the Special Nature Reserves: “Gorge of the river Trešnjica” and “Uvac” by applying the program of marking and monitoring using satellite technology and video surveillance, 2019.”
Monitoring of nesting pairs in Trešnjica has been going on since 1980. After the poisoning, the number of active nests was reduced to only one in 1995, when the Special Nature Reserve was declared. The colony then recovered, but the number did not exceed 16 active pairs. The feeding station on Trešnjica was opened in 1989 and is still active.
In addition to satellite telemetry , video surveillance of feeding stations and gathering places is the most efficient way of collecting data in order to plan further measures of active protection. Until recently, we did not have it on Trešnjica, so we did not have an accurate insight into the extent to which Griffon Vultures visit the feeding station, the age structure of the birds, whether the individuals we marked on Uvac also appear, etc. Important information is which animals “use” this place and planning the amount of food that should be taken out at different times of the year.
We quickly found out that the feeding station on Trešnjica was very visited. Usually a flock of twenty to thirty birds comes. In addition to vultures and, of course, numerous ravens, a pair of adult White-tailed Eagles also appear, as well as foxes, jackals, and even bear.
This year’s vulture was also noted, who was marked on the nest on Uvac at the end of May with the wing mark “12” by the Vultures Marking Team of the Foundation. He was named Trešnjica.
Trešnjica
About marking vultures in 2020 – here … »
