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2 13Raptors1 7Conservation ｧｱｧｦｧｲｧｯｧ ｧｴｧｽｧｦ1 7ｧｷｧｪｧｻｧｯｧｪｧｬｧｪ1 7ｧｪ1 7ｧｪｧｷ1 7ｧｰｧｷｧｲｧ ｧｯｧ ISSN 1814ｨC ｨ ｨ 06 ﾂｨｨｨｦ ｨ ｨｰ02ｨｪｨｹ ｨｪｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪｨｨｨｺｨ ｨｰ06 ﾂｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｨ ｨｪ06ｨｦ 0804ｨｨｨｨ The Newsletter of the raptors of the East Europe and North Asia ｨｰ02ｨｪｨｹ ｨｪｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ 03 ｨｮ ﾂ ｨｪ ｨｬ ｨｨ06ｨｪｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨ 05ｨ 0006ｨｰ090608ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ06ｨｦ 06ｨ ｨｴ0209ｨｰ0902ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ 02ｨｨ02ｨｦ 0005ｨｨｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺｨｨｨｦ 05ｨｺ ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺｨｨｨｦ 0202ｨｪｨｰ0803 ( ｨｨｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺ) ｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｮ ﾂｨｪ06-ｨｨ ｨ ｨｰ0205ｨｹ09ｨｺ06ｨｦ 06ｨ ｨｴ0209ｨｰ0902ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ 02ｨｨ02ｨｦ ｨｪｨｰ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｦ03 ( ) ｨ ｨｺｨｰ ｨｪ06ｨｬ0208ｨ : 0605ｨｹ09ｨｨ08ｨ 01ｨｨｨｺ060502ｨｪｨｺ06 (05ｨｨｨ 05ｨｺ060202ｨｪｨｰ08, ｨｨｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺ) ｨｨ ｨｹ 08ｨ 0807ｨｺｨｨｨｪ (0002ｨｪｨｰ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｦ, ) 0806ｨｰ060008ｨ 00ｨｨ07 ｨｪｨ 05ｨｨ ｨｦ 09ｨｰ060806ｨｪ02 06ｨ ｨｺｨｨ: 03ｨ 08ｨ ｨｮ03ｨ 09ｨｰ (Asio otus) ｨｪｨ 00ｨｪ ｨｹ02, ｨｨ07, 14 ｨｬｨ ｨｰ ｨｰ ｨｺ ｨｨ ｨｰ08ｨ 02ｨｨｨｨ 04ｨ 01ｨｪ02ｨｦ 09ｨｰ060806ｨｪ04 06ｨ ｨｺｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｹ040609ｨ ｨｪ ｨｰ060008ｨ 00ｨｨｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｺ060006, ｨ 0807ｨｺｨｨｨｪｨ, ｨ 0502ｨｪｨｺ06, ｨ 03ｨｺｨｨｨｪｨ, ｨｨｨｺ060502ｨｪｨｺ06 ｨｨ ｨ 0302ｨｪｨｺ0609ｨ. 02ｨｨ04ｨ ｨｦｨｪ: ｨｪ06ｨｰ08ｨｮ090609, ｨｴ ｨｰｨｺｨ : ｨ ｨｰｨｮｨｪ ｨｺｨｰｨｮ08ｨ : ｨ 06ｨｬ : A ｨｰｨ ｨｺ0609ｨ, ｨｨ ｨｺｨ 07, ｨ ｨｨ The Raptors Conservation Newsletter has been founded by the non-governmental organisations Siberian Environmental Center (Novosibirsk) and Center of Field Studies (Nizhniy Novgorod). Editors: Elvira Nikolenko (Siberian Environmental Center, Novosibirsk) and Igor Karyakin (Center of Field Studies, N. Novgorod) Photo on the front cover: Pair of the Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) in the nest. Volga region, Russia, 14 May Photo by E. Kotelevsky. Photos on the back cover by E. Kotelevsky, I. Karyakin, 08. Kovalenko, A. Levashkin, E. Nikolenko and A. Pazhenkov. Design by D. Senotrusov, A. Kleschev Page-proofs by D. Katunov Proof-reader by A. Kajumov Translation by A. Shestakova, D. Terpilovskaya, R. Roby ｨ ｨｺ02ｨｨ06ｨｪｨｪｨ 07 ｨｺ ｨｨ07: ｨ ｨｺｨｺｨ, ｨｺ.ｨ.ｨｪ., , , ｨｨ07; sopr@dront.ru ｨ 08ｨ ｨ ｨ 03ｨｨｨｪ, ｨｺ.ｨ.ｨｪ., , ｨｰ0609-ｨｪｨ -0206ｨｪｨｮ, ｨｨ07; timbar@bk.ru ｨｮｨｺ , 09.ｨｪ.09., ｨｺ.ｨ.ｨｪ., , ｨｺ09ｨ, ｨｨ07; sbukreev@rol.ru ｨ 05ｨｮ03ｨｨｨｪ, ｨ ｨｺｨ , , 01.ｨ.ｨｪ., , ｨｺ09ｨ, ｨｨ07; v-galushin@yandex.ru ｨｨ ｨ, , ｨｺ ｨｪ., , , ｨｨ07; sopr@dront.ru ｨ 0703ｨｨｨｪ, , ｨｺ.ｨ.ｨｪ., , , ｨｨ07; lapchine@mail.ru ｨｨｨｪ, , ｨｺ.ｨ.ｨｪ., 06ｨｪ09ｨｰｨｨｨｰｨｮｨｰ ｨｨｨｨ 0002ｨｨ01, 0805ｨｬｨ ｨｰ04, 08ｨ 04ｨ 0109ｨｰｨ ｨｪ; levin_saker@nursat.kz ｨｨｨｰ ｨｹ09ｨｺｨｨｨｦ, , 01.ｨ.ｨｪ., 01ｨ 02ｨｨ06ｨｪｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ04ｨｦ ｨｮｨｪｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰ, 06ｨ 03ｨｺ02ｨｪｨｰ, 0704ｨ 02ｨｺｨｨ09ｨｰｨ ｨｪ; olmit@list.ru ｨ 0302ｨｪｨｺ0609, ｨｺ.ｨ.ｨｪ., , 05ｨ ｨｬｨ 08ｨ, ｨｨ07; f_lynx@hotbox.ru ｨｰ0609, ｨｺ.ｨ.ｨｪ., 06ｨｺ060202ｨｪｨｰ ｨｪｨｰ03, , ｨｨ07; vipera@dront.ru ｨｰｨ , Ph.D., 0908ｨｨｨｪ 0800ｨｨｨｪ09ｨｺｨｨｨｦ , 0302ｨｪ09ｨｨ05ｨｹ09ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07, ; EugenePotapov@gmail.com ｨ 09ｨｺｨｨｨｪ, , 01.ｨ.ｨｪ., 0605ｨｨ , ｨｨｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺ, ｨｨ07; zm@eco.nsc.ru ｨｬ020507ｨｪ09ｨｺｨｨｨｦ, 05ｨｨｨ 05ｨｺ060202ｨｪｨｰ08, ｨｨｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺ, ｨｨ07; ilya@ecoclub.nsu.ru ｨｰｨ ｨｺ0609ｨ, ｨｺ.ｨ.ｨｪ., , , ｨｨ07; f_s_c@mail.ru T. Katzner, Ph.D., Conservation and Field Research National Aviary, USA; todd.katzner@aviary.org M.J. McGrady, Ph.D., Natural Research, UK; MikeJMcGrady@aol.com ｨ ｨｺ02ｨｨｨｨ: ｨｨ07, ｨｨｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺ, ｨ / Editorial adress: P.O. Box 547, Novosibirsk, Russia, Tel./Fax: +7 (383) rc_news@mail.ru ikar_research@mail.ru elvira_nikolenko@mail.ru ｨｺｨｰ0806ｨｪｨｪｨ ｨｨ07/RC online ｨ 09ｨｨ05ｨ ｨ 09ｨｰ ｨｰｨｮ07ｨｪ04 ｨｪｨ 09ｨ ｨｦｨｰ02: Guidelines for Contributors available on website:

3 13Events Raptors Conservation 2009, 17 3 Events ｧｳｧｰｧ ｧｽｧｴｧｪｧﾁ ｨ ｨｪ 06ｨｰ ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ0609 (Falco peregrinus) ｨｪｨｮ ｨｺ0605ｨｨｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｰ04 1, 2. 05ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｨ ｨｨ09ｨｺｨ ｨｮ ｨ 02ｨｬ ｨｨ ｨｨ 09 ｨｰ ｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ ｨｮ09ｨｰ06ｨｦ ﾂｨｨ0904ｨｦ ｨｰ ﾂｨｨ090502ｨｪｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨ 09 ｨｪ02ｨｮｨｺ0506ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｬ ｨｰ06ｨｬ ﾂｨｨ090502ｨｪｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ 09ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪｨ, 0906ｨｺ060507ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｪ020601ｨｪ06ｨｺ08ｨ ｨｰｨｪ06 06ｨ 08ｨ ｨｴｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｹ ｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹ09ｨｰ ｨｹｨ 06ｨｦ 08ｨ ｨｨｨｰｨｹ ｨｨｨｬ 06ｨｰ ｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｺ ｨｪｨｮ ｨｺ0605ｨｨｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｰ ｨｮ05ｨｹｨｰｨ ｨｰ02, ｨｮ03ｨ ｨ 0404ｨ 04 ｨｨ 02ｨｨ ﾂｨｨ (USFWS) ｨ 04ｨ ｨｺ0506 ﾂｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪｨｮ06 05ｨｺ ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺｨｮ06 05ｨｺ ｨｰｨｨ04ｨｮ ｨｬ0603ｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ 06ｨｰ050609ｨ ｨｬｨｨ0008ｨｨ08ｨｮ06ｨｴｨｨ01 09ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ ｨｨｨｪ07ｨｰ ｨｪｨｨ02, ﾂｨｰ ｨｪｨｹ ｨｰｨｨ02 ｨｬ0600ｨｮｨｰ ｨ 04ｨｰｨｹ 06ｨｰ ｨｪ04 ｨｪｨ 07ｨｮｨｰ0701 ｨｬｨｨ0008ｨ 02ｨｨｨｨ, ｨ ｨｴｨｨ ｨｰ06 ﾂｨｪ ｨｬ0208ｨｨ01ｨｨｨ ｨｪｨ (ｨｪｨ 08ｨｰ05ｨ ｨｪｨｰｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺ06ｨｬ, 00ｨｨ0909ｨｨ0909ｨｨ0709ｨｺ06ｨｬ ｨｨ 0002ｨｪｨｰ08ｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ06ｨｬ ｨｬｨｨ0008ｨ 02ｨｨ06ｨｪｨｪ0401 ｨｬｨ ｨｮｨｰｨ 01), ｨ 0204 ｨｮｨｴ0208ｨ ｨ ｨｮ050702ｨｨ07ｨｬ 09ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪｨ USFWS ｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｨ0008ｨ 02ｨｨ06ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｬ 07ｨｮｨｰ07ｨｬ, ｨｺ06ｨｰ ｨｨｨｬ0206ｨｰ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹ09ｨｰ09ｨ 09 ｨｺｨ ｨｬ 03ｨｰｨ ｨｰ02, 08ｨ 0409ｨｨ05ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ 08ｨｨ05ｨｨ 0705ｨ ｨｪ 06ｨｰ050609ｨ 0906ｨｺ ｨｬ ｨｪｨｪ ｨｰｨ ｨｰｨ ｨ 0405ｨ 08ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｬ020301ｨｮ 03ｨｰｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｬｨｨ, 04ｨ 0709ｨｨ0903ｨｨｨｬｨｨ 06ｨ ｨｮ ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｨｨｨ 09 06ｨｰ ｨｰｨｨ02 ｨｪｨ ｨｦ ｨｰ020808ｨｨｨｰ0608ｨｨｨｨ. 0505ｨｮ03ｨ ｨ 0404ｨ 04 ｨｨ 02ｨｨ ﾂｨｨ ｨｺｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｰｨ 08ｨ 0408ｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｰ0409ｨ 05ｨ 0708ｨ 09ｨｨ05ｨ ｨｨ ｨｺｨｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨ, 09ｨｨ09ｨｰ02ｨｬｨｮ ｨｺ06ｨｪｨｰ ｨ ｨｬ ｨｪｨ ｨｦ ｨｰ020808ｨｨｨｰ0608ｨｨｨｨ, ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨｨ05ｨ 06ｨｰｨ , ｨｺ06ｨｰ060804ｨｬ ｨ 09ｨ ｨｹ 08ｨ ｨｪｨｨ02 ｨｪｨ 06ｨｰ ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｨ ﾂｨｪ ｨｹ040609ｨ ｨｪｨｨ02. 