LIFE FALKON Newsletter

Issue #4 - December 2021

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26/10 LIFE FALKON opens the towers of Poggio Rusco and Mirandola!

26 OCTOBER 2021

The 22 and 23 October have been important dates for the LIFE FALKON project, which officially opened three out of the five nesting towers of the Po Valley project areas. The buildings were completed the past spring but ...
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LIFE FALKON in Poggio Rusco (MN) held a the conference “Nature Conservation and Climate Change: The case of the lesser kestrel”

25 OCTOBER 2021

On the evening of October 22nd in Poggio Rusco was held the conference “Nature Conservation and Climate Change: The case of the...
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The disastrous effects of heat waves on lesser kestrels in Matera

21 OCTOBER 2021

According to several climate scenarios, the average temperature in the Mediterranean will irreversibly increase by at least 1.5°C in the coming years. Furthermore, the frequency and intensity of summer heat waves wil ...
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LIFE FALKON presents the results of field research campaigns at the CNR in Milan

5 OCTOBER 2021

On October 1st, the results dissemination event entitled “The research on the lesser kestrel in the Po Valley: the results of the campaigns LIFE FALKON 2018-2021” was ...
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Guided tour to the nesting tower of Baricella

22 SEPTEMBER 2021

On 21 September, as part of the Science Together initiative, a guided tour was held at the Lesser Kestrel nesting tower located in the Area di Riequilibrio Ambientale of Baricella. The visit was organized in the form of ...
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LIFE FALKON at the annual meeting of AsOER (Association of Ornithologist of Emilia Romagna)

11 SEPTEMBER 2021

On September 11, AsOER, one of the major Italian ornithological associations, held its first assembly in presence after the pandemic period at Barchessone Vecchio in Mirandola ...
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An exceptional case: the discovery of a Lesser Kestrel with GPS in the mountains between Piedmont and Liguria and the Lesser Kestrels in the Alps

3 SEPTEMBER 2021

On September 1st, the park rangers of the Protected Areas of the Piedmont Apennines were contacted by the CNR to recover a Lesser Kestrel ...
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The first nest box and nesting tower have been occupied in the Po Valley Project Area

30 AUGUST 2021

At the beginning of spring 2021, upon their return from Africa, the Lesser Kestrels of the Po Valley found at their disposal 310 new safe nesting sites: nest boxes and nesting ...
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Let’s start with hacking activities!

2 AUGUST 2021

During the month of July, the project LIFE FALKON has transferred 30 Lesser Kestrel chicks from Matera to the nesting tower “Matteo Griggio” in Baricella, in the province of Bologna. This transfer, foreseen by the conservation action plan of the ...
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website: www.lifefalkon.eu | email: info@lifefalkon.eu
This newsletter has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union under the LIFE and Natura 2000 Programme and with the financial contribution of the Fondazione Cariplo. The contents of it are the sole responsibility of the consortium of LIFE FALKON and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union or the Fondazione Cariplo.
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