The project
Project name:
Conservation of the eastern imperial eagle by decreasing human-caused mortality in the Pannonian Region
Main objective
The main objective of the project PannonEagle Life is to increase the population of the eastern imperial eagle in the Pannonian Region through significantly decreasing the non-natural mortality caused by persecution incidents.
Also:
- Decrease the direct adverse effects of persecution incidents on the Pannonian imperial eagle population
- Increase the chance of detecting illegal activities and imposing precedent judgments in the case of bird persecution incidents.
- Increase stakeholder awareness about the overestimated effect of raptor species on game populations and about alternative eagle-friendly game management methods.
- Increase public awareness about the conservational importance of imperial eagles and about the possible consequences of persecution incidents
Basic information:
Project duration: 2016.10.01-2022.03.31
Total budget: 3 583 577 € (75% EU contribution)
PannonEagle LIFE project, „Conservation of the eastern imperial eagle by decreasing human-caused mortality in the PannonianRegion“, ( LIFE15/NAT/HU/000902 ) is co-funded by the European Union from the LIFE Programme. The project is co-financed by the state budget of the Slovak Republic through the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, and is also co-financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management and the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Project partners:
Coordinating beneficiary:
Associated beneficiaries:
Kiskunsági Nationa Park Directorate, Hungary
Hortobágyi Nationa Park Directorate, Hungary
Vychodoslovenská distribucná a.s (VSD), Slovakia
Raptor Protection of Slovakia, Slovakia
Czech Society for Ornithology (CSO) – Czech Republic
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic - Czech Republic
Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia – Serbia
Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province - Serbia
Co-financers
Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary
Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Ministry of Environment of the Slovak republic
