Reports and studies
Bird of Prey Persecution and Poisoning Report Northern Ireland 2014
This report of the persecution and poisoning of raptors in Northern Ireland covers the period January 2014 to December 2014, with comparisons made to the previous report which covers the five-year period of 2009-2013. In 2014 a total of nine illegal pe …
Resolution: The Prevention of Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds
The resolution on the prevention of illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory birds as adopted at CMS COP11, calls on Parties to the Convention to work together to address this threat. It underlines that countries need to ensure that adequate national legislation is in place and enforced in compliance with existing bird protection laws.
Bird of Prey Persecution and Poisoning Report Northern Ireland 2009 – 2013
Raptor persecution is one of the six UK wildlife crime priorities, set in 2013 by the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) UK Wildlife Crime Tasking and Co-ordination Group, which have been assessed as posing the greatest current threat to the conservat …
Reports of the 2nd Conference on Illegal killing, trapping and trade of birds and of the Group of Experts on the Conservation of Birds
This event, held in May 2013 in Tunis, marked a turn-over in tackling the issue of illegal killing, trapping and trade of birds, by launching a long-term process aiming at enhancing national and international cooperation and coordination in this field …
Sustainable Hunting and Natura 2000
This document illustrates and provides examples for how sustainable hunting and the management of Natura 2000 sites can be mutually beneficial.
Transboundary Wildlife Conservation in A Changing Climate: Adaptation of the Bonn Convention on Migratory Species and Its Daughter Instruments to Climate Change
Species migrating across boundaries represent the classic case for international cooperation in biodiversity conservation. Climate change is adding fresh challenges to such cooperation, on account of the shifting ranges and particular vulnerabilities t …
Migration of Soaring Birds over Bulgaria
The paper contains data on total migration numbers of 35 species of raptors and 5 species of soaring water birds on 35 sites in different parts of the country during 7297 days for the period 2004-2011. The visual observations were carried out using met …
The illegal trade in wild birds for food through South-east and Central Europe
Mortality of migratory birds caused by hunting in Europe: bag statistics and proposals for the conservation of birds and animal welfare
Although more than 80 species of birds can be legally hunted within the framework of the EU directive for the protection of birds, no European-wide monitoring scheme exists for the collection and analysis of information on the numbers of huntable birds …
Background on the illegal killing of birds in Greece
This document gives information about background of situation on illegal killing of birds in Greece. (Author; Fran Vargas, conservation manager Birdlife Greece)