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Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey

Study and protection of rare species of raptors in Southern Siberia

When compared to the situation in drastically changed landscapes of Europe and China, in Southern Siberia raptors are doing relatively well. Large populations of birds of prey are still found in the region.

White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Saker Falcon, Peregrine Falcon, Eagle Owl and other species, included in the Red Book of Russian Federation, nest in the Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Districts, Altai Province, south of Krasnoyarsk Province, and the Republics of Altai, Khakassia and Tyva. Thus, Southern Siberia has special value from the point of view of biodiversity conservation in Russia and in the whole world.

However, the sustained existence of these species is under constant threat induced by the crowing human impact on their populations.

Main causes of threat to birds of prey in Southern Siberia are:

-   Illegal capturing of birds
-   Infrastructural development that destroys habitats (construction of bird-hazardous power lines, dams, roads etc.)
-   Factors of economic activity of humans, which cause catastrophic changes in the birds of prey habitats (forest fires, logging, pasturing of steppes, oil spills)
-   Harassment during the nesting season (uncontrolled development of tourism)

The programme aims: Monitoring of the populations of birds of prey in Southern Siberia, working towards restoration of the most vulnerable species, counteracting illegal capturing of commercially valuable species (primarily of Saker Falcon), contributing to the creation of bird-safe power lines etc.

You can make a charitable donation for Programme goals (in USD, EURO)

Please note exact purpose of payment as it is made in the sample!

Please let us know about transferring money by the e-mail: elnik @ sibecocenter.ru .

Requisites for donations in USD:
Beneficiary: NGO Siberian Environmental Center
Address: Novosibirsk, Russia
Account: 407 038 405 002 010 026 32
Beneficiary Bank: OJSC MDM Bank, Moscow, Russia
SWIFT – MOBWRUMM
Correspondent Account N 3582-0398-76-002
with Standard Chartered Bank, One Madison Ave, New York, 10010-3603, USA
SWIFT code: SCBLUS33
Purpose of payment: Gratuitous donation for implementation of the charitable goals of the organization (Programme "Study and protection of rare species of raptors")

Requisites for donations in EURO:
Beneficiary: NGO Siberian Environmental Center
Address: Novosibirsk, Russia
Account: 407 039 785 034 710 026 32
Beneficiary Bank: OJSC MDM Bank, Moscow, Russia
SWIFT – MOBWRUMM
Correspondent Account N 100 9474149 00
with «Deutsche Bank AG» 12, Taunusanlage 60262 Frankfurt/Main Germany
SWIFT CODE: DEUTDEFF
Purpose of payment: Gratuitous donation for implementation of the charitable goals of the organization (Programme "Study and protection of rare species of raptors")

Programme coordinator: Elvira Nikolenko, elnik @ sibecocenter.ru
Scientific director: Igor Karyakin, ikar @ sibecocenter.ru

Updates on the programme website:

Poster “Activity of Russian Raptors Research and Conservation Network (RRRCN) in the European Part of the Volga-Ural Region” >>>

Short report and photos about the expedition to Altai in 2008 >>>

In the section ‘Materials’, a new article by Igor Karyakin, 'Learning to identify buzzards'

Website of the Russian Raptors Research Club has been fully updated.

Programme news:

15.01.2012

The Saker Falcon continued to vanish

The new issue of the Newsletter "Raptors Conservation" №23 (pdf 20Mb) has been published. The main themes of the issue are the results of long-term surveys of the Saker Falcon (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Russia and Kazakhstan and identification problem of semispecies and hiden hybrids in populations of the birds of prey. Another important theme of the issue is the results of attracting the small falcons, Imperial Eagles and White-Tailed Eagles into artificial nests in the Samara district, some aspects of the European Black Vulture breeding biology in the south-east of Kazakhstan, and several issues concerning conservation and research of raptors.

28.12.2011

Friends! Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Let all the misfortunes and failures remain in the old year and new year bring joy and a success, as well as a lot of interesting meetings with perfect birds!!!

Igor Karyakin and Elvira Nikolenko

28.04.2011

Eagles in Kazakhstan

The new issue of the Newsletter "Raptors Conservation" №22 (pdf 18Mb) has been published. The main themes of the issue are the results of long-term surveys of the White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in the Ile River delta and Lake Balkhash; research of population of Aquila species on the Ustyurt Plateau, Mangyshlak Peninsula and adjacent territories of the Aral-Caspian region. Another important theme of the issue is the research of raptors on the Ukok Plateau and review of threats of great concern to the region. Also results of the first project on the research of bird electrocution in Khakassia, results of surveys of raptors in Mongolia and Kazakhstan are presented in the issue.

24.03.2011

Artificial Nest Project in the Tyva Republic

The new issue of the Newsletter "Raptors Conservation" №21 (pdf 18Mb) has been published. The main theme of the issue are the results of the Artificial Nest Project in the Tuva Republic. Also there are a large-scale review of status of different subspecies of the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), basing on the analysis of variations of bird phenotypes in different populations within GIS-software, results of projects aimed at addressing the problem of birds electrocution on power lines, reports about discoveries of the White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
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14.01.2011

The Imperial Eagle in Russia

The new issue of the Newsletter "Raptors Conservation" №20 (pdf 18Mb) has been published. The main theme of the issue are the results of studies of the Imperial Eagle in Russia. Also there are a review of conditions of the Imperial Eagle population in Mongolia, results of studies of the Black Kite synanthropic breeding group in the vicinities of Biysk, results of projects aimed at addressing the problem of birds electrocution on power lines, reports about discoveries of the Greater Spotted Eagle nesting in Southern Siberia etc.
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18.12.2008

Saker Falcon in Russia and Kazakhstan

A new issue of Raptors Journal, N:o 14 has been published (PDF 14Mb). Main theme of the issue is the results from an extensive monitoring study of the Saker Falcon in the Russian part of the Altai-Sayan region and in East Kazakhstan. Also in the issue: Excerpts from the methodology for assessing the harm caused to species of wildlife, confirmed by degree of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation on 28.4.2008, №107, lectures on the Eastern Imperial Eagle in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine that were presented in the 6th International Conference on Conservation of the Eastern Imperial Eagle, articles on bird mortality in connection to power lines and publications on Goshawk in Russia and Ukraine.
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16.06.2009

Re-establishment of forest protection service

Greenpeace Russia has started to collect signatures for a letter addressed to the Russian president, which demands re-establishment of state forest protection that would be a federal service, organizationally and financially independent from other state organs that deal with forest resource use, and would involve adequate number of staff (no less than 20 thousand inspectors). Such number of federal inspectors would mean operational groups of three people for each forest management unit in the regions of the country that are inhabited and accessible to transportation.
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01.06.2009

Tragedy in Altai: One more kill from the illegal hunt of argali

During an investigative expedition to the Sailyugem mountain range by Geblerov Ecological Society, the remains of one more killed argali (mountain sheep) was found, adding to the sad result of the illegal hunting trip that took place in the Altai on January 9 and ended with the helicopter crashing down and killing 7 people, including some high-ranking federal and local officials. During investigations on the south-west side of the mountain Chernaya on 28 May, the members of the Geblerov Society found the remains of a nine-year-old male mountain sheep (argali).
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08.05.2009

Finally some reaction!

After a three-month long confrontation between the civil society and the administration due to the investigation of illegal hunting of the Red-listed Altai argali by high-standing officials, the environmentalists’ case has finally seen a small victory.
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