05.09.2022.
Carbofuran is one of the world's most toxic carbamate pesticides. It used to be an insecticide farmers commonly sprayed on their crops. But because of its high toxicity and risk, carbofuran has been banned throughout the European Union since 2008.
29.08.2022.
One hundred and forty-one poisoned baits and one hundred and eighteen poisoned animal carcasses were found in two months in the operational area of the Szent András Dombi hunting association in Tura at the end of the summer of 2021.
22.08.2022.
Evidence first appeared in the Autumn of 2020 in the case when police investigation was initiated according to wildlife camera recordings. It was suspected that protected bird of prey were targeted by animal cruelty in connection with misuse of legal traps)
On April 11th, the National Day of Nature Protection in Serbia was celebrated at several locations, while a poisoned Eastern Imperial Eagle, a bird from the national coat of arms, was found near Kikinda.
10.01.2022.
Between the 14-16th of January, 2022, BirdLife Hungary (MME) is organizing the 19th National Eagle Census in collaboration with national park directorates and other nature conservation NGOs, in order to monitor the wintering population of birds of prey species in Hungary.
17.12.2021
In the 2021 breeding season seven pairs were successful in Czechia and raised eleven chicks. In total, birds occupied fourteen territories, all in southern Moravia.
12.10.2021.
The appellate court in České Budějovice confirmed the judgement for the bird poisoner, who killed two White-tailed eagles and two ravens near Mečichov in the Strakonice region in March 2019. The man was given suspended sentence - 2,5 years of imprisonment with a delay of 3,5 years.
2021.09.30.
A dose that could kill 158 adult human or 158 thousand marsh harriers was measured in the poisonous baits which were collected in the last weeks from the hunting territory near Tura.
14.09.2021.
The search for carcasses and poisoned baits has been under way with the help of civilians and national park employees, detection-dog units, and volunteers for four weeks now, however, the list is feared to be still incomplete.
2021.08.16.
More than a hundred poisoned baits and more than 50 poisoned animal carcasses have been found in the past few days in the jurisdiction of a hunting association near Tura, Hungary. 96% of the carcasses were protected birds. Investigation is ongoing.
