4. 7. 2022
The police in Břeclav region in Czechia accused a man of poisoning a Red kite and subsequently many other animals as well. The man confessed to the crime. He faces up to 6 years in prison. The CSO dog unit significantly helped to solve the case, both in the field by tracking baits and their victims, and also during house search where carbofuran was found.
29. 4. 2022
The Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic presented the project LIFE PannonEagle for foresters, game keepers and hunters at the trade fair Silva Regina in Brno on 5th and 6th April 2022 (two identical presentation mainly about prevention of poisoning). Presentation was organised in cooperation with the Czech-Moravian Hunting Association.
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.
25.02.2022.
In January, 2022, the 19th Hungarian Eagle Census was organized by MME/Birdlife Hungary in collaboration with National Park Directorates and NGOs.
21.2.2022
Three poisoned common buzzards were found in Czechia in Klatovy District. Birds were probably poisoned by forbidden poison carbofuran. Cadavers have been taken over by the criminal police which currently works on investigating cases. This year it's the first case of poisoning in Czechia. Since 2017 it's been 104 cases that the police took over from CSO.
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.
26.10.2021.
MME Birdlife Hungary expects zero tolerance and more efficient crime prevention against offenders committing bird crime.
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.