06ｨ ｨｺ, ｨｺ0906ｨｰｨ 09 03ｨｰｨ ｨｰ02 00ｨｨ080103ｨｨｨｪｨｨ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨ05ｨ 4 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨ 06ｨｰｨ ｨｨ0608ｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰ 06ｨｰ01ｨ 09ｨ ｨｺ09ｨ 05ｨｨ00ｨｨ02ｨｨ080609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｬ 0906ｨｺ060507ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺｨ ｨｬ, 03ｨｨｨｰ020507ｨｬ 03ｨｰｨ ｨｰｨ, 0106ｨｰ07 04ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨｨｪｨｨｨｬｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｹ 06ｨｰ 0506ｨ ｨｺ060507ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺ ｨｨ080103ｨｨｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｪｨｨ01 03ｨｰｨ ｨｰ ｨ ｨｦ ｨｮ ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺ ｨｮ ﾂｨ ｨ 0906 ｨｪｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｰ0605ｨｹｨｺ ｨｪ ｨｬｨｨ0008ｨｨ08ｨｮ06ｨｴ ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｪ 06ｨｰ050609ｨ 09 00ｨｨ080103ｨｨｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨ 0405 ｨｮ09ｨｰｨ ｨｪ ｨｪ ｨｪｨｰ07ｨ ｨｺｨｰ07ｨ 0807, ﾂｨｪ04ｨｬ 04ｨ ｨｺ0804ｨｰｨｨ02ｨｬ, ｨｺ060001ｨ 0505ｨｮ03ｨ ｨ 0404ｨ 04 ｨｨ 02ｨｨ ﾂｨｨ 03ｨｰｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｮ ﾂｨｨｨｰ ｨ ｨｴ02ｨｪｨｨ02 06ｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｪ02ｨｦ 07ｨｰｨｨ0204 ｨｨ04 ｨｺ0906ｨｰ ｨｹｨｺ ｨｨｨｪ ｨｬｨｨ0008ｨｨ08ｨｮ06ｨｴｨｨｨｦ ｨｪ0206ｨｺ0605ｨｹ020609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｦ 09ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ ｨｬ0600 ｨ 04ｨｰｨｹ 06ｨｰ ｨｪ ｨｨ ｨｰ Catching of Peregrines (Falco peregrinus) for falconry has been permitted in USA in , 2. The US Fish and Wildlife Service delisted the peregrine in 1999 and since that time its number is steady increased. As a result of steady growth of the peregrine number falconers repeatedly addressed the request to the government to permit catching of wild falcons for falconry. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) completed a Final Environmental Assessment for the take of passage Peregrine Falcons during The USFWS determined that 36 passage birds could be taken east of 100 degree longitude without having any negative impacts on Peregrine Falcon populations (in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central flyways). This year the US- FWS and the Flyway Councils, which have members from each state, developed and approved a plan for take during the fall of The quota was divided between the states which declared participation in catching of birds in the territory. The State Fish and Wildlife Services developed rules and dates of catching and techniques for its control in the territory of states, and the selection system of catchers, who would be authorized to catch peregrines for the private use. Through this process, it Virginia was allot- 05ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ (Falco peregrinus). 0806ｨｰ ｨ 0807ｨｺｨｨｨｪｨ. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). Photo by I. Karyakin

4 ｨｪｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ 2009, ｨ 04ｨｰｨｨ07 (1) 0806ｨｪｨｰｨ ｨｺｨｰ 08ｨｪ010802ｨｦ 05ｨ 05ｨｰ04ｨｺ ｨｨｨｬｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺ ｨｰ ｨｪｨｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｪ04 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨｨｨ 0705ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ, ｨｨ07 (1) Contact Andrey Saltykov Russian Bird Conservation Union, Simbirskoe Branch Ulyanovsk, Russia ｨｦ ｨｬ0600ｨｨ05ｨｹｨｪｨｨｨｺ (Aquila heliaca), ｨｨｨ 03ｨｨｨｦ ｨｪｨ ｨｮ05ｨｹｨｰｨ ｨｰ ｨ 0302ｨｪｨｨ ｨｺｨｰ0806ｨｰ06ｨｺ06ｨｬ. 0806ｨｰ ｨ 05ｨｰ04ｨｺ0609ｨ. Yang Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) electrocuted. Photo by A. Saltykov ｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｬ 0906ｨｺ0605ｨｨｨｪ04ｨｬ ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺ06ｨｬ. 02ｨｺ0605ｨｹ020609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨｺ0605ｨ, 0905ｨｮ ﾂｨ ｨｦｨｪ ｨｦｨｬｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨｬ ｨ, ｨｪ04 ｨ 0405ｨｨ ｨ 04ｨｰｨｹ ｨｪ02ｨｬ ｨｪｨｪ06 06ｨｰ07ｨｮｨｴ02ｨｪ ｨ 09ｨｨ05ｨ 06ｨ ｨ 05ｨｨ ｨ 09 05ｨｰ06ｨｬ 0905ｨｮ ﾂｨ ｨｰ060008ｨ 00ｨｨ080609ｨ ｨｰｨｹ 07ｨｰｨｨ02ｨｮ, 04ｨ 00ｨｨｨｺ09ｨｨ080609ｨ ｨｰｨｹ ｨｪ06ｨｬ0208 ｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｺ0605ｨｹ02ｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｰｨｹ 05ｨｰｨｮ ｨｨｨｪ000608ｨｬｨ 02ｨｨ ｨｮ03ｨ ｨｮ 09 ｨｮ09ｨｰｨ ｨｪ ｨｪｨｪ ｨｺｨｨ ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ06ｨｦ ｨｬ020308ｨ ｨｦ06ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ 0708ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｺｨｮ08ｨ ｨｰｨｮ ｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｹ 08ｨ 0903ｨｨ0802ｨｪｨｪ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨ 0502ｨｬ ｨｰｨｨ0204 ｨｨ , 09 ｨｺ06ｨｰ060806ｨｬ 0708ｨｨｨｪ0705ｨｨ ｨｮ ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｨ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｨ 0609ｨｪ0609ｨｪ ｨ ｨｹ , ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨｮｨｺ ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｨ 0708ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨｮ03ｨ ｨｮ080609ｨｪ02ｨｦ ｨ 01ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ06ｨｦ ｨｬ020308ｨ ｨｦ06ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ 0708ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｺｨｮ08ｨ ｨｰｨｮ ｨC22 ｨｨ ｨｬｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰ06ｨｬ ｨｺ06ｨｺ06ｨｪｨｰ ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ06ｨｦ 06ｨ 05ｨ 09ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ020507ｨｬｨｨ 05ｨｨｨｬｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺ ｨｰ ｨｪｨｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｪ04 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ 0904ｨ ﾂｨｪ04ｨｦ 0609ｨｬ06ｨｰ08 ｨｮ ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｺ ｨｺｨｰ080605ｨｨｨｪｨｨｨｦ (090603) 6ｨC10 ｨｺ00, 0708ｨｨｨｪｨ ｨ ｨｴｨｨ ｨｨ03, ｨｮ03ｨ ｨ 03, ｨｮ ｨｰｨｹ03 ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ0900ｨ 04 05ｨ ｨｬｨ 08ｨ ｨｬ06ｨｰ08ｨ ｨ ｨｬｨｨ , 0708ｨｨｨｪｨ ｨ ｨｴｨｨ01 ｨｮｨｺｨ 04ｨ ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｬ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ 02ｨｨ07ｨｬ, ｨ 0405ｨｨ 06ｨ ｨｪｨ 08ｨｮ0302ｨｪ ｨｰｨ ｨｪｨｺｨｨ 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨ ｨｬｨｨ ｨ 0302ｨｪｨｨｨｦ ｨｺｨｰ0806ｨｰ06ｨｺ06ｨｬ. 0308ｨｨ ﾂ00ｨｬ, ｨｪｨ ｨｮ 09 06ｨ 04 ﾂｨｪ04ｨｬｨｨ 09ｨｨ01ｨ ｨｬｨｨ, 09 ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ, 0908ｨ ｨｪ060904ｨｬｨｨ, ｨ 0405ｨｨ 06ｨ ｨｪｨ 08ｨｮ0302ｨｪ ｨｰｨ ｨｪｨｺｨｨ 01ｨｨｨｴｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ02, 09ｨｺ0506 ﾂｨ ｨｮ05ｨｹｨｰｨ ｨｰ ｨｬ06ｨｰ08ｨ 09ｨｰｨ 05ｨｨ ｨｬ02ｨｰ06ｨｬ 08ｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ06ｨｦ ｨｬ020308ｨ ｨｦ06ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ 0708ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ted four passage Peregrine Falcons for the trapping season. Virginia residents who are classified as Master or General class falconers are eligible to apply. At the sole discretion of VDGIF, however, falconers with limited experience handling and hunting with falcons may be excluded from authorization to take a Peregrine Falcon. The season for take will be from September 20 ｨC October 20, 2009, but will close when the fourth passage bird has been taken and reported to VDGIF. Only one passage no banded Peregrine Falcon may be captured and possessed by a falconer. If a banded raptor is accidentally or incidentally captured, band numbers and colors must be recorded, photographs taken if possible, and the bird must be immediately released. Band numbers and photographs of such incidentally-captured birds must be submitted to VDGIF in target dates. The meeting on the problem ｰBirds and power lines ｱ took place in the Ulyanovsk interdistrict nature protection Office of Public Prosecutor on 23 July, 2009, in which persons of main owners of power lines (PL) and heads of nature protection services of all levels also participated 3. On 21ｨC22 July, 2009, under an order of the Ulyanovsk interdistrict nature protection Office of Public Prosecutor the Committee of State Environmental Control of the Ulyanovsk district and representatives of the Simbirskoe branch of the Russian Bird Conservation Union carried out surveys of several sites of PL of 6-10 kv belonged to several utility companies: ｰIRDNC of Volga ｱ, ｰDruzhba ｱ, ｰRussNeft ｱ and ｰTransgas Samara ｱ. During surveys many electrocuted birds were found under electric poles of those PL. And among electrocuted birds besides common species remains of birds of prey including eagles were found out. Results of surveys were urgently discussed at the meeting in the Ulyanovsk interdistrict nature protection Office of Public Prosecutor. Nature protection public prosecutor V.A. Besarab paid attention of participants of the meeting to important omission in the problem of bird protection. Confirming his intentions he informed participants on successful carrying out by Office of Public Prosecutor of some litigation on a problem ｰBirds and PL ｱ.

