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Archived News Releases

2012

16 July 2012 – The Peregrine Fund praises international designation of wetlands for conserving Madagascar Fish Eagle, other wildlife
27 April 2012 – Director of Peregrine Fund’s Africa programs elected to lead group to assess vulture declines, conservation plans

2010

20 December 2010 – Study shows poisoning, changing land uses cause alarming drop in vulture numbers in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve
16 July 2010 – Peregrine Fund researcher finds alarming drop in numbers of endangered Sokoke Scops Owls in Africa

2009

5 November 2009 – The Peregrine Fund Assists Launch of Conservation Program for Critically Endangered Madagascar Pochard

2008

19 December 2008 – Designation will Protect Rare Species in Madagascar

2006

20 November 2006 – Bird Considered Extinct has Been Re-discovered --Madagscar Pochard

1998

24 July 1998 – First Madagascar Serpent-Eagle Nest Discovered

1994

13 March 1994 – Madagascar Serpent-Eagle Captured for First Time in 60 Years

Popular Articles

Assessing Maasai Attitudes Toward Vultures (July 2012)
Click and Log a Raptor - New high-tech mapping device for Africa (July 2012)
Lake Baringo - Another casualty of the furadan scourge (July 2012)
Poison Empties Skies That Once Were Full (July 2012)
Rainforest Raptors in the Heart of Africa (July 2012)
Raptors in Crisis - Finding a Balance (July 2012)
Kenyan refuse collectors under poison cloud (March 2011)
Fishing for Fish Eagles on Lake Naivasha (January 2010)
Stealth and the city: The predator of Nairobi streets (January 2010)
Hail the vulture - The Mr. Clean of East Africa (January 2009)
International Vulture Awareness Day 2009: Celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya (January 2009)
Spreading the conservation message by camera (January 2009)
Saving East Africa's vultures (January 2008)

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17 December 2010 – Poisoning drives vulture decline in Masai Mara, Kenya (BBC)
17 December 2010 – Science In Action (segment 3 of 4, start at 21:45) (BBC)