túzok – Otis tarda

RAMSAR event in Marchegg (A), presentation of the LIFE+ Project in many dialogues by R. Raab (Action D.7: raising awareness among stakeholders in WWV und SPT)

Annual Meeting of Lower Austrian hunters in Asparn an der Zaya (A), presentation of the LIFE+ project in many dialogues by R. Raab (Action D.7: raising awareness among stakeholders in WWV und SPT)

Participation in the workshop ”Schutzgebietsnetzwerk Weinviertel“ in Hollabrunn (A) by R. Raab (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator)

Excursion for co-workers oft he EVN Naturkraft in the project area ”Parndorfer Platte – Heideboden“ under the leadership of R. Raab (Action D.2: Information sessions for public relations and board meetings of the project)

April 7-12, 2013: Scientific Symposium on the Conservation of Great Bustard in Middle Europe and Third meeting of the signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the conservation and management of the Middle-European population of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) in Szarvas (HU), presentation of the progress within the LIFE+ project by R. Raab und Presentation ”Endangering factors and their effect on adult birds and conservation activities thereof - some results from the Austrian LIFE and LIFE+ project and other scientific results” (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator and Action D.6: Publications in professional journals and lectures at conferences of experts)

Since the summer of 2012, Mag. Rainer Raab assists the hungarian colleagues with the implementation of the next experts- and MoU-meetings for great bustard conservation, which is planned in april 2013 in Hungary. Therefore, the Central European bustard coordinator participated in a meeting on the 22nd of March 2013 in Budapest (Action E.4: Central European bustard coordinator)

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)