News Steppe Eagle

Dicing with death: an Egyptian Vulture (Endangered) perching on a dangerous power pole © Andras Kovacs

Why we need to make ‘sustainable’ development...

Fri, 23/07/2021
Planting vegetation to stop the spread of deserts, bringing electricity to rural communities… these are positive steps, as long as the right preparations are made. Sadly, poorly-planned ‘sustainable’ development is having unintended but devastating consequences for threatened birds that migrate through Africa and the Middle East.
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WorldwideEthiopiaSaudi Arabia
In its natural grassland habitat, the species would usually hunt small mammals and birds © RSCN

6,000 Endangered Steppe Eagles find refuge within...

Wed, 13/05/2020
If you wanted to see 6,000 Endangered eagles, a rubbish dump might not be the first place you’d think of looking. But conservationists in Saudi Arabia are working to make these unlikely havens safe for the birds that call them home.
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WorldwideSaudi Arabia

Champions of the Flyway: Staying home to save the...

Thu, 16/04/2020
Two human qualities that can’t be confined, even in the face of a global pand
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Europe and Central Asia