Working Group on Raptors

Study and conservation of birds of prey and owls

Adaptations of raptors to modern challenges

International scientific and practical conference

Vitebsk, December 16–18, 2026

3rd All-Russian Ornithological Congress

Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2026.

Petrozavodsk, February 2–5, 2027

Mathematical Biology and Bioinformatics

XI International Conference

Pushchino, October 12-15, 2026

Latest news

“Hypothec” program for European scops owls

The "Hypothec program for European scops owls" project received support from the Presidential Fund for Nature.

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VIII Buturlin readings

The VIII Buturlin Readings will be held in Ulyanovsk on September 24–26, 2026.

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Beautiful Science. Ptilology

The "Beautiful Science. Ptilology" project, which studies bird plumage, received a grant from the Presidential Fund for Nature.

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Medieval birds of prey fed more on human waste than hunted.

Ancient kites and buzzards fed at higher trophic levels than modern ones, meaning they ate not only small rodents but also the meat of herbivores and possibly carrion, including pigs, poultry, and even dogs. This is especially evident in medieval birds, whose isotopic signatures often fall outside the range typical of modern populations

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Birds of prey of Vladivostok and southern Primorye

A unique bilingual atlas, "Birds of Prey of Vladivostok and Southern Primorye," was published in Vladivostok.

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Census of large raptors in the Ulyanovsk region

Президентский фонд природы объявил победителей второго этапа конкурса 2026 года. Среди 157 обладателей грантов оказался два ульяновский орнитолог Михаил Корепов. Проект предусматривает перепись хищных краснокнижных птиц.

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Deadline for admission of abstracts for the conference “Mathematical Biology and Bioinformatics” (Puschino 2026)

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Registration and abstract submission deadline for the Conference "Adaptations of Raptors to Modern Challenges" (Vitebsk 2026)

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Early registration and abstract submission deadline for the Third All-Russian Ornithological Congress (Petrozavodsk, 2027)

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Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus). Author: Svetlana Barabanshchikova