Category: People


Story of Short-toed Eagle’s journey to Sudan

Sunday, June 20th, 2010 / No Comments
From Israel to Sudan and back

Please visit this page to read a story of Dorsey – Short-toed Eagle, which was ringed by Sameh Darawshi in Israel /map/, was captured in Sudan and then was photographed in Israel again. The story is in Hebrew, but you may use Google Translate, for example, to English.

 

First Short-toed Eagle chick in 2010 in Maremma

Saturday, May 29th, 2010 / No Comments
The first Short-toed Eagle chick in 2010

This is just a message of Vincenzo Rizzo Pinna from Maremma Regional Park /map/: the first Short-toed Eagle chick hatched in the Park on May 22d in the observer’s estimation. In the video we can see the first moment when the chick was left alone in the nest for about 20 minutes. Thank you for the fresh news, Vincenzo!

 

CGCG – Circaetus gallicus contact group

Saturday, April 17th, 2010 / No Comments

Just a little notice: to make easier communication between Short-toed Eagle watchers and researchers a special contact group has been established under the name of CGCG – Circaetus gallicus contact group. Visit please this page for further information

 

Viktor Belik’s article on behaviour of Short-toed Eagle

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 / 1 Comment
Viktor Belik - Demonstrative and hunting behavior of Short-toed Eagle. Figure 1
A new article on Short-toed Eagles’ demonstrative and hunting behaviour is presented here by kind consent of the author – Viktor Belik. The article is planed to be published in next issue of the Strepet ornithological journal. This is a generalized result of 40 years’ field observations.

• Виктор Белик, 2009 – Особенности демонстративного и охотничьего поведения змееяда [Demonstrative and hunting behaviour of Short-toed Eagle] // Стрепет. Т.7 − Вып. 1-2 − С. 50–61 (Ru).

 

Report for Puy-de-Dôme Department. 2009

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 / No Comments

An annual report on the monitoring of Short-toed Eagles in Puy-de-Dôme Department (France) /map/ is available on the LPO Auvergne website:

Matthieu Bernard, 2009 – Bilan de suivi du Circaète Jean-le-Blanc (Circaetus gallicus) dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme en 2009 [Review of the Short-toed Eagle monitoring in Puy-de-Dôme Department in 2009] – Short-toed Eagle. file (Fr).

 

Short-toed Eagles’ arrival to Italy in 2010

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 / No Comments
Short-toed Eagle with the chick in nest

The first Short-toed Eagle in Maremma /map/ was observed on the 5th of March in Ansedonia (Grosseto). On the 14th of March 1 pair was in its nesting territory in Tolfa hills (Roma)/map/: the male was performing a “wing flap display”. The weather now is fine but the temperature is low and approaches zero degree during the night. No snakes at all, maybe the eagles are able to survive without food for few days or to rely on toads?

 

Bernard Joubert’s interview for EuropeanRaptors.org

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 / 1 Comment
European Raptors: Bernard Joubert's interview

Read please another interview about Short-toed Eagle for the European Raptors website. This one is given by Bernard Joubert. While answering questions of Markus Jais he tells about current situation with French population of Short-toed Eagles, their short- and long-term perspectives in the country, their present and future.

 

Sameh Darawshi’s report for the R.S.G

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 / No Comments
Final Report - 20/01/10. The Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation

The final report for the Rufford Small Grants Foundation has been made by Sameh Darawshi as a result of his three years’ work on Short-toed Eagles in the Judean Slopes, Israel /map/:

• Sameh Darawshi, 2009 – The ecology of the Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in the Judean Slopes, Israel. Graduate Thesis Research report to R.S.G with Additional Aspects of Conservation and Education between Three Continents: 17 p. – Short-toed Eagle. file (En).

 

Report of Jean-Pierre and Isabelle Malafosse for 2009

Monday, January 18th, 2010 / No Comments

Fresh annual report of Jean-Pierre and Isabelle Malafosse about Short-toed Eagle in the Cevennes National Park /map/:

• Jean-Pierre et Isabelle MALAFOSSE, 2009 – Le Circaète Jean-le-Blanc, résultats pour 2009. Suivi des Rapaces forestiers en Lozère et dans le Parc National des Cévennes, rapport interne C.R.B.P.O./P.N.C.: 10 p. – Short-toed Eagle. file (Fr).

 

Texts on Wiley InterScience

Sunday, December 27th, 2009 / No Comments

The Wiley InterScience website database allows to find full texts or abstracts of articles dedicated to Short-toed Eagle. Here are two of 12 articles from the actual search results:

D.E. BAKALOUDIS, C.G. VLACHOS, G.J. HOLLOWAY, 1998 – Habitat use by Short-toed Eagles Circaetus gallicus and their reptilian prey during the breeding season in Dadia Forest (north-eastern Greece) // Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 35, No. 6: 821-828. – Short-toed Eagle. file (En) /map/ – the abstract was mentioned before.

• ANTONIO-ROMÁN. MUÑOZ, BERT TOXOPEUS, JAVIER ELORRIAGA, JUAN-MIGUEL GONZALEZ, BEATRIZ YÁÑEZ, 2010 – First record of a communal roost of Short-toed Eagles Circaetus gallicus // Ibis, Vol. 152, No. 1: 173-175. – Short-toed Eagle. file (En).