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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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