Conservation
Partner From the Sky: a new film about Georgia's migrating raptors
Fauna & Flora's short documentary follows Georgian conservationists and falconers working to end raptor poaching in the Batumi bottleneck.
Reports & Research
From Georgia to Tanzania: the secret ways of the Levant Sparrowhawk
After 3 months of flying from woodland to woodland, often following river valleys and making longer stops on the way, ‘our’ Levant Sparrowhawk ‘Dudu’ is now sending data from the savannahs of Tanzania!
Conservation
Watch Now: Worlds Collide
The short film Worlds Collide, directed by Nicholas Rodd, about migration through the Georgian bottleneck is now free to watch indefinitely and embedded below.
Conservation
Falconers: friends or foes in raptor research and conservation?
Batumi Raptor Count has long documented the causes and consequences of illegal raptor shooting in Georgia, but the role of traditional falconers remained a blind spot. Last autumn, BRC teamed up with Fauna & Flora International to explore whether a constructive alliance with ethical falconers is possible.
Events
Watch now: Worlds Collide selected for British Documentary Festival
A short film directed by Nicholas Rodd about migration through the Georgian bottleneck has been selected by the British Documentary Festival, and is free to watch until May 14th.
Reports & Research
Now Open Access: From migration counts to conservation in a flyway under threat
In the August 2020 issue of British Birds, we published a long-form paper on Batumi Raptor Count.
Reports & Research
New publication in British Birds: From migration counts to conservation in a raptor flyway under threat
We are proud to announce the current August issue of British Birds contains a long paper on Batumi Raptor Count.
Fundraising
Champions of the Flyway Bird Race funds BCG
We are pleased to inform you that BirdLife and SPNI have selected Bird Conservation Georgia as the first recipient of funding generated by the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race to support our conservation work!
Fundraising
Disney Conservation Grant for BRC
Batumi Raptor Count (BRC) has been awarded a $23,400 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF).
Organisation
Threatened species photos needed
Visual materials are an important asset for BRC to help convince grant-makers and sponsors to support our conservation work.
Fundraising
OSME fund for conservation granted
The Ornithological Society of the Middle East has granted 500 GBP to the project 'Assessment of hunting pressure on migrating raptors through the Lesser Caucasus'.