Perhaps the most dynamic of all eagles, Bonelli's Eagle is a typical species of the open lands in the Mediterranean region, where it feeds mainly on medium-sized mammals and birds.Ιn Cyprus it is called “Perticosiachino” (the raptor that hunts partridges), in Crete and other islands “Philadelphus” (because it is often found in pairs).
A resident species in the Mediterranean, it used to be more common in the past in Greece, nowadays mainly found in the Aegean islands, Crete and SE Peloponnese. It is an endangered species in Europe (Nearly Threatened) and in Greece is classified as Vulnerable. Greece hosts 100-140 pairs of Bonelli’s Eagle and Cyprus 40-50.
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On the initiative of IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator), buoys were placed on high voltage cables in the framework of the LIFE Bonelli eastMed programme
An important project for the protection of wild birdlife in southern Evia was implemented by IPTO...
For the past 6 years, the teams of the LIFE Bonelli eastMed project systematically monitor the species’ territories in Crete, the Cyclades and the Dodecanese, as well as in the regions of the Peloponnese, Attica and Evia. Where feasible, specially trained...
Apart from the ones belonging to the Bonelli’s Eagle, breeding territories of the Golden Eagle (known as "Vichila" in the local dialect) are also being monitored within the framework of the LIFE Bonelli eastMed Project. The two main aims of...
Last year of the LIFE Bonelli eastMed Project in the field this year! We had extremely limited time on our hands, but the largest island of the Dodecanese deserved one last try.
This year, two visits were carried out to the...
For one more year, the field team of the LIFE Bonelli eastMed Project visited our favourite island of Karpathos, which we have been visiting for the last three years, to monitor the territory of the Bonelli’s Eagle both on the...
As LIFE Bonelli eastMed project draws to its close, it is certain that its research efforts have greatly expanded our knowledge of the Bonelli’s eagle. Not only in relation to the threats associated with the species and the biological details...
The LIFE Bonelli eastMed project “Conservation & Management of the Bonelli's eagle population in east Mediterranean” will address the most critical threats to Bonelli’s eagle populations in Greece and Cyprus. The overall objective is to ensure the long-term favourable conservation status for the species’ interconnected local populations, through the establishment and operation of the East Mediterranean Bonelli’s Eagle Network.
The project is implemented by the Natural Museum of Crete - University of Crete, the Game and Fauna Service (Game Fund) - Cyprus, the Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece, the Ministry of Environment & Energy - Greece, the Department of Forests - Cyprus and the NCC Environmental Studies Ltd with the financial contribution of the LIFE instrument of the EE.
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