• Ukraine


    Vultures on the Crimean Peninsula

    2006

    1. Goal of the Project
    The principal objective of the Project Vultures on the Crimean Peninsula remains the investigation of the current status of the vulture populations in the Crimea and targeting the measures that must be taken to ensure the effective conservation and protection of these rare birds.
    2. Objectives
    Objective 1: Collecting the data on numbers and biology of vultures in the Crimea, ascertaining their spatial and seasonal distributions
    Objective 2: Revealing the basic threats and limiting factors
    Objective 3: Providing environmental education in the region
    Objective 4: Learning the existing Ukrainian and international expertise in the recovery and protection of scavenging birds of prey.
    Project coordinator: Nikolaj Klestov, Marija Osipova & Sergej Kostin, Scientific Centre for Nature Conservation