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Shot wounded in Calabria, Italy’s Andrea red kite, released in 2023 as part of LIFE MILVUS project

Red kite Andrea was wounded by a shot on Oct. 3 south of Reggio Calabria, between the localities of Pellaro and Motta S. Giovanni. The specimen had been born in Switzerland (Canton of Fribourg) in spring 2023 and had been released in Aspromonte National Park in August of that year...

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Red kites born in Switzerland and Corsica will be released in late July in Aspromonte National Park

Fifteen red kites are currently housed at the Aspromonte National Park's acclimation and release center, ready to be released into the wild. On June 20, 2024, ten red kites born in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, were transferred to Italy and joined five red kites translocated from Corsica six days...

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