Dr. Felix Bergmann of the EU monitoring team is visiting the LIFE+ Project Great Bustard in the project areas “Sandboden und Praterterasse” and “Parndorfer Platte - Heideboden” (Action E.1: General project implementation)

Event in Vienna (A), presentation of the LIFE+ Project in many dialogues by R. Raab (Action D.7: raising awareness among stakeholders in WWV und SPT)

Bustard experts of the Austrian LIFE+ Project and from Hungary and Slovakia meet as usual on the synchronous counting day at the border triangle to consult each other about the results of the bustard counting and to exchange information on the state of the LIFE+ Project in A and the activities after the LIFE+ Projects in H and SK. On the same day the nature photographer Armin Hofmann visited the project area (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator)

Presentation “Trappenprojekt Westliches Weinviertel“ in Straning (A) in the frame of the conference of mayors by R. Raab and project visit in the area “Westliches Weinviertel“ (Action D.7: raising awareness among stakeholders in WWV und SPT)

On March 11th, 2014 at 8 a.m. Radio Niederösterreich broadcasted a report about the Great Bustard.

Radio Niederösterreich on March 11, 2014:

Article on the website of ORF.at on February 28, 2014:

Article on the website of ORF.at on March 11, 2014:

Visit of the LIFE+ project by a camera crew of the ORF Niederösterreich for shooting of a film in the project area “Westliches Weinviertel“ (Action D.3: Public relation)

Conference in Fertöújlak (HU), presentation of the LIFE+ Project in many dialogues by R. Raab (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator)

Event in Angern an der March (A), presentation of the LIFE+ Project in many dialogues by R. Raab (Action D.7: raising awareness among stakeholders in WWV und SPT)

February 13-14, 2014

20. Austrian conference for hunters in Raumberg-Gumpenstein (A), Presentation „Erwartungen und Ansprüche an den Jäger – Artenschutz und Niederwildjagd“ und Vorstellung des LIFE+ Projektes in zahlreichen Einzelgesprächen durch R. Raab (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator and Action D.6: Publications in professional journals and lectures at conferences of experts)

On February 13th, 2014 an article from Rainer Raab about the Great Bustard (species protection and hunting of small game) was published in the conference proceedings of the 20. Austrian conference for hunters.

Tagungsband der 20. Österreichischen Jägertagung (pdf, 7 MB)

Bustard experts of the Austrian LIFE+ Project and from Hungary and Slovakia meet as usual on the synchronous counting day at the border triangle to consult each other about the results of the bustard counting and to exchange information on the state of the LIFE+ Project in A and the activities after the LIFE+ Projects in H and SK (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator)