The breeding range of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in the central-eastern Mediterranean area is shifting northwards due to climate change. LIFE FALKON is fostering resilience by improving the conservation status of the population at the north-eastern edge of its breeding range in Italy and Greece. The project will provide increased nesting opportunities, including nest boxes and towers, promote favourable rural development and building renovation practices, and establish a network of conservationists focused on populations crucial for the species’ northward breeding expansion.

• A pair of lesser kestrels in the ‘Matteo’ nesting tower in Baricella

  21 April 2023

  
  And finally… here they are! A pair of wild lesser kestrels choose the ‘Matteo’ tower (Baricella – Bolonia) for nesting! We now have hundreds of videos of ...
  
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• LIFE FALKON: Community of Interest

  31 March 2023

  
  During these months, the LIFE FALKON team is continuing to build the Community of Interest. The aim is to establish a permanent network of stakeholders who care about the conservation of the Lesser Kestrel. The Community of Interest involves scientists and ...
  
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• LIFE ON THE MOVE on the big screen!

  10 March 2023

  
  On the 10th of March 2023, at the Centro Congressi CNR, via Alfonso Corti 12, Città Studi/Lambrate (MI), our documentary “LIFE ON THE MOVE” hit the big screen for the first time. Premiered on social media on 6 February, “LIFE ON THE ...
  
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• Between architecture and biodiversity. The protection of the Lesser Kestrel and other species in the context of building interventions.

  24 February 2023

  
  Two workshops were held on 22 and 24 February 2023, promoted by the LIFE FALKON project, at the ISPRA headquarters in Ozzano ...
  
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• The LIFE FALKON Documentary is online!

  6 February 2023

  
  Finally out the wonderful doc of the LIFE FALKON project! Enjoy it HERE    
  
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• LIFE FALKON TRAVELS TO SENEGAL.

  1 December 2022

  
  Michelangelo Morganti, the coordinator of the LIFE FALKON project for the National Research Council, CNR-IRSA, undertook a very special trip to Senegal. What has gotten him this far is that there are 650 bird species in Senegal, including the world’s ...
  
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• LIFE FALKON GOES TO THE LESSER KESTREL BALKAN EXPERT WORKSHOP

  30 September 2022

  
  From the 18th to the 21th September, LIKE FALKON participated in the Lesser Kestrel Balkan Expert Workshop in Bulgaria, organized by the Green Balkans in the framework of the project  LIFE for Lesser Kestrel – LIFE19 ...
  
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• PARLANO DI NOI: LIFE FALKON SULLA GAZZETTA DI MANTOVA

  22 August 2022

  
  Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Siamo lieti di ...
  
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• HACKING ACTIVITIES START AGAIN: NEW LESSER KESTREL CHICKS ON THE WAY

  28 July 2022

  
  A new start for the hacking activities of #LIFEFALKON. The 28th of June, the LIFE FALKON team composed by ISPRA, UMIL and CNR has translocated 33 lesser kestrels chicks from the colony of Matera (Southern Italy) to the ...
  
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• LIFE FALKON a Rete 4

  7 July 2022

  
  A renewed TV program, named ‘Dalla parte degli animali’ (On the animals side), presented to the Italian public the LIFE FALKON project and activities. The TV team followed us on the field, so we could show to the public our research activities, such as ...
  
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