5 13Events Raptors Conservation 2009, 17 5 ｨｺｨｮ08ｨ ｨｰｨｮ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｦ ｨｺｨｮ ｨ 08ｨ ｨ 06ｨ 08ｨ ｨｰｨｨ05 09ｨｪｨｨｨｬｨ ｨｪｨｨ02 ｨｮ ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ07 ｨｪｨ 09ｨ 03ｨｪ0402 ｨｮ07ｨｮｨｴ02ｨｪｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ04 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｹ0004ｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｹ ｨｨ01 ｨｪｨ ｨｬ020802ｨｪｨｨｨｦ 06ｨｪ ｨｺ080207ｨｨ ｨ ｨｴ02ｨｪｨｨ02ｨｬ 06ｨ ｨｮ ｨｪ06ｨｬ ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｺｨｮ08ｨ ｨｰｨｮ0806ｨｦ ｨ 09ｨｮ0102ｨ ｨｪ ｨ 0502ｨｬ ｨｰｨｨ0204 ｨｨ ｨｨ 04ｨ 0709ｨｨ05, ﾂｨｰ06 ｨｪ02 09ｨｺ0506ｨｪ02ｨｪ ｨｨｨｰｨｹ ｨｪｨｨ0203 ｨｰ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ 02ｨｨｨｦ, ｨｺ06ｨｰ ｨｮｨｺ0506ｨｪ0706ｨｰ ｨｰ 0906ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07 04ｨ ｨｺ06ｨｪｨｪ0401 ｨｰ0802ｨ 0609ｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｦ ｨｬ 05ｨｺ06ｨｪ06ｨｬｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺｨｨ01 ｨｰ08ｨｮ01ｨｪ0609ｨｰ02ｨｦ ｨｨ ｨｨｨｴｨｮｨｰ 05ｨ 0402ｨｦｨｺｨｨ 09 04ｨ ｨｺ06ｨｪ0601ｨ ｨｰ0205ｨｹ09ｨｰ0902, ｨｪ020708ｨ 0906ｨｬ0208ｨｪ ｨｨｨｺ080409ｨ 0709ｨｹ ｨｮｨｪ0006ｨｬ 0004ｨ ｨｺ06ｨｪ 06ｨ 08ｨ ｨｰｨｪ06ｨｦ 09ｨｨ0504 ｨｪ02 ｨｨｨｬ0202ｨｰ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨC 0705ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺｨｨ02 08ｨ ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨ05ｨｨ ｨｦ 08ｨ 0408ｨ ｨ 06ｨｰｨｺ ﾂｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨ ｨｬｨｬ04 07ｨｰｨｨ020204ｨ ｨｴｨｨｨｰｨｪ0401 ｨｬ ｨｨ07ｨｰｨｨｨｦ, ﾂｨｰ ｨ ｨ 0802ｨｪｨｨ02 ｨｮ ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ07. ﾁ0502ｨｪ 05ｨｨｨｬｨ ｨｨ0809ｨｺ ｨｰ ｨｪｨｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｪ04 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨｨｨ ｨ 05ｨｰ04ｨｺ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨ05 01ｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨｬｨ 0903ｨｰｨ ｨ ｨ 01 00ｨｨｨ 0205ｨｨ 07ｨｰｨｨ02 ｨｨ ｨｮｨｴ0208ｨ ｨ, 0708ｨｨ ﾂｨｨｨｪ0702ｨｬ ｨｨ0906ｨｰｨｪ06ｨｬｨｮ ｨｬｨｨ08ｨｮ ｨｮｨ ｨｨｨｦ02ｨ ｨｬｨｨ03. 02ｨｪ ｨ ｨｴｨｨ05, ﾂｨｰ ｨｪ ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ06ｨｦ 06ｨ 05ｨ 09ｨｰｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｮｨｪｨｨ ﾂｨｰ0603ｨ 02ｨｰ ｨｺｨ 300ｨC380 ｨｰ ﾂ 07ｨｰｨｨ02, 06ｨｰｨｪ060907ｨｴｨｨ ｨｺ ｨ ﾂ02ｨｬ ｨｰ08ｨｨ0102ｨ ｨｰｨｨ 09ｨｨ01ｨ ｨｬ (09ｨｺ0506 ﾂｨ ｨｺｨｨ02 09ｨｨ0104, 04ｨ ｨｪ020900ｨｪｨｪ ｨ 09ｨｪｨｮ06 ｨｺｨｪｨｨ00ｨｮ ｨｨｨｨ, ｨｰｨ ｨｺｨｨ02, ｨｺｨ ｨｺ ｨｬ0600ｨｨ05ｨｹｨｪｨｨｨｺ Aquila heliaca, ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｰ Haliaeetus albicilla ｨｨ 0108.) ｨｪｨｺ ｨ 05ｨｰ04ｨｺ0609ｨ, 09ｨｮｨｬｨｬｨ ｨｮｨｴ0208ｨ ｨ, 0708ｨｨ ﾂｨｨｨｪ0702ｨｬ ｨｮｨ ｨｨｨｦ02ｨ ｨｬｨｨ03, ｨｰｨ ｨｰ ｨｺｨ 350ｨC450 ｨｬ05ｨｪ. 08ｨｮｨ ! ｨｨｨｰ0600ｨｨ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ07, ｨ 08ｨ ｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｹ02ｨ ｨｬ ｨ ｨｰ05ｨ 00ｨ ｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ ｨｨ09ｨｰｨｮ07ｨｨｨｰｨｹ ｨｺ ｨｬ ｨｨ07ｨｰｨｨ07ｨｬ ｨｪｨ ｨｴ02ｨｪｨｨ ｨC10 ｨｺ ｨｬ02ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｬｨｨ ｨｺｨｰｨｨ09ｨｪ04ｨｬｨｨ 07ｨｰｨｨ020204ｨ ｨｴｨｨｨｰｨｪ04ｨｬｨｨ ｨｮ09ｨｰ0806ｨｦ09ｨｰ09ｨ ｨｬｨｨ (030507), ｨｨ09ｨｺ0506 ﾂｨ 06ｨｴｨｨｨｬｨｨ 00ｨｨｨ 0205ｨｹ 07ｨｰｨｨ02 06ｨｰ ｨｺｨｰ08ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺ ｨｰ06ｨｺｨ, ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨ ｨｬ02ｨｪ02 08ｨ ｨｪ0202 ｨｮ09ｨｰｨ ｨｪ ｨｪｨｪ0401 ｨｪ ｨｰｨ ｨｰ06 ﾂｨｪ ｨｺｨｰｨｨ09ｨｪ ｨｨ 0708ｨｨ ｨ 0502ｨｪｨｨｨｦ (ｨｪｨ 0609ｨｪ ｨｰ0401 ｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｨ 0108.) ｨｪ060904ｨｬｨｨ ｨｺｨｰｨｨ09ｨｪ04ｨｬｨｨ ｨｮ09ｨｰ0806ｨｦ09ｨｰ09ｨ ｨｬｨｨ. 0806ｨｪｨｰ080605ｨｹｨｪ06-ｨｪｨ ｨｪ04ｨｬ ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｬ 0802ｨｺ06ｨｬ02ｨｪ010609ｨ ｨｪ06 ｨｮ09ｨｨ05ｨｨｨｰｨｹ 08ｨ ｨ 06ｨｰｨｮ 0706 ｨｪｨ 0708ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｰｨｨ0204 ｨｨ , ｨ 0308ｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹ09ｨｰ09ｨｮ 0705ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ06ｨｦ 06ｨ 05ｨ 09ｨｰｨｨ ｨC ｨｮｨｰ ｨｨｨｰｨｹ ｨｨ06ｨｪｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ ｨ 0609ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｰ0908ｨ ｨｴ02ｨｪｨｨ06 00ｨｨｨ 0205ｨｨ 06ｨ ｨｲ02ｨｺｨｰ ｨｨ0906ｨｰｨｪ ｨｬｨｨ08ｨ 0708ｨｨ 0609ｨｮｨｴ0209ｨｰ090502ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｰ0902ｨｪｨｪ , ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨｨ 05ｨｺ090705ｨｮｨ ｨｰｨ 02ｨｨｨｨ ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ ｨｰｨｪ0401 ｨｬｨ 00ｨｨ09ｨｰ08ｨ 0502ｨｦ, ｨｰ08ｨｮｨ , 05ｨｨｨｪｨｨｨｦ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｺｨｰ ｨ ﾂｨｨ ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ06ｨｦ 06ｨ 05ｨ 09ｨｰｨｨ ｨｪｨｰｨ ｨｺｨｰ (1). 0108ｨ ﾂｨｨ (Corvus frugilegus) ｨｪｨ , 0609ｨｪｨ ｨｴ00ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｮ05ｨｹ07ｨｪ060909ｨｺ ｨｨ ｨｰ09ｨ. 0806ｨｰ ｨ 05ｨｰ04ｨｺ0609ｨ. Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) on power pole with bird protected devices made in Ulyanovsk. Photo by A. Saltykov. Representatives of ｰIRDNC of Volga ｨC the Ulyanovsk distributive networks ｱ have reported on the development of the longterm program bird protective actions that has caused approval of participants of the meeting. The member of Simbirsk branch of RBCU A.V. Saltykov reported on scales of bird electrocution and the damage, caused to wildlife by PL hazardous for birds. He informed that near 300ｨC380 thousand the birds of more than 30 species (including rare species listed in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation such as the Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca, White-Tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla and others) died from electrocution in the Ulyanovsk district every year. According to A.V. Saltykov, the sum of the damage caused by PL makes 350ｨC450 million roubles per year! Summing up the meeting, V.A. Besarab suggested owners of PL urgently to start actions on retrofitting of PL 6ｨC10 kv with modern effective bird-protective devices (BPD), and also on replacing inefficient old BPD installed earlier by new effective devices. The supervising authorities were recommended to intensify activity in a sphere ｰBirds and PL ｱ; also the Government of the Ulyanovsk district were recommended to approve the regional ｰRequirements on prevention of deaths of objects of wildlife at realization of manufacturing process, as well as the use of ways, pipelines, communication and power lines in the Ulyanovsk district ｱ. Contact (1).

