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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.
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LIFE FALKON opens the towers of Poggio Rusco and Mirandola!
26 October 2021
The 22 and 23 October have been important dates for the LIFE FALKON project, which officially opened three out of the five nesting towers of the Po Valley project areas. The buildings were completed the past spring but ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON in Poggio Rusco (MN) held a the conference “Nature Conservation and Climate Change: The case of the lesser kestrel”
25 October 2021
On the evening of October 22nd in Poggio Rusco was held the conference “Nature Conservation and Climate Change: The case of the ...
Read more >The disastrous effects of heat waves on lesser kestrels in Matera
21 October 2021
According to several climate scenarios, the average temperature in the Mediterranean will irreversibly increase by at least 1.5°C in the coming years. Furthermore, the frequency and intensity of summer heat waves will ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON presents the results of field research campaigns at the CNR in Milan
5 October 2021
On October 1st, the results dissemination event entitled “The research on the lesser kestrel in the Po Valley: the results of the campaigns LIFE FALKON 2018-2021” was ...
Read more >Guided tour to the nesting tower of Baricella
22 September 2021
On 21 September, as part of the Science Together initiative, a guided tour was held at the lesser kestrel nesting tower located in the Area di Riequilibrio Ambientale of Baricella. The visit was organized in the form of ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON at the annual meeting of AsOER (Association of Ornithologist of Emilia Romagna)
11 September 2021
On September 11, AsOER, one of the major Italian ornithological associations, held its first assembly in presence after the pandemic period at Barchessone Vecchio in Mirandola ...
Read more >An exceptional case: the recovery of a lesser kestrel with GPS in the mountains between Piedmont and Liguria and the lesser kestrels in the Alps
3 September 2021
On September 1st, the park rangers of the Protected Areas of the Piedmont Apennines were contacted by the CNR to recover a lesser kestrel ...
Read more >The first nest box and nesting tower have been occupied in the Po Valley Project Area
30 August 2021
At the beginning of spring 2021, upon their return from Africa, the lesser kestrels of the Po Valley found at their disposal 310 new safe nesting sites: nest boxes and nesting ...
Read more >Let’s start with hacking activities!
2 August 2021
During the month of July, the project LIFE FALKON has transferred 30 lesser kestrel chicks from Matera to the nesting tower “Matteo Griggio” in Baricella, in the province of Bologna. This transfer, foreseen by the conservation action plan of the ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON at the VIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ONLINE ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE LESSER KESTREL
2 July 2021
Between the 29 June and the 2 July the VIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE LESSER KESTREL took place online, hosted by the General Directorate for ...
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