Working Group on Raptors

Study and conservation of birds of prey and owls

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Medieval birds of prey fed more on human waste than hunted.

Ancient kites and buzzards fed at higher trophic levels than modern ones, meaning they ate not only small rodents but also the meat of herbivores and possibly carrion, including pigs, poultry, and even dogs. This is especially evident in medieval birds, whose isotopic signatures often fall outside the range typical of modern populations

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Birds of prey of Vladivostok and southern Primorye

A unique bilingual atlas, "Birds of Prey of Vladivostok and Southern Primorye," was published in Vladivostok.

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VIII Buturlin readings

24–26 сентября 2026 года в г. Ульяновске состоятся VIII Бутурлинские чтения

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Beautiful Science. Ptilology

The "Beautiful Science. Ptilology" project, which studies bird plumage, received a grant from the Presidential Fund for Nature.

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Census of large raptors in the Ulyanovsk region

Президентский фонд природы объявил победителей второго этапа конкурса 2026 года. Среди 157 обладателей грантов оказался два ульяновский орнитолог Михаил Корепов. Проект предусматривает перепись хищных краснокнижных птиц.

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Hypothec program for European scops owls

Проект «Ипотечная программа для сплюшек» получил поддержку Президентского фонда природы

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Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus). Author: Svetlana Barabanshchikova