LIFE Project Events

Presentation as part of the EUGREENWEEK

Presentation about the successes of our three LIFE Projects as part of the #EUGREENWEEK.

The entire lectures can be followed live here: https://www.eugreenweek.eu/en/brussels-conference
An overview of the speakers: https://www.eugreenweek.eu/en/listing-speakers
And the registration page: https://registration.eugreenweek.eu/en/registration

 

In the course of a major press event with Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zolt Semjén, the first section of a medium-voltage power line from NKM in the Kiskunság National Park was transfered below the ground and the last pylon dismantled.

Bustard offspring in the Marchfeld

Fortunately, two females with offspring could already be spotted in the Marchfeld this year. Farmers in the Marchfeld have spotted these juvenile Bustards and Franz Josef Kovacs has been able to photograph them from a far distance on a high stand.

Juvenile Bustard spotted in Marchfeld!

Reason for joy. During the night, at 1:45 am, a juvenile bustard was photographed by farmer Robert Kriegl in a fallow field in Marchfeld. Fortunately, the farmer has taken consideration. Because the fallow should have been chopped today - now once shifted by 2-3 weeks - and Bustard expert Rainer Raab will ride along and watch, because in the Marchfeld every juvenile Bustard is very much needed.

Opening event of the Observation Tower Tadten

On May 26th 2018, the official opening of the observation tower in Tadten takes place, as part of the "European Natura 2000 Day" and the 25th anniversary of the National Park Neusiedler See - Seewinkel, under the direction of Mayor Willibald Goldenits, ÖGG Chairman Werner Falb- Meixner, Great Bustard Coordinator Rainer Raab, National Park Director Johannes Ehrenfeldner, State Parliament President Rudolf Strommer and State Parliament Member Edith Sack.

EU wants to learn from Burgenland Great Bustards Protection!

Our projects for Europe's heaviest airworthy bird are best practice examples in nature conservation and cause a stir in Europe.

Through various activities, the GReat Bustard avtivists have managed to increase the endangered population of the Great Bustard in the border region of Austria-Hungary-Slovakia from under 100 animals to more than 400 specimens of "Otis tarda", while elsewhere in Europe the stocks continue to decline in many areas. During a visit by one responsible member of the European Commission (EASME) and the outsourced monitoring team (NEEMO), the body responsible for the evaluation of nature conservation projects, an attempt was made to determine the reasons for this success. Felix Bergmann and Mattia Pellegrini "We want to learn from the efforts we have made to be able to act similarly in other areas". The coordinator of the protection efforts in Austria and Central Europe, Rainer Raab "The combination of various measures for the Great Bustard brings success. The provision of specially designed protective areas for the successful rearing of young Bustards and the protection against losses are decisive factors. Due to the underground cabling and subsequent removal of medium-voltage power lines or marking of power lines, but also by the predator control by the hunters and the increased number of juvenile Bustards, the stock in northern Burgenland has recovered significantly". Werner Falb-Meixner, Chairman of the Austrian Society for the Protection of the Great Bustard "The secret of success is the intensive cooperation of farmers, hunters, conservationists and the communities. It has been possible to create the protection areas with the Austrian program for environmentally-oriented agriculture and to raise additional funds for various protection activities in the now 3rd EU LIFE project. "

On the picture from left:
Felix Bergmann (NEEMO), Miki Lorant (Hungarian Bustard Coordinator), Rainer Raab (European Great Bustard Coordinator), Mattia Pellegrini (EASME), Werner Falb-Meixner (Chairman of the Austrian Society for Great Bustard Conservation).

BirdLife Austria event on "Species protection and predators"

On the 11th of January a very interesting event of BirdLife Austria took place in Vienna on "Species protection and predators". Presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by R. Raab. (Action E.2: Project Board Meetings and Information Events)

International Great Bustard Synchronous Count in Central Europe

In 2018, in the course of our LIFE Project Great Bustard, like for the first time in 2017, synchronous counts of the Great Bustard will take place throughout Central Europe, namely in January, in February and March counts will take place in Germany, Austria, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary, where Bustard experts in all known winter habitats will count preferably all Great Bustards on the same day.

