These offer a precise insight into the life of the individuals and allow new knowledge about the behavior of the species. This means that telemetry data from more than 1,000 red kites are already available for scientific analyzes.
Data usage contracts with other organizations and private individuals have already been signed or are currently being negotiated and should enable access to as many red kites as possible that have already been tagged in whole Europe. By concluding comprehensive data usage agreements with several scientific institutions, such as the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach and the Ornithological Institute in Radolfzell, data from more than 500 other tagged red kites has already been secured and available for scientific evaluations within the framework of LIFE EUROKITE or the LIFE EUROKITE+ project. In the LIFE EUROKITE + project, in Germany alone, significantly more than 180 other red kites and possibly also some individuals of other species, such as white-tailed eagles or honey buzzards, are to be tagged across several federal states. red kite) in order to then take targeted measures to improve these European protected areas from the point of view of the birds of prey. At the suggestion of WWF and at the request of representatives of the EU Commission, the extensive data in the new EUROKITE + project will also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of Natura 2000 bird sanctuaries for selected species of birds of prey (e.g. It is definitely in the interests of species protection that the findings generated in the project are generally taken into account in environmental impact assessments and infrastructure projects and that recommendations for the topics of wind energy and traffic are drawn up, based on the scientific analysis of telemetry data. The aim is never to stand up for or against something, but to provide objective and scientifically reliable facts for the decision-makers. The extremely extensive database of the LIFE EUROKITE project offers the possibility, not previously available to this extent, on a strictly scientific basis and open-ended, to provide the basis for discussion and decisions without any preference or preconceived opinion. collision with infrastructures and electric shock), with the objectification of the wind energy discussion playing a particularly important role. We now want to implement the expansion in the LIFE EUROKITE project, by MEGEG in coordination with all project partners.Īs an additional component of LIFE EUROKITE, the new project part “LIFE EUROKITE+” shall address the legal forms of human-caused mortality (e.g. Pending a decision of the Steering Committee for the planned project expansion, the discussions can be finalized and funding agreements can be signed with other co-financiers. In the course of approved LIFE project and within its framework it is possible to expand these The EU even wants this if the targets are overachieved compared to what has been approved.