National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The work is carried out within the framework of the project "Conservation of Birds of Prey in Central Asia", implemented in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to obtain information about the flight path route, distance, altitude, flight speed of birds, and the threats they face. The data obtained will help to study the lifestyle of birds of prey in more detail and develop an action plan for their conservation. 

At this stage, GPS trackers were attached to the vulture and the black vulture. The device weighs 30-50 grams, is securely fixed and does not interfere with the bird, and also transmits information every hour. The transmitters are powered by solar panels.

It is worth noting that today the Ministry of Ecology is holding several events within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia, signed during the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP-14) in Samarkand. 

Within the framework of the agreement, international experts from Bulgaria, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan are conducting seminars and training to train Uzbek specialists on how to properly fix tracking devices on birds and methods of processing the data obtained to identify threats to them on the Central Asian Flyway.

For information: The Central Asian Flyway (CAF) passes through the central part of the Eurasian continent. It covers 30 countries and intersects with the African-Eurasian and East Asian-Australasian routes. It is home to 605 species of migratory birds from 84 families. Birds of prey occupy a special place among them. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), at least 40 percent of these species are declining worldwide, and 48 species remain endangered.