Report of the first international Synchronous Count from February 2nd 2017

On February 2nd 2017 the first international Synchronous Count took place in all three parts of Central Europe. The report can be found in following pdf.

International Winter Count of Great Bustards (pdf, 3.756 KB)

From November 10th to November 11th the 8th MAVIR Bird Conservation Conference took place in Budapest, Ungarn. Presentation of "25 years of the LIFE Programme - 12.5 years of LIFE Projects for the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) population in Central Europe - and the ongoing Austrian-Hungarian LIFE Project "Great Bustard" by R. Raab and M. Lóránt, as well as presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by R. Raab (Action E.6: Publications in scientific journals and presentations at scientific conferences).

Participation at the D-OG Annual Convention 2017 in Halle (Saale) on September 30th 2017. Poster presentation (GPS-basierte Telemetriestudie an mitteleuropäischen Rotmilanen Milvus milvus - erste Ergebnisse), as well as presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by Rainer Raab. (Action E.6: Publications in scientific journals and presentations at scientific conferences)

Seminar "Vögel in der Kulturlandschaft"

Participation at the Seminar "Vögel in der Kulturlandschaft" on August 11th 2017 in the chamber of agriculture NÖ. Presentation about the Great Bustard, as well as Presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by Rainer Raab. (Action E.6: Publications in scientific journals and presentations at scientific conferences)

Presentation Otto Bauer

 

Radio Report by Miklós Lóránt at the radio stationr MR1 Kossuth

On October 4th 2017 Miklós Lóránt from Hungary gives an Interview at the Radio station MR1 Kossuth. The Radio report can be listened to below (in Hungarian).

Radio report MR1 Kossuth Radio 24.05.2017

 

Opening event of the Observation Tower Zurndorf

On 19.05.2017 the official Opening of the Observation Tower in Zurndorf takes place, in the course of the 25 years of LIFE anniversary, under the direction of member of the parliament mayor Werner Friedl, ÖGG chairman Werner Falb-Meixner, Great Bustard Coordinator Rainer Raab and Councilor Astrid Eisenkopf.

On 4.5.2017 excursion to the Great Bustard area, together with the preliminary school Nickelsdorf and presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by Nina Schönemann. (Action E.7: Raising Awareness among stakeholders in AT3 PPH and AT4 WHA)

19th LIFE Plattform in Seekirchen Wallersee on 2. und 3.5.2017, Poster about the current LIFE Project and presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by Rainer Raab. (Action E.2: Project Board Meetings and Information Events)

Vortrag LIFE Plattform

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Project visit of the spanish BirdLife Partners SEO

Project visit of the spanish BirdLife Partners SEO by Bustard coordinator Rainer Raab and planning of future cooperation in the course of the LIFE Project. (Action E.12: Networking with other projects)

Project visit SEO 1

Project visit SEO 2

BirdExperience Excursion to the Project area Waasen-Hánsag

BirdExperience Excursion to the project area together with National park guide Barbara Koflerand presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by Rainer Raab. (Action E.2: Project Board Meetings and Information Events)

BirdExperience Excursion 1

BirdExperience Excursion 2

Project visit by Hunter DI Josef Pröll

Project visit by Hunter DI Josef Pröll with all district hunters from Lower Austria and Presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by Rainer Raab. (Action E.2: Project Board Meetings and Information Events)

Projekt visit by Josef Pröll 1

Projekt visit by Josef Pröll 2

Project visit by Ivan Literák

Project visit by Ivan Literák and presentation of the LIFE Project in many dialogues by Rainer Raab. (Action E.2: Project Board Meetings and Information Events)

Project visit by Ivan Literák 1

Project visit by Ivan Literák 2