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Newsletter No. 1 outlining the main activities since the start of the LIFE MILVUS project until September 2023 is now available. The newsletter can be downloaded here

The eight red kites that were released on July 27, 2023 in Aspromonte National Park are making significant movements that are being monitored thanks to the GPSs with which they are equipped. After release, for about a month and a half the young raptors have made only limited movements, exploring...

On the morning of July 27, 2023, the eight young red kites transferred from Switzerland on June 23 emerged, with a few agile wing beats, from the two acclimatization aviaries that have housed them for a month and are now flying in Aspromonte National Park. The eight individuals remain around...

On July 26, 2023, a public meeting organized by Aspromonte National Park was held in Reggio Calabria to inform and involve various interest groups in the area in the LIFE MILVUS project. The meeting, held with the collaboration of the Department of Agriculture of the Università degli Studi Mediterranea di...

On July 25, 2023, a team of ornithologists installed GPS radios and metal rings on eight young red kites housed in the two aviaries for acclimatization at Aspromonte National Park. These are preliminary operations to their release, scheduled for July 27, 2023. The raptors were captured in nests in Canton...

On June 10 and 12, 2023, ten young red kites born in Corsica were equipped with GPS devices that will allow their movements to be tracked. The same operation had been carried out with ten other individuals during 2021. The GPSs weigh 25 g, about 3 percent of the raptors'...