6 ｨｪｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ 2009, ｨ 04ｨｰｨｨ07 (2) Contact Aniko Gal-Belteki 05ommunications officer Conservation of Red- Footed Falcon in the Pannonian Biogeographic Region, LIFE Nature project (LIFE05 NAT/H/000122) MME/BirdLife Hungary H-1121 Budapest, Kolto u. 21 tel.: fax: mob.: gal.aniko@mme.hu ｨｰ0908ｨ ｨｴ02ｨｪｨｨ07 00ｨｨｨ 0205ｨｨ 07ｨｰｨｨ02 ｨｨ ｨｮｨｺ ｨｪｨｨ07 ｨｪｨ ｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ 05ｨｪ ｨｪｨ ｨ 0302ｨｪｨｨ ｨｰ0802ｨ ｨｨｨｰ020502ｨｦ 05ｨｪ ｨｰｨｨｨｺｨｨ 00ｨｨ05ｨｨｨ 05ｨ ｨ 03 ｨC ｨｰ08ｨ 01ｨ ｨｪｨｹ05ｨｪ ｨｪｨ ﾂｨ 05ｨｨ 06ｨ 0608ｨｮ010609ｨ ｨｪｨｨ02 ｨｨ 0802ｨｺ06ｨｪ09ｨｰ08ｨｮｨｺ02ｨｨ ｨｮ03ｨｪ ｨｨｨｪｨｨｨｦ ｨｺｨｰ ｨ ﾂｨｨ 09 ｨｨ ｨｹ040609ｨ ｨｪｨｨ02ｨｬ ｨｨ040605ｨｨ080609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨ ｨｪ02 06ｨｰ0902ｨｰ09ｨｰ0902ｨｪｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ 00ｨｨ05ｨｨｨ 05ｨ ｨ 03 ｨC ｨｰ08ｨ 01ｨ ｨｪｨｹ05ｨｪ ｨｪ02ｨｬ 04ｨ ｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ ｨｰｨｺｨ 0905ｨｮ ﾂｨ 0209, ｨｺ060001ｨ 07ｨｰｨｨ0204, ｨ 01ｨ 07 ｨｪｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｺ ｨｪｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｪ02ｨｨｨｦ, ｨｪｨ 08ｨｮ03ｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｪ0608ｨｬｨ 05ｨｹｨｪｨｮ06 08ｨ ｨ 06ｨｰｨｮ 06ｨ ｨｲ02ｨｺｨｰ0609, ﾂｨｰ06, ﾂ ｨｹ, ｨ 02ｨｰ ｨ 06ｨｨ ｨｺｨｰ080609ｨｪｨ ｨ 0302ｨｪｨｨｨｨ 0706ｨｰ0802ｨ ｨｨｨｰ020502ｨｦ ｨｨ06ｨｪｨ ｨｨ04ｨ 0203ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｰ060802ｨｪｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｮ ﾂｨ 0209 ｨ ｨｨｨｪ07ｨｰ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｮ09ｨｨ0502ｨｪｨｨ06 ｨｨ ｨｨｨｨ 05ｨｰｨｨ ｨｰｨ 0502ｨｦ ｨｰｨ ｨｪ02ｨｨｨｦ ｨｨ 06ｨ 0608ｨｮ010609ｨ ｨｪｨｨ06 ｨｪｨｨ04ｨｺ ｨｹｨｰｨｪ0401 (08ｨ ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ0401) ｨｺｨｰ ｨｰ02ｨｦ ｨｺｨ ｨ ｨｬ ｨｪｨ 0609ｨｪ ｨｨｨｰ ｨｨ05ｨｰｨｨ0502ｨｪｨ ( ), ｨｪｨ ｨｪ06 04ｨ ｨｴｨｨｨｴｨ 06ｨｴｨｨｨｬ 05ｨｨｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｺｨｰ ｨ ﾂｨｨ 06ｨｰ 09ｨｪ0203ｨｪｨｨ ｨｦ09ｨｰ09ｨｨｨｦ, 06ｨ 05ｨ 01ｨ 06ｨｴｨｨｨｬ ｨｨｨｬｨｨ 01ｨｨ050502ｨｺｨｰ08ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺｨｨｨｬｨｨ ｨｦ09ｨｰ09ｨ ｨｬｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨｺ06ｨｦ ｨ 02ｨｬ0609ｨｰｨｹ06. 02ｨ ｨｴｨ ｨｰ070300ｨｪｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｹ 06ｨ 0608ｨｮ010609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨｰ02ｨｦ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨ05ｨ ｨ ｨｺｨｬ. 00 ｨｨｨｪ090209ｨｰｨｨ02ｨｨ06ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨ ｨｬｨｬ02 00ｨｨ05ｨｨｨ 05ｨ ｨｰ08ｨ 01ｨ ｨｪｨｹ05ｨｪ ｨｪｨ ｨｮ09ｨｨ0502ｨｪｨｨ02 ｨｨ ｨｨｨｨ ｨｪ02 06ｨｰ0902ｨｰ09ｨｰ0902ｨｪｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ 00ｨｨ05ｨｨｨ 05ｨ ｨｪｨ 0708ｨ ｨｪ06 ｨ ｨｬ05ｨｪ. 08ｨｮｨ 0502ｨｦ. 08ｨ ｨｺ 06ｨｰｨｬ02 ﾂｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｨｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｰ04 00ｨｨ05ｨｨｨ 05ｨ 05ｨｪ ｨｺ06ｨｬ07ｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｨ, 09 ｨ 05ｨｨ03ｨ ｨｦ03ｨｨ ｨ ｨｮ01ｨｮｨｰ ｨｪ04 08ｨ ｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｮ09ｨｨ0502ｨｪｨｨ06 ｨｨ ｨｨｨｨ ｨｺｨｰ ｨｰ02ｨｦ. 0209ｨｪ0609ｨｪ04ｨｬ 06ｨ ｨｲ02ｨｺｨｰ06ｨｬ, ｨｪｨ ｨｺ06ｨｰ060806ｨｬ 06ｨｰ ｨｴｨｨ02 05ｨｨｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨ ｨｮ01ｨｮｨｰ ｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｹ ｨｪ02ｨｪ04 ｨｪｨ 0609ｨｪ , 09ｨｰｨ ｨｪ02ｨｰ ｨ ｨｨ0502ｨｦｨｪｨ ｨｨｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪ04ｨｬ 07ｨｰｨｨ02ｨ ｨｬ, 08ｨ ｨ 06ｨｰｨ 06ｨｴｨｨ02 09 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺｨ ｨｬｨｨ (Falco vespertinus) 09 08ｨ 04ｨｪ ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪｨ 01 ｨｬｨｨ08ｨ, 0906ｨ 08ｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｹ 9ｨC ｨｪｨｰ07ｨ ｨｪ0008ｨｨｨｨ, 09 ｨｺ06ｨｪ ｨｪ ｨｪｨｰ ｨｨ0802ｨｺ02ｨｨｨｨ ｨｪｨ 02ｨｨ06ｨｪｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ ｨ 08ｨｺｨ ｨ (KMNPD) 09 05ｨ 0809ｨ ｨ 09ｨｪｨ 07 ｨｰ02ｨｬｨ 0906ｨ 08ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07 ｨC 06ｨｰ- ﾂ00ｨｰ ｨｮ05ｨｹｨｰｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｬ ｨ 06ｨｴ ｨｺｨｰｨ ｨ ｨｪ02ｨｪｨｨ02 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺｨ 09 03ｨ ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｪ09ｨｺ06ｨｬ ｨｨ06ｨｪ0203 ｨｨ ｨｰ0609ｨｺｨ ｨｦ09ｨｺ ｨ ｨｪｨ 0102ｨｦ09ｨｰ09ｨｨｨｦ 0706 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺｨｮ ｨｰ0802 ﾂｨｮ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨ 05ｨｨ 0002ｨｪ ｨｺ ｨｪｨｨｨｰ ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺ0602 ｨｨ 0708ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨ ｨｴ0209ｨｰ0906 (MME), BirdLife International ｨｨ KMNPD. 01ｨ 0909ｨｰ0802 ﾂ ｨ 08ｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｹ ｨｨｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｰｨ ｨｨ ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ, ﾂｨｰ06ｨ ｨｨｨｰｨｹ ｨｬ02ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｨｨｪ000608ｨｬｨ 02ｨｨ02ｨｦ 06 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺ02 ｨｨ For prevention of birds deaths from electrocution and reinforcement of reliability in the providing of electricity to customers, power engineers of the department of the open joint-stock company ｰInter-Regional Distributive Network Company of the South ｱ ( ｰIRDNC of the South ｱ) ｨC ｰAstrakhanenergo ｱ have begun to retrofit overhead power lines with insulated wires. In a zone of location of power lines (PL) managed by the department of ｰIRDNC of the South ｱ ｨC ｰAstrakhanenergo ｱ up to ten cases of bird electrocutions per year cause disturbance in the normal operation of PL that causes disturbance in the providing of electricity to customers in the region. For prevention of recurrence of such cases the decision to reinforce insulation of the power substation equipment and retrofit low-voltage PL with insulated wires was established. The total length of PL retrofitted in 2009 was more than 20 km. In the investment program of ｰAstrakhanenergo ｱ in 2009 more than 42 million roubles will be directed on retrofitting of PL in the region. Following experts of the department the activities on retrofitting of PL will be continued next years. The main project will be the complete retrofitting all of PL branched off the power substation ｰYubileynaya ｱ. Raptor specialists working with Red-Footed Falcons (Falco vespertinus) all around the world joined forces and met on 9ｨC12 September 2009 in Hungary, at the conference centre of the K02r02s-Maros National Park Directorate (KMNPD) in Szarvas. The events main theme was to present the results of the ongoing ｰConservation of in the Pannonian Region ｱ LIFE project and to prepare the European Species Action Plan of the species 5. Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society (MME/BirdLife Hungary), BirdLife International and KMNPD 0806ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺ (Falco vespertinus). 0806ｨｰ ｨ 05ｨ ｨｰｨｨ02. Red-Footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus). Photo by P. Palatitz.

