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.

• Workshop Agricoltori – Mirandola 9 Nov 2023

  26 October 2023

  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. Tra agricoltura e ...
  
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• THE LIFE FALKON NESTBOXES: year by year more lesser kestrel in the safe

  30 September 2023

  
  At the end of the 2023 season we can announce it: lesser kestrels like the LIFE FALKON nest boxes more and more every year! We are now in the third year from the installation of the nest boxes in northern Italy and ...
  
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• MIGRATION MAPS OF 2023

  20 September 2023

  
  As every year, in 2023 the LIFE FALKON team downloaded new migration tracks of adult Lesser Kestrels from different study areas of the project. Here is a glimpse of them in this beautiful map: the different individuals are indicated with a different colour ...
  
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• LIFE FALKON at the 21st Italian Ornithology Conference

  9 September 2023

  
  From 5 to 9 September 2023, the 21st Italian Ornithology Conference was held at the University of Insubria in Varese. The LIFE FALKON project was among the protagonists of the event, with eight oral contributions and ...
  
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• European Ornithologists Union Conference 2023

  31 August 2023

  
  On the 21st of August the LIFE FALKON team headed to Sweden for the 14th European Ornithologists Union – EOU Conference.  The venue of the conference was the prestigious Biology Department of Lund University, ...
  
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• YOUNG LESSER KESTRELS EQUIPPED WITH GPS: follow them on animal tracker!

  31 July 2023

  
  In July 2023, eight young lesser kestrels were equipped with new-generation GPS/GSM and released at the LIFE FALKON tower of Minerbio/Baricella (BO). A similar research had already been carried out in 2021, but the ...
  
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• NEWS FROM THE FIELD

  31 July 2023

  
  As every year, the LIFE FALKON team was busy monitoring the population of Lesser Kestrels nesting in the Po Plain during the spring and summer months. The cold and rainy weather in May caused a delay of about three weeks in egg laying, moreover, the ...
  
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• LIFE FALKON Closing Conference – AGENDA

  8 June 2023

  
  LIFE FALKON CLOSING CONFERENCE – THE AGENDA International Meeting on the research lines and conservation efforts on Lesser Kestrel in the Mediterranean Lemnos Island. Greece 12-14 October 2023     DAY 0 ...
  
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• 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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