The Flores Hawk-eagle is ranked as the most understudied and threatened accipiter in the world (Buechley et al. 2021; RCPI 0.95). In an effort to learn more about this Critically Endangered species and enhance their conservation, we have partnered with Usep Suparman and his team at the Raptor Conservation Society in Indonesia, who have been […]
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Around the world conservationists are working towards more sustainable power solutions and wind energy has emerged as a leading source of renewable energy. Over the past decade, the wind energy industry in South Africa has grown significantly. There are now more than 30 utility-scale operational wind farms that supply energy to power approximately 3.6 million
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After nearly a year of work, we wanted to take a moment to survey the successes so far of the 2023 awardees of the Global Raptor Research & Conservation Grant. Each awardee has now completed a substantial amount of fieldwork as they work to close gaps in knowledge about things like population levels, breeding, and
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With a backdrop of snow-covered peaks and the surrounding ruggedly beautiful West Desert, we made our way to the remote study sites for our Golden Eagle Winter Feeding program. As soon as the season started in December 2022, I knew we were in for a brutal winter. The winter season last year was brutal. The
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Black Harriers are Endangered. With an estimated 1,300 individuals1 left in the wild, they are one of the most scarce raptors in southern Africa. And it’s not just that; their population and the habitat they so closely rely on are declining. Black Harriers predominately breed in the Fynbos Biome2 of South Africa and have a
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