7 13Events Raptors Conservation 2009, ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ 0909ｨｰ0802 ﾂｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ02 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺｨ ｨｪ0008ｨｨｨｨ. 0806ｨｰ ｨ 05ｨ ｨｰｨｨ02. Participants of the meeting on the Red- Footed Falcon conservation in Hungary. Photo by P. Palatitz. 06ｨ ｨｬ02ｨｪ07ｨｰｨｹ ｨｰ06ｨｬ ｨ ｨｪ ｨ 0502ｨｪｨｨ06, ｨｺ0605ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｰ ｨ 04ｨｬｨｪ0603ｨ 06ｨｴｨｨ ｨ 08 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺｨ, 09ｨｪ020900ｨｪｨｪ ｨ 09ｨｪ04ｨｦ 0907ｨｨ0906ｨｺ ｨｮｨｪｨ ｨｪ ｨ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｨ (IUCN Red List), 0906ｨｺ08ｨ ｨｰｨｨ050609ｨｹ, ｨ 09ｨｪ02ｨｪｨｨ ｨ 08ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ04ｨｬｨｨ ｨｪｨｺｨ ｨｬｨｨ 05ｨｰ ｨｨ01ｨ ｨｪｨ 00ｨｪ ｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｨ 09 07ｨｺ08ｨ ｨｨｨｪ02, ｨ ｨｨｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ 08ｨｨｨｨ ｨｮ0006ｨｦ 09ｨｰ060806ｨｪ04, ｨｮ09ｨｨ05ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｺ ｨｪ0008ｨｨｨｨ, 04ｨｮｨｬ04ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｨ 06ｨｰｨ 05ｨｨｨｨ ｨｪ02 ｨｰ0605ｨｹｨｺ06 09ｨｰｨ ｨ ｨｨ05ｨｨ04ｨｨ080609ｨ 05ｨｨ ﾂｨｨ090502ｨｪｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｹ, ｨｪ06 ｨｨ 0708ｨｨ090205ｨｨ ｨｺ 0200 ｨｮｨｬ020802ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｬｨｮ ｨｮ090205ｨｨ ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ ｨｮ05ｨｹｨｰｨ ｨｰ0609 ｨｮ01ｨ ｨｹ 0106ｨ ｨｨｨｰｨｹ0907 ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｨ ﾂｨｪ06 04ｨ 09 ﾂ00ｨｰ ｨｺｨｨ ｨｺ08ｨｮ07ｨｪ06ｨｬｨ 0903ｨｰｨ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｺｨｰｨ ｨ ｨｪ02ｨｪｨｨ06 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺｨ 0308ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｬ 0806ｨｪ0106ｨｬ ｨｦ09ｨｺ06ｨｦ 0806ｨｬｨｨ0909ｨｨｨｨ (LIFE Nature Fund). 07 ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ 0909ｨｰ0802 ﾂｨｨ ｨｨ05ｨｨ ｨｨ 08ｨ ｨｪ03ｨｨ080609ｨ 05ｨｨ ｨｨｨｬ0206ｨｴｨｨ ｨｮ , 09 ｨｺ06ｨｰ060804ｨｬｨｨ ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺｨｨ 09ｨｰｨ 05ｨｺｨｨ09ｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｰ02 ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨｨｨ 03ｨｨ04ｨｪｨｨ, ｨｨ 08ｨ 0909ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨ05ｨｨ 0708ｨｨ0608ｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰ ｨｦ09ｨｰ09ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ02. 01ｨ 0909ｨｰ0802 ﾂ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ ｨｰ0608ｨ ｨｬｨｨ ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｪ 00ｨｨ05ｨｹｨｬ ｨｰｨ ｨｪ0006 ｨｪｨｮ03ｨｪ ｨｰ06 50-ｨｬｨｨｨｪｨｮｨｰｨｪ0602 ｨｺｨｨｨｪ ｨｺｨ ｨ 02ｨｰ 03ｨｨ04ｨｪｨｹ ｨｺ06ｨ - ﾂｨｨｨｺ ｨｬ0209ｨｰｨ 01 00ｨｪ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07 ｨｨ 08ｨ 0909ｨｺｨ ｨ 02ｨｰ ｨｬ0209ｨｰｨｪ06ｨｬ 0002ｨｪ ｨｺ06-04ｨｮｨｬ04ｨｪ09ｨｺ06ｨｬ ｨｺｨｰ ｨ ｨｪ02 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺ ｨ ｨｺ0506 ﾂｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ04ｨｬ 0906ｨ 04ｨｰｨｨ02ｨｬ 0909ｨｰ0802 ﾂｨｨ 09ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨ 05ｨｨ03ｨ ｨｦ0302ｨｬｨｮ ｨｰ0500ｨｰｨｪ06ｨｬｨｮ 09ｨｺ ｨｪｨｨ06 ｨｺ06ｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺ0609, ﾂ0208ｨｪ ｨｬ ｨ ｨｴ02ｨｦ ｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｹ 06ｨｺ ｨｺ ｨｪｨｰｨ ｨｺｨｰ (2) ｨｪｨｰ07ｨ ｨｺｨｰ07ｨ ｨ ｨｪ- 09ｨ ｨｰ ｨｨ 09 ｨｰｨｮ08ｨｨ09ｨｰｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺ06ｨｬ 0202ｨｪｨｰ0802 ｨｪｨ 02ｨｨ06ｨｪｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ ｨ 08ｨｺｨ 09ｨｮ09ｨｰｨ ｨｦ-01ｨｮ08ｨｮ ｨｨ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｰ0609ｨｺ ｨ 09ｨｪ ｨｨ09ｨｺｨ 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｪ000605ｨｨｨｨ ｨｨ 0706 ｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｺｨｮ 01ｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨ 04ｨｪ0606ｨ 08ｨ 04ｨｨｨｨ 07ｨｰｨｨ02 09ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨ05ｨｨ 0006ｨｪ000605ｨｹ09ｨｺｨｨｨｦ ｨｪｨ 02ｨｨ06ｨｪｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ04ｨｦ ｨｮｨｪｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰ, 0906ｨｪ0106ｨｪ09ｨｺ ｨｨ- ﾂ0209ｨｺ ｨ ｨｴ0209ｨｰ0906 (ZSL) ｨｨ BirdLife International 0708ｨｨ ｨｺ ｨｬｨｨ08ｨｪ ｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｺｨ. 00 ﾂｨｨ ｨ ﾂ02ｨｬ 30-ｨｰｨｨ ｨｮ ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺ0609, 0706ｨｬｨｨｨｬ ｨｨ04 09ｨｮ ｨｨ 08ｨｺｨ 0102ｨｬｨｨｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｮｨｺ 0006ｨｪ000605ｨｨｨｨ, organized the event, where 32 raptor conservationists of 10 countries met for the first time to share knowledge and experience in Red-Footed Falcon conservation. Unfortunately, the number of breeding pairs of this near threatened species (IUCN Red List) has declined compared to what was previously estimated in the Ukraine, Serbia and Bulgaria ｨC as specialists of these range state countries have pointed out. On the other hand, the conservation efforts in Hungary, Romania and Italy have not only stabilized the population but also showed a moderate increase. These results are partially due to the European Commission ｯs LIFE Nature Fund, which supports large scale conservation measures in favour of this small falcon species. Participants of the meeting specified and ranked all relevant threats, Red-Footed Falcons face throughout their life cycle, and prioritized activities to be undertaken. In the evening hours the organizers presented the film titled ｰIt takes two to tango ｱ. This movie presents in 50 minutes the life of Red-Footed Falcons in the breeding grounds and the Hungarian-Romanian conservation project. The closing event of the conference was a field trip to a nearby premigration roost site where a total of 1500 Red-Footed Falcon were observed displaying before finally settling down for the evening in a tall poplar tree wood patch. Contact (2). The meeting on preparation of the Red List of Birds of Mongolia and on a databank about the bird diversity of the country took place in the tourist center of the National Park Hustaj-Nuru in Ulan Bator on 30 September ｨC 5 October. The meeting was held by the Mongolian national university, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and BirdLife International at the support of the World Bank. More than 30 persons besides zoologists from universities and the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia participated in the meeting, threw were representatives of ZSL and BirdLife (in particular, prof. D. Bayli) as well as experts from other countries, in particular prof. M. Stubbe (Germany), T. Ikeuchi (Japan) and I. Fefelov (Russia).

