Between July 19 and 23, 2025, fifteen young red kites were released in the Aspromonte National Park as part of the reintroduction program underway under the LIFE MILVUS project. Ten specimens originated from the Canton of Fribourg (Switzerland), where they were taken from their nests in mid-June, while five specimens...
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Five red kites born in Aragon (Spain) are guests in the aviaries of Aspromonte National Park
Since July 17, 2025, five young red kites born at the La Alfranca Wildlife Recovery Center in Aragon, Spain, have been guests in the aviaries of the Aspromonte National Park's acclimatization and release center. Departing from the Spanish center in a van equipped to transport animals, the young birds of...
"Five red kites born in Aragon (Spain) are guests in the aviaries of Aspromonte National Park"Read MoreTen red kites born in the canton of Fribourg (Switzerland) have arrived in Aspromonte
As of June 13, 2025, aviaries at the Aspromonte National Park release center will be home to ten young red kites born in Switzerland. Here they will spend a short acclimatization period prior to their release into the wild. Born about a month and a half ago in the canton...
"Ten red kites born in the canton of Fribourg (Switzerland) have arrived in Aspromonte"Read MoreFive red kites born in captivity in Aragon will be released in Aspromonte National Park
Among the kites that will be released into the wild in Aspromonte National Park in the summer of 2025 will be five young specimens from Aragon, Spain. These are specimens that were born a few weeks ago in the La Alfranca Wildlife Recovery Center of the Government of Aragon, located...
"Five red kites born in captivity in Aragon will be released in Aspromonte National Park"Read MoreHans red kite recovered after a close encounter with a wind turbine blade
The red kite Hans amazingly survived a nasty mishap: flying past wind turbines of a wind farm. Released into Aspromonte National Park in August 2024, Hans had never strayed far from the release area until early May 2025 when he moved north and reached the central area of Calabria. After...
"Hans red kite recovered after a close encounter with a wind turbine blade"Read MoreBrochure on “Knowledge and Prevention of Electrocution of Avifauna”
A brochure dedicated to the knowledge and prevention of bird electrocution was recently produced as part of the LIFE MILVUS project. Published by E-Distribuzione, with conception and texts by Biodiversità sas and graphic design by Nicola Cillo, the brochure frames the phenomenon on a global level, clarifies its causes, identifies...
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