Global Action Plan for the Conservation of the Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) (2026-2035)

Global Action Plan for the Conservation of the Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 2026‑2035

Jenny Weston, Umberto Gallo-Orsi, Márton Horvárth, Igor Karyakin, Suresh Kumar, Elvira Nikolenko, Martin Odino and Mohammed Shobrak. RSPB, Raptors MOU, Abu Dhabi, 52pp.
 

The Steppe Eagle, once considered the world’s most common large raptor and found across the Western Palearctic steppe and grasslands, has suffered severe declines of around 50% over three generations throughout its range. Listed as Endangered by the IUCN since 2015 and included in CMS Appendices I and II, the species is now estimated to number fewer than 30,000 breeding pairs worldwide. From its breeding stronghold in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries, Steppe Eagles migrate long distances to wintering grounds in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Urgent international cooperation is required to halt and reverse this global decline.