8 ｨｪｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ 2009, ｨ 04ｨｰｨｨ07 (3) Contact Gombobaatar Sundev National University of Mongolia, Mongolian Ornithological Society, Ulaanbaatar A, P.O. Box 537, Mongolia. num.edu.mn Igor Fefelov Scientific Research Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University Lenin str., 3 P.O. Box 24 Irkutsk Russia tel.: fefelov@inbox.ru 0708ｨｨ09ｨｮｨｰ09ｨｰ090609ｨ 05ｨｨ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｨ ZSL ｨｨ BirdLife (09 ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ, ｨｦ05ｨｨ), ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨｺ ｨｰ04 ｨｨ ｨｮ00ｨｨ01 09ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ, 09 ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ, ｨｰｨｮｨ ｨ 02 (010208ｨｬｨ ｨｪｨｨ07), ｨｺ02ｨｮ ﾂｨｨ (080706ｨｪｨｨ07) ｨｨ ( ｨｨ07) ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ07 ｨ 0405ｨ 09ｨｮｨｬｨｬｨｨ080609ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｨｨｪ000608ｨｬｨ 02ｨｨ ｨ ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ02ｨｪｨｨｨｨ, ﾂｨｨ090502ｨｪｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｰ0607ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｰｨｨ02, 04ｨ ｨｨ09ｨｰ08ｨｨ080609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ ｨｪ000605ｨｨｨｨ, ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｺ0302 ｨｨ ｨｰ0902ｨｰ09ｨｰ09ｨｨ ｨｬｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ04ｨｬ ｨｺ08ｨｨｨｰ0208ｨｨ07ｨｬ IUCN ( ) ｨｨ BirdLife ｨｨ ｨｪｨｨ07 09ｨｨ01ｨ ｨｬ ｨｰ06ｨｦ ｨｨ05ｨｨ ｨｨｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｺｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｨ. 00 ｨｨｨｰ ｨｺ 09ｨｺ0506 ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨ ｨ 09ｨｪ04ｨｦ 0907ｨｨ0906ｨｺ 09 ｨｺｨ ﾂ0209ｨｰ ｨｮ ｨ 02ｨｬ ｨ ｨｺ06ｨｬ02ｨｪ010609ｨ ｨｪ ｨｨ ｨｰｨｨ02, ｨｨ04 ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨ ｨC 05ｨｰ ｨｪｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ. 05ｨｰｨ ｨｰｨｮ ｨ 06ｨｴｨｨ ｨ 09ｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ03 (EN) ｨｪ ｨｨ (04ｨｬ Circaetus gallicus, ｨ 0605ｨｹ0306ｨｦ ｨｨｨｺ Aquila clanga, ｨ ｨｪ ｨｰ Haliaeetus leucoryphus), 00ｨｮ070409ｨｨｨｬ (VU) ｨC ｨｨ (ｨｬ0600ｨｨ05ｨｹｨｪｨｨｨｺ Aquila heliaca, ｨ ｨ ﾂ Gypaetus barbatus, ｨ ｨ 0506ｨ ｨ ｨｪ Falco cherrug), 00ｨ 05ｨｨ04ｨｺｨｨ02 ｨｺ ｨｮ ｨ 02ｨｬ04ｨｬ03 (NT) ｨC ｨｨ01ｨ (060805ｨ ｨｪ-ｨ ｨｰ Haliaeetus albicilla). 05ｨｰｨ ｨｰｨｮ09 00ｨｪ ｨｰｨ ｨｰ06 ﾂｨｪ06 01ｨ ｨｪｨｪ (DD) 0708ｨｨ ｨｪ 5-ｨｰｨｨ 09ｨｨ01ｨ ｨｬ (09ｨｰ0207ｨｪ06ｨｦ 05ｨｮｨｪｨｹ Circus macrourus, 05ｨｮ ｨｦ 05ｨｮｨｪｨｹ Circus pygargus, ｨｨｨｦ 05ｨｮｨｪｨｹ Circus melanoleucus, ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ Falco rusticolus, 09ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ Falco peregrinus). 04ｨ ｨ 06ｨｰｨ ｨｪｨ 01 ｨｨ0401ｨ ｨｪｨｨ02ｨｬ 0808ｨ 09ｨｪ ｨｨ09ｨｺｨ 02ｨｴ00 ｨｪ02 04ｨ ｨｺ06ｨｪ ﾂ02ｨｪｨ, ｨｨ, ｨｪ020906ｨｬｨｪ02ｨｪｨｪ06, 06ｨｺ06ｨｪ ﾂｨ ｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ04ｨｦ 09ｨ 08ｨｨｨ ｨｪｨｰ ｨ ｨｮ0102ｨｰ ｨｰ ｨｪ 09 ｨｮ ﾂ00ｨｰ06ｨｬ ｨｦ ｨ ｨｪｨ 05ｨｨ04ｨｨ080609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｨｨｪ000608ｨｬｨ 02ｨｨｨｨ. 0806ｨｪｨｰｨ ｨｺｨｰ (3). During the meeting the information on distribution, number and status of 487 bird species registered in Mongolia has been summarized, and also following criteria of IUCN and BirdLife bird species that are of conservation concern were identified. As a result 18 bird species including 12 raptor species were recommended to include in the Red List as ｰthreatened ｱ. The status ｰendangered ｱ (EN) was offered for 3 species (Short-Toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus, Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga, Pallas ｯs Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus), ｰvulnerable ｱ (VU) ｨC for 3 species (Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca, Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus, Saker Falcon Falco cherrug), ｰnear to threatened ｱ (NT) ｨC for 1 species (White-Tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla). The status ｰdata deficiency ｱ (DD) was appropriated to 5 species (Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus, Montagu ｯs Harrier Circus pygargus, Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucus, Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus, Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus). A preparation of the Red List has not finished yet, and, undoubtedly, final variant will include all analysed information. Contact (3). (4) Contact Rick Watson The Peregrine Fund World Center for Birds of Prey 5668 W. Flying hawk lane Boise, Idaho USA tel.: fax: rwatson@peregrinefund.org tpf@peregrinefund.org 0905ｨ 0006ｨｰ090608ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ 02ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨ (Natural Research Ltd.) 06ｨ ｨｲ0709ｨｨ05ｨ 06ｨ ｨｮｨｰ ｨｪｨｨｨｨ 09 07ｨｪ09ｨ ｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｬｨｨｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｦ ｨｨｨｬ02ｨｪｨｨ 00ｨ ｨｦｨｺｨ 00ｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｬ ｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｰ0403 ｨｪｨ 09ｨｰ ｨｪ ｨｪ02ｨｨ ﾂ02ｨｰ04 ｨｨ ｨｺｨｮ080607ｨ ｨｰｨｺｨｨ 09 ｨｨ04ｨｬ02ｨｪ0706ｨｴ02ｨｬ0907 ｨｬｨｨ ｨ ｨｮ0102ｨｰ ｨｨｨｰｨｹ ｨｮ01ｨ 0809ｨｰ0902ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｬ ｨｮｨｪｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰ ｨｦ0902, 01ｨｰｨ ｨｰ 08ｨｦ01ｨ 0106, ｨC ｨ ｨｰ02 ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｪ02ｨｦ ｨｮ ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｺ06ｨｪ ｨｪ02ｨｨｨｨ ｨｰｨ 0907ｨｰ ｨｪｨ ｨｮ ﾂｨｪ ｨｺ05ｨ 0104 ｨｨ ｨｰ020804, ｨｦ01ｨｮｨｰ 09ｨｨｨｬ070604ｨｨｨｮｨｬ ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｰ0200ｨｨｨｨ, ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨｺ09ｨｺｨｮ0809ｨｨｨｨ ｨｬｨｨ08ｨｪ04ｨｦ 0202ｨｪｨｰ08 01ｨｨｨｴｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ ｨｪ01ｨ 05ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪｨ. 06ｨｰｨ ｨｬ020301ｨｮｨｪｨ ｨｪｨ 07 ｨｺ06ｨｪ ｨｪ02ｨｨ07 ｨ ｨｮ0102ｨｰ ｨｴ02ｨｪｨ ｨｨ04ｨｮ ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨ06 05ｨｺ ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺｨｨ01 ｨｨ04ｨｬ02ｨｪ02-09ｨ 0506ｨ ｨ ｨｪ (Falco cherrug). 0806ｨｰ ｨｬｨ 06ｨ ｨ ｨｰｨ Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug). Photo by Gombobaatar S. Natural Research Ltd. announce the Mike Madders Field Research Award, commencing in January The detailed information about the award see in the section ｰGrants ｱ on p The conference ｰGyrfalcons and Ptarmigan in a Changing World ｱ will take place in the Simplot Ballroom at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, USA, beginning on Tuesday 1 February and running through Thursday 3 February It will feature three days of invited and contributed scientific papers and posters, as well as strategy workshops and tours of The Pe

