Founded in: 1993
Members: 934
Staff: 5
Address: Mlynske Nivy 41, 821 09 Bratislava, Slovakia
Email: vtaky@vtaky.sk
Web: http://www.birdlife.sk

Mission of the organisation

Conservation of wild birds and their habitats and more broadly, the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources.

Key Activities

IBA Programme
Practical activities: the management of biotopes (wet meadows, nesting islands, nest boxes)
Conservation research: gathering data and preparing management plans for globally threatened bird species(Corn Crake, Imperial Eagle, Ferrugineous Duck)
Development of membership and branches active at a local level
Environmental education and public awareness-building for bird conservation: lectures, World Birdwatch, Spring Arrivals, Bird of the Year, Site of the Year
Environmental policy: Ramsar wetlands conservation and management, national campaigns on hot issues, comments on new legislation

Recent Achievements

Surveyed Scops Owl and Hoopoe populations in southern Slovakian. Censused pairs of Corncrake, and undertook management work to improve Corncrake breeding conditions at specified localities. A Corncrake conservation action plan was prepared for the Ministry of the Environment
Peregrine Falcon and Saker Falcon nests safeguarded and surveyed at certain localities. The Slovak bird crime working group was created and helped to implement CITES legislation into Slovak law
Co-operated with five agricultural farms on the protection of meadow habitats
Restored sandy banks for Bee-eater colonies on the lower Hron River
Leased 154.6 ha of wet conifer forest for the next 26 years, to protect original habitat in the Orava region
Repaired a dyke and restored the pre-existing water regime to 120 ha of wet meadow habitat. Co-operated in the preparation of a conservation plan for Senné Reserve
Organised the first Slovak Bird Fair, which over a 1,000 people attended

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