On July 8 and 9, 2026, a monitoring visit for the LIFE MILVUS project took place, conducted by Dr. Simona Bacchereti, Project Adviser at the European Commission’s CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency), and monitor Dr. Alberto Cozzi of the ELMEN EEIG consortium. On July 8, the two...

In July 2026, the annual release of red kites will take place in the Aspromonte National Park as part of the ongoing reintroduction program for the species. This year, in addition to young birds born in Switzerland (Canton of Fribourg), France (Corsica), and Spain (Aragon), the LIFE MILVUS project team...

As in previous years, June 2026 marked the arrival at the Aspromonte National Park’s aviaries of a first group of young red kites from donor countries, which after a period of acclimatization will be released into the wild in early July. Currently, there are twelve birds awaiting their first flight:...

The goal of Operation Safe Water Basins is to rescue animals that fall into the water collection basins scattered throughout the Calabrian countryside; as part of this initiative, the Aspromonte National Park Authority is installing specially designed escape ramps. These structures allow red kites and many other animal species to...

Throughout the Aspromonte National Park and its surrounding areas, there are many water collection basins, which are used to irrigate crops or provide water for livestock. Often these structures, locally called “gebbie,” have vertical concrete walls and no external fencing: this makes them deadly traps for many animal species. Tanks...

Many of the red kites released in the Aspromonte National Park in 2023-2024 thanks to the LIFE MILVUS project have made significant journeys, while returning sporadically to their birthplace. They have repeatedly reached Sicily, where some of them have wintered, and have explored peninsular Italy, passing through Basilicata, Puglia, and...