9 13Events Raptors Conservation 2009, 17 9 ｨｪｨｨｨｦ 09 ｨ 08ｨｺｨｰｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺｨｨ01 05ｨｺ0609ｨｨ09ｨｰ02ｨｬｨ 01, 04ｨ ｨｰ08ｨ 00ｨｨ09ｨ 06ｨｴｨｨ01 ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ0609 (Falco rusticolus), ｨｺ06ｨｪｨｺｨｮ0802ｨｪｨｰ0609 ｨｨ ｨ 04 ﾂｨｮ (ｨｺｨｮ080607ｨ ｨｰ06ｨｺ, ｨ 09ｨ 06ｨｴｨｨ01 ｨｨ ｨｬ060809ｨｺｨｨ01 07ｨｰｨｨ02 ｨｨ 0108.), ｨｺｨ 04ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨ07ｨｪｨｨ ｨ ｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ ｨｨ04ｨｬ02ｨｪ02ｨｪｨｨ07 ｨｺ05ｨｨｨｬｨ ｨｰｨ, ｨｪｨｨ06 ｨｨｨｪ ｨ 0502ｨｬｨｪ ｨｨ 08ｨ 0409ｨｨｨｰｨｨ ｨ ｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ06ｨｦ 09ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｰ0200ｨｨｨｨ 0706 ｨｨ04ｨｬ020802ｨｪｨｨ06 ｨｨ 09ｨｬ0700 ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨ06 ｨｪ0200ｨ ｨｰｨｨ09ｨｪ ｨｰ09ｨｨｨｦ ｨｮ05ｨｹｨｰｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｬ ｨｺ06ｨｪ ｨｪ02ｨｨｨｨ 0705ｨ ｨｪｨｨ08ｨｮ02ｨｰ0907 ｨｨ0401ｨ ｨｰｨｹ 0200 ｨｬｨ ｨｰ0208ｨｨｨ 0504 ｨｨ 0603ｨｨ01ｨ 02ｨｰ0907, ﾂｨｰ06 09 ｨｪｨｨ01 ｨ ｨｮ0102ｨｰ 0607ｨｮｨ 05ｨｨｨｺ0609ｨ ｨｪｨ 04ｨｪｨ ﾂｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪｨ 07 ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｹ ｨｪ060906ｨｦ ｨｨｨｪ000608ｨｬｨ 02ｨｨｨｨ, ｨｨ0102ｨｦ ｨｨ 09ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｰ0200ｨｨｨｦ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ ｨｰ ｨｺ06ｨｪ ｨｪ02ｨｨｨｨ: 0806ｨｪ01 05ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪｨ, ｨｮ01ｨ 0809ｨｰ0902ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｦ ｨｮｨｪｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰ 0906ｨｦ0902 (0002ｨｪｨｰ08 ｨｨ04ｨｮ ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨ07 01ｨｨｨｴｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ02 ｨｨ 06ｨｰ ｨ ｨｨ ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺｨｨ01 ｨｪｨ ｨｮｨｺ), ｨｨ ﾂ0209ｨｺｨ ｨｮ03ｨ ｨ ( ｨ 07 05ｨｰｨ ｨｪ02ｨｨ07 00Snake River03). 00ｨ 03ｨｪ ｨ ｨｰ04: ｨ 08ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪｨ ｨｨ09ｨｰ08ｨ 02ｨｨ07 8 ｨｨ ｨ ﾂｨ ｨ ｨ 09ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｺｨｰ ｨ ｨｺｨ ｨｪ ﾂｨｨ09ｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｪ0607ｨ , ｨｺ08ｨ ｨｦｨｪｨｨｨｦ ｨｺ ｨ ﾂｨｨ ｨ 08ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ ｨ 08ｨｨｨ ｨｪｨｰ ｨｰｨ ｨｰ02ｨｦ ｨC 1 07ｨｪ09ｨ , ｨ 06ｨｺ06ｨｪ ﾂｨ ｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ ｨ 08ｨｨｨ ｨｪｨｰ ｨｰｨ ｨｰ02ｨｦ ｨC 1 ｨｬｨ 08ｨｰｨ ｨｪｨｰｨ ｨｺｨｰ (4). regrine Fund ｯs World Center for Birds of Prey. This international conference will explore evidence for a range of environmental changes in arctic ecosystems affecting the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), its competitors, and its prey, Ptarmigan, waterfowl, seabirds and others, to predict effects and outcomes of global climate change, identify areas of uncertainty, and develop global strategies for measuring and mitigating them. A conference proceedings will be published in what we expect will be a landmark publication of information, ideas, and strategies. Convened by: The Peregrine Fund, Boise State University (the Raptor Research Center and the Biological Sciences Department), and the US Geological Survey (Snake River Field Station). Important dates: early registration 8 ends ｨC 1 November 2010, Abstract submission deadline ｨC 1 November 2010, Draft Paper submission deadline ｨC 1 January 2011, Final Paper submission deadline ｨC 1 March Contact (4). Contraband1 7of1 7Falcons ｧｬｧｰｧｯｧｴｧｲｧ ｧ ｧ ｧｯｧ ｧ ｧｳｧｰｧｬｧｰｧｭｧｰｧ 00 ｨｬ0609ｨｺ060909ｨｺ06ｨｬ ｨ ｨｰｨｮ ｨｬ ｨｺｨｰ07ｨ ｨｰｨ ｨｬ060302ｨｪｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ 04ｨ ｨ 05ｨｨ 14 ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ0609 (Falco rusticolus) 9. 03ｨｰｨｨ02, ｨｺ06ｨｰ ｨｰｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｹ ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨ08ｨｨｨｦ020209, 09ｨｪ0705ｨｨ ｨｦ09ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｮ (08ｨ ｨｰｨ 08) ｨｨｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｰ ｨ 00ｨ 06ｨｰ, ﾂｨｰ ｨｺ ｨ 0405ｨｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｪ04 ｨｪｨ 08ｨ ｨｬ ﾂｨ ｨｰｨｺ ｨｬ ﾂ020806ｨｬ 04ｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｪ0402 ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ04 ｨ 0405ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｨ ｨｪｨ 09ｨｰ0607ｨｴ ｨｬ07 07ｨｰｨｨ0204 ｨｪｨ ｨｰ0907 ｨｪｨ ｨｺｨ 08ｨ ｨｪｨｰｨｨｨｪ02, 06ｨｪｨｨ 08ｨ 04ｨｬ02ｨｴ02ｨｪ ｨｰ0902ｨｰ09ｨｰ09ｨｨｨｨ ｨｬｨｨ ｨｰ0802ｨ 0609ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07ｨｬｨｨ ｨｮ09ｨｺ ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ ｨｨ080601ｨｮ ｨｰ ｨｨ0608ｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰ06ｨｬ, ｨｪ06 06 ﾂ02ｨｪｨｹ ｨｬｨｪ ｨ 09ｨｨ09ｨｨｨｰ 06ｨｰ ｨｨ ｨｰ0607ｨｪｨｨ07, ｨｺ ｨｰ06ｨｬｨｮ ｨｮｨｴ0209ｨｰ09ｨｮ06ｨｰ ｨｰｨ ｨｺｨｨ02 04ｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07, ｨｺ06ｨｰ ｨｰ0907 ｨｪ ｨ 04ｨｮ03, ｨC ｨ ｨｴｨｨ05 04ｨ ｨｮ06ｨｴｨｨｨｦ 06ｨｰ ｨｪｨｨ02ｨｬ ｨ ｨｨ0608ｨ 04ｨｪ0606ｨ 08ｨ 04ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｨ ｨｺ09ｨ ｨｪ ｨｺｨｨｨｪ, 0106ｨ ｨ 09ｨｨ09, ﾂｨｰ ｨ 09ｨｪ ｨｰ0208ｨｨｨｪｨ 08ｨｪ06ｨｬｨｮ 04ｨ ｨｺ06ｨｪ0601ｨ ｨｰ0205ｨｹ09ｨｰ09ｨｮ, ｨｺｨ 08ｨ ｨｪｨｰｨｨｨｪ ｨｨｨｰ ｨｪ02ｨｦ ｨｺ06ｨｪ ｨｪｨｰ07ｨ ｨｰ06ｨｬｨｮ 0302 ｨｬｨ ｨｮｨｰｨｮ ｨｺ06ｨｪｨｰ08ｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｪ01ｨｨ09ｨｰ ｨｰｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｹ ｨｰｨｨ 07ｨ 08ｨｰｨｨ06 ｨｨ ｨｹｨｬｨｨ 09ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ0609 (09ｨｬ Customs officers have detained 14 Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) at the Moscow airport ｰDomodedovo ｱ on 31 October Birds that two Syrians have tried to transport were taken off from a board to Dokhu (Qatar). Experts believed falcons have been caught in Kamchatka. At the same evening confiscated Gyrs were brought to the Institute of Nature Conservation. Now birds are on quarantine, conditions of their keeping meet all requirements. The releasing of Gyrs in the nature is a priority, but depends on state of their health. At the end of September on the same route smugglers tried to transport a party of eight Peregrine Falcons (see 0116 ｰRaptors Conservation ｱ, p. 20). Two birds were died, the rest six have set free in Moscow suburbs at the middle of October less than in 3 weeks after detention. Video with release of Peregrines is available on a site of RIA-news

10 ｨｪｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ 2009, ｨ 04ｨｰｨｨ07 ｨｪｨ ｨｰ ｨｨｨｴｨｪｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ 03, 09ｨｰ08. 20) ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨｨ 05ｨｨ, 0609ｨｰｨ 0903ｨｨ ｨｰｨｹ ｨｮ09ｨｰｨｨ05ｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｬ0609ｨｺ0609ｨｹ ｨｨｨｪ02 06ｨｺｨｰ07ｨ 0807, ｨｬ02ｨｪｨｹ0302 ﾂ02ｨｬ ﾂ ｨｪ ｨｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07. 05ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ ｨｮ09ｨｰｨｨ05ｨｨ ｨｬ0609ｨｺ0609ｨｹ02, ｨｪ0201ｨ 0502ｨｺ06 06ｨｰ ｨ ｨｬｨ, ｨｨ09ｨｮｨｰ09ｨｰ09ｨｨｨｨ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ020502ｨｦ ｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｰｨ ｨｬ060302ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ 0905ｨｮ03ｨ 04, ｨｨ080601ｨｪｨ ｨ, 05ｨｺ ｨｰ060905ｨｺ ｨｬｨｪ02ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨｨ 05ｨｨ09ｨｰ0609, 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｪ0705ｨｨ09ｨｹ ｨｮ01 06 ﾂ02ｨｪｨｹ ｨｺ06 ｨｨ 0209ｨｰｨｹ ｨｪｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｰ06, ﾂｨｰ06 06ｨｪｨｨ ｨｮ ｨｰ ｨｬｨｨ0008ｨｨ080609ｨ ｨｰｨｹ ｨｪｨ (00ｨｨ ｨｮ09ｨｺｨ 09ｨ 0709ｨ ｨｪ0609 ｨC ｨｪｨ 09ｨ ｨｦｨｰ ｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ 10.) 