túzok – Otis tarda

Excursion in the frame of the Birdexperience 2013 by R. Raab through the Natura 2000 area ”Waasen – Hanság“ (Action D.2: Information sessions for public relations and board meetings of the project)

Project visit by Bustard experts from Germany in the project area ”Westliches Weinviertel“ (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator)

Further education sessions for chosen farmers with bustards protection fields in the project area "Westliches Weinviertel" within the frame of nature conservation plan or for training of monitoring on behalf of the office of the Lower Austrian government, department of nature conservation in Sitzendorf (A) from R. Raab; presentation and a connected excursion to bustard area for the presentation of the Natura 2000 area under special consideration of Great Bustard in small groups of about 20 to 40 persons (Action D.2: Information sessions for public relations and board meetings of the project)

On March 20th, 2013 an detailed article about the Great Bustard and the results of the LIFE and LIFE+ Project about the effects of power lines on the Great Bustard was published in the Austrian newspaper „Der Standard“ on page 17.

Der Standard am 20. März 2013 (pdf, 971 KB)

LIFE+ event in Vienna (A), presentation of the LIFE+ Project in many dialogues by R. Raab (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator)

3rd Ornithological congress of the county Győr-Moson-Sopron in Kapuvár (H): Presentation of the lecture “Der Einfluss von Freileitungen auf die westpannonische Population der Großtrappe sowie Ziele und Maßnahmen des LIFE+ Projektes Großtrappe“ by R. Raab (Action D.6: Publications in professional journals and lectures at conferences of experts)

Farmers ensure - in consultation with the Great Bustard advisor – the access to rape fields for the Great Bustard in winter in both project areas „Westliches Weinviertel“ and „Parndorfer Platte – Heideboden“ (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator)