{"id":21936,"date":"2018-12-19T11:02:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T10:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cna.lpo.fr\/?p=21936"},"modified":"2018-12-19T11:02:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T10:02:16","slug":"two-young-egyptian-vultures-released-italy-lived-very-short-period-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cna.lpo.fr\/?p=21936","title":{"rendered":"Two young Egyptian vultures released in Italy lived a very short period of freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last May, two young Egyptian vultures born in the same litter, Clara and Bianca, were released in the South of Italy as part of the Egyptian Vulture Life Project.<\/p>\n

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During their migration, both died. Clara was shot with a hunting gun in Western Sicily while Bianca was probably poisoned in Tunisia.<\/p>\n

The western part of Sicily has always been known to be a black spot where widely spread poaching essentially targets birds of prey during their autumn migration, says Guido Cicollini, head of the CERM.<\/p>\n

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Clara\u2019s case is the tip of the iceberg and her fate was revealed through her GPS data tracker fixed on her back. <\/p>\n

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These episodes are of unprecedented seriousness if we consider that the Egyptian vulture is the most endangered species in Italy where only 6 to 8 couples remain. Two years ago the Italian population was 10 to 12 couples.<\/p>\n

The death of these two birds has woken up the Italian public opinion and raised awareness to the killing of birds of prey during migration.<\/p>\n

The CERM calls for an urgent change in the law in order to ban an early-September start of the hunting season. As a matter of fact, the possibility to hunt in September makes the poaching of migratory species a well-established practice.<\/p>\n

CERM : Centre for the protection of threatened birds of prey, located Via Santa Cristina in Italy.<\/p>\n

Translated by Claudine Caillet<\/p>\n

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