0905ｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｰｨｨ09ｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｰ0205ｨｹｨｪ0609ｨｰｨｨ 0906ｨｰ08ｨｮ01ｨｪｨｨｨｺ ｨ ｨｬ ﾂｨ ｨｰ09ｨｺ ｨｺ08ｨ 07 ( ｨｨ07) 09 ｨｪ0607ｨ ｨｰ0908ｨ ｨｴ02ｨｪ ｨｰｨｺｨｨ ｨ 11 ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ0609 (Falco rusticolus) 04ｨ ｨｮ0609ｨｰ080609ｨ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹ ｨｮ03ｨ ｨ ｨｬ ﾂｨ ｨｰ09ｨｺ06ｨｬｨｮ ｨｺ08ｨ ｨ ｨｴｨｨ05: 0008 ｨｪｨ ｨｬ ｨｰｨｮ07ｨｨ05ｨ ｨｨｨｪ000608ｨｬｨ 02ｨｨ07 06 ｨｰ06ｨｬ, ﾂｨｰ06 03ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹ ｨｺｨ 0604ｨｬ05ｨ ｨｰ 0708ｨｨｨ ｨｨ05ｨｨ ﾂｨｨｨｺｨｨ ｨｰ060006, ﾂｨｰ06ｨ 04 06ｨｰ050609ｨｨｨｰｨｹ ｨｪｨ ｨ 03ｨｮ ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ ｨｪ 0908ｨ 04ｨｮ ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨ 0609ｨｬ06ｨｰ0802 ｨｪ0203ｨｨ ｨｬ02ｨｴ02ｨｪｨｨ07 1 ｨｪ0607ｨ 0807 ｨ 0405ｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｦ0102ｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ0204 ｨｨ ｨｮ09ｨｰ080602ｨｪｨ 04ｨ 09ｨ 01ｨ. ﾁ ｨｪ02ｨｺ06ｨｰ ｨｬ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨ 02ｨｬ04ｨｦ, ｨｺ06ｨｰ060804ｨｦ ｨｪｨ ﾂｨ ｨｰ0609ｨｨｨｰｨｹ 07ｨｰｨｨ02 ｨｺ ｨｺ ｨｰ ｨｬ07 06ｨｪ ｨｨ ｨ ｨ ｨ ｨｪ ｨｬ06ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｮ 0902ｨｰ0208ｨｨｨｪｨ 08ｨ ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ04 ｨ 0405ｨｨ ｨｮｨｴ02ｨｪ04 ｨｪｨ , ｨ 08ｨ ｨｺ06ｨｪｨｹ0208 ｨｪ02 ｨｪｨ ｨｪ0009 ｨｨｨｬ ｨ ｨｮ00ｨ ｨ 02ｨｨ ｨｨ04ｨｲ07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｬｨｨ ｨｺ0802- ﾂ02ｨｰ0609, ｨｰ ｨｪｨｪ0401 ｨｺ ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ080609ｨｺ02, ｨ 0405ｨ ｨｮ ｨｪ ｨｪｨ 09 ｨｪ06 ﾂｨｹ ｨｪｨ 7 ｨｪ0607ｨ ｨｰ08ｨｮ01ｨｪｨｨｨｺｨ ｨｬｨｨ 06ｨｰ080701ｨ ｨｬｨｨ05ｨｨ02ｨｨｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨ 04ｨｪｨ ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｰｨｨ02, 04ｨ ｨｪ020900ｨｪｨｪ ｨ 09ｨｪｨｮ06 ｨｺｨｪｨｨ00ｨｮ, ｨｬ0209ｨｰｨｪ04ｨｦ 03ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹ ｨ ｨｨ090704ｨ ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｬｨｨ ｨｨ 09 ｨｺ0506ｨ ｨｮ ﾂｨｺｨ ｨｬｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨ ｨ 08ｨ 02 ﾂｨ 09ｨｰｨｪ ｨｬｨ 03, ｨC ｨ ｨｴｨｨ ｨｰｨ 09ｨｨｨｰ0205ｨｹ ｨｮ03ｨ 04 ｨｺ08ｨ ﾂ02ｨｰ ｨｬ06ｨｰ080205ｨｨ 0902ｨｰ0208ｨｨｨｪｨ 0804 ｨｨ 0608ｨｪｨｨｨｰ ｨｨ ｨｰ0607ｨｪｨｨ ｨｮ01 07ｨｰｨｨ02 06ｨｺｨ 04ｨ ｨｹ ｨｨ ｨｨ ｨｮ09ｨｰｨｨ05ｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨ 0601ｨｮ, ｨ 0609ｨｰｨ 05ｨｹｨｪ0401 ｨｪｨ 0708ｨ 09ｨｨ05ｨｨ 09 07ｨｨｨｰ06ｨｬｨｪｨｨｨｺ ｨｪｨ ｨｺｨｮ ｨｰｨｨｨｬ 00ｨ ｨｺｨｰｨ ｨｬ 06ｨｰ050609ｨ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07 09 ｨｪ ｨｺｨｨ01 07ｨｰｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ ｨｺｨ. 0806ｨｪ00ｨｨ09ｨｺ0609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ0402 ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ04 (Falco rusticolus). 0806ｨｰ ｨｰｨ ｨｪ06 IFAW. Confiscated Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus). Photo from IFAW. Owing to operative activity of employees of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Kamchatka Kray (Russia) an attempt of 11 Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) taking out the peninsula has been prevented in November, The representative of the press-service of the Department of Internal Affairs on the Kamchatka Kray informed that there was the information about a person of Tymlat village that has arrived to Tilichiki village to catch Gyrfalcons. At once he has been begun to keep a check on. At investigation of an uninhabited house 4 birds were found on 1 November, and the ambush was laid. After a while the suspect appeared and started to prepare birds for transportation. At that time he was detained. After veterinary examination Gyrs were set free 11. Another action on the confiscating of seven Gyrs, prepared for transportation, has been successfully carried out by militiamen of Elizarovo town at the night of 7 November. Veterinaries and ornithologists examined birds. The state of health of birds was satisfactory and two of them were released in the nature, and 5 were brought in a falcon center for reabilitation 12. These facts of poaching and keeping in captivity of rare birds are under investigation. 0806ｨｪ00ｨｨ09ｨｺ0609ｨ ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｦ ｨｺ0802 ﾂ02ｨｰ. 0806ｨｰ Confiscated Gyrfalcon. Photo by I. Dorogoy

11 13Reviews and Comments Raptors Conservation 2009, Reviews1 7and1 7Comments ｧｰｧ ｧｩｧｰｧｲｧｽ ｧｪ ｧｬｧｰｧｮｧｮｧｦｧｯｧｴｧ ｧｲｧｪｧｪ Raptor1 7Research1 7Foundation1 7Conference1 7in1 7Scotland September1 7ｨC October ｧｬｧｰｧｯｧｶｧｦｧｲｧｦｧｯｧｸｧｪｧﾁ ｧｶｧｰｧｯｧ ｧ ｧｪｧｩｧｵｧｹｧｦｧｯｧｪｧﾁ ｧｷｧｪｧｻｧｯｧｽｧｷ ｧｱｧｴｧｪｧｸ ｧ ｧｺｧｰｧｴｧｭｧ ｧｯｧ ｧｪｧｪ 29 ｧｳｧｦｧｯｧｴｧﾁｧ ｧｲｧﾁ ｨC 4 ｧｰｧｬｧｴｧﾁｧ ｧｲｧﾁ 2009 ｧ ｧｰｧ ｧ Shergalin1 7J.E.1 7(International1 7Wildlife1 7Consultants1 7Ltd.,1 7Carmarthen,1 7Wales,1 7United1 7Kingdom) ｧｺｧﾖｧ筴ﾔｧﾑｧﾝｧﾚｧﾟ ｧｦ.ｧｿ. (ｧｮｧﾖｧﾘｧﾕｧ蟋ﾟｧﾑｧ筴爰ﾕｧﾟｧ爰ﾖ ｧﾜｧ爰ﾟｧ罘蟋ﾝｧｧ荅ﾑｧ隗ﾚｧ爰ﾟｧﾟｧ爰ﾖ ｧﾑｧﾔｧﾖｧﾟｧ荅罘荅ﾓｧ ｧ皎 ｧ爰遘筴ﾑｧﾟｧﾖ ｧﾕｧﾚｧﾜｧ爰ﾛ ｧ皎筴ﾚｧ筴爰ﾕｧ, ｧｬｧﾑｧ筴ﾞｧﾑｧ筴荅ﾖｧﾟ, ｧｵｧｧﾝｧｧ, ｧ ｧﾖｧﾝｧﾚｧﾜｧ爰ﾒｧ筴ﾚｧ荅ﾑｧﾟｧﾚｧ) Contact: Jevgeni Shergalin International Wildlife Consultants Ltd. P.O. Box 19 Carmarthen SA33 5YL United Kingdom tel.: fax: jevgeni@falcons.co.uk zoolit@hotmail.com ｨｪ01 ｨｨ04ｨｮ ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨ07 01ｨｨｨｴｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ02 (Raptor Research Foundation ｨC RRF), ｨ ｨｪｨｪ04ｨｦ , ｨｰ ｨ ｨｬ06ｨｦ ｨ 0605ｨｹ0306ｨｦ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ 02ｨｨ02ｨｦ 09 ｨｬｨｨ0802, 0708ｨｨ0409ｨ ｨｪｨｪ06ｨｦ ｨｨ04ｨｮ ﾂｨ ｨｰｨｹ ｨｨ ｨ ｨｪ07ｨｰｨｹ 01ｨｪ0209ｨｪ ｨｨｨｴｨｪ ｨｰｨｨ02 ｨｨ ｨｪｨ ｨｬ 0402ｨｬｨｪ06ｨｬ 03ｨ ｨｰ02 ﾂ02ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｮｨｴ0209ｨｰ090609ｨ ｨｪｨｨ07 05ｨｰｨ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ 02ｨｨ07 ｨ 0405ｨ ｨｰ06 ﾂ02ｨｪｨ ｨｪｨ ｨ ｨｪ ﾂｨｪ06ｨｬ ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ09ｨｰ0902 ｨｨ 09ｨｺ0506 ﾂｨ 05ｨ, 0005ｨ 09ｨｪ04ｨｬ 06ｨ 08ｨ 0406ｨｬ, ｨｮ ﾂ00ｨｪ0401 ｨｨ04 09ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ ｨ 08ｨｨｨｰｨ ｨｪ09ｨｺ ｨｮ030209ｨｰ09ｨ ｨｨ, 0209ｨｰ0209ｨｰ0902ｨｪｨｪ06, ｨｪｨ ﾂｨ 05ｨ ｨ ｨｺｨｰｨｨ09ｨｪｨｮ ｨｹ 09 08ｨ ｨ 06ｨｰ ｨｪ01ｨ 09ｨｰｨ 05ｨ ｨｨ0008ｨ ｨｰｨｹ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｰ ｨｬ07, ｨ 05ｨ ｨ ｨｰ0806ｨｦｨｺ ｨｨ 08ｨ 0408ｨｮ0302ｨｪｨｨ ｨｪ ｨ ｨｪｨ ｨ ｨｰ06 ﾂｨｪ06ｨｦ , ｨ ｨｪ06 08ｨ 0903ｨｨ08ｨｨｨｰｨｹ 05ｨｰｨｮ ｨ ｨｪｨｨ04ｨ 02ｨｨ06 ｨｨ ｨｪｨ 0108ｨｮ00ｨｨ02 09ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪ ｨｰ06ｨｦ ｨｹ ｨｪｨｨｨｺ05ｨ ｨｨ ｨｨｨｰｨｹ 08ｨ ｨｪ0209ｨｺ0605ｨｹｨｺ ｨｰ ﾂ ｨｪ ｨ 04ｨｪ ｨｦ09ｨｺｨｨ01 09ｨｰ08ｨ ｨｪｨ 01 ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨｪｨ ｨ 02ｨｬ ｨｪ0402 ( ｨｦ09ｨｺｨｨ02) ｨｨｨｨ ｨｪｨｰ ｨｨｨｺ06ｨ 08ｨｨｨｰｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨ ｨ 07 ｨｺ06ｨｪ ｨｪ02ｨｨ07 RRF ｨ 04ｨｨｨｨ, ｨC 09ｨｰ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ02 ｨｪｨ ｨ ｨ 0402 ｨｮｨｪｨｨ ｨｨｨｰ02ｨｰｨ 0708ｨ ｨｨｨｪ ｨｰｨ 05ｨｨｨｨ, ｨC ｨｰ0802ｨｰｨｹ ｨｨｨｺｨｮ ﾁ ｨ ｨｺｨｨｨｨ ｨｨ ｨC ﾂ02ｨｰ090008ｨｰ ｨｨ05ｨｹ ｨ ｨｪｨｨｨｨ ｨｰ ｨ 0405 ｨ 0605ｨｹ0306ｨｦ , ｨｰｨ ｨｺ ｨｺｨ ｨｺ 0705ｨ ｨｪｨｨ08ｨｮ02ｨｬ ｨｴｨ ｨｪｨｨ ｨｹ0302, ｨ 0706ｨｰ06ｨｬ ｨｨ The Raptor Research Foundation (RRF), established in 1966 in the USA, is the biggest organization in the world to study and protect diurnal birds of prey and owls. During the first 15 years of its existence this organization was dominated mainly by Englishspeaking nations and included scientists from the USA and the countries of British Commonwealth. Since the beginning of the 1990 ｯs Spain has begun to play an active role in the work of RRF. Owing to ｰperestroika ｱ in the USSR and destruction of the ｰiron curtain ｱ in Eastern Europe, it was decided to spread the influence of this organization to other newly independent countries. An idea was born to hold Eurasian Meetings of RRF in different European countries to encourage wider involvement of Eurasian colleagues in the work of RRF. The first Eurasian conference of RRF was held in 1993 in Kent (UK), in 1996 ｨC the second meeting was at Urbino University in Italy, the third was held in 1999 in Mikolov in the Czech Republic and in 2001 the fourth conference was held in Seville in Spain. After which there was a long pause due to the cancellation of meetings in Poland and Georgia. Then, under the leadership of Dr. Ruth Tingay, the Scottish Raptor Study Groups began to organize the next conference and at last, in the beginning of October the 5th RRF Eurasian conference was held. The Venue for this conference was the small town of Pitlochry, situated in a very picturesque valley in central Scotland. The Conference took place in a 4-star hotel ｰAtoll Palace ｱ, situated on a hill at the edge of town. Some participants of the conference were bemused as to why such a remote site was chosen for the conference (the town