British charity Raptor Aid has launched a crowdfunder to help purchase satellite tags for Short-eared owls in the UK to help understand the movements of this enigmatic species, in partnership with the Northern England Raptor Forum (NERF).
Scientist John Calladine from the BTO has been studying this species for many years and his most recent paper, published with a number of international collaborators in the ornithological journal Ibis just last week, has revealed some remarkable and unexpected movements of satellite-tagged Short-eared owls.
The paper, ‘Remote tracking unveils intercontinental movements of nomadic Short-eared Owls (Asio flammeus) with implications for resource tracking by irruptive specialist predators‘ sits behind a paywall so if you want to read it you’ll have to subscribe to the journal, or pay to view, or you can contact one of the authors and ask for a copy.
However, there’s an excellent, non-technical article about this research on the Inside Ecology website (here) – well worth a read.
In addition to fundraising for satellite tags, Raptor Aid is also looking to continue its small grants award to raptor researchers in the UK and overseas.
For more details and to contribute to the crowdfunder, please click here.
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Thanks for introducing me to another group working to save raptors. The more people who become supportive of causes to save wildlife is to be welcomed, as we need greater stridency in compelling those who should be more alert and active in enforcing the hard-fought for laws to conserve biodiversity. Raptor Aid is adding to the science behind protecting endangered species.
Donation made, nice to be able to contribute. Look forward to straining my eyes & maybe catching sight of a tagged one sometime in the future. Would also welcome chance to donate to a tagging study of buzzards & ravens in YD, NYM & N Pennines, and of herons fledged from heronries that are within a small few miles of grouse moors.