Research and Guidelines
Raptors Reintroduction and Reinforcement Programmes: Experience from the field
This report provides an in-depth review of selected raptors reintroduction and reinforcement programmes across multiple countries, with a focus on the regulatory frameworks, methodologies, stakeholder engagement, funding mechanisms, and ecological outcomes. It draws on case studies and semi-structured interviews with key practitioners and policy experts involved in conservation programmes. Methodologies vary across projects and programmes, with release strategies including hacking, fostering, and delayed release, each with differing levels of success. Community engagement and outreach, although limited in earlier programmes, are now recognised as critical for long-term success and stakeholder buy-in.
The report was launched on 11 June 2026 with a very well attended and successful webinar.
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The launch included a panel discussion involving some of the experts interviewed for the preparation of the Report and their contribution is summarized in this document.
https://raptors.cms.int/media/4024/edit
 A Guide for Attaching Research devices to Vultures and Condors Tracking vultures and condors using Platform Transmitter Terminal (PTTs), GPS-PTTs and GPS-GSM tags, contributes both to basic and applied research and conservation. This guide is the result of a three-day "Global Workshop on Methods for Attaching Tracking Devices to Vultures and Condors" held at the International Centre for Birds of Prey, in Newent, United Kingdom, in August 2019. Experts from around the world demonstrated their materials and methods by deploying real and dummy tags on real vultures. This guide includes step-by-step methods of how to prepare and attach harnesses, as well as a set of recommendations on how to handle and monitor birds during the deployment of such devices. |