2016.06.08 10:58
Roller numbers are declining significantly across Europe and the species has already become extinct in several Western European countries. With this is light, it is very important to protect the stable population of the Carpathian Basin to ensure the species’ future within the EU.
2016.05.25.12:34
The Bükk Local group of BirdLife Hungary are preparing for the return of rollers...
2016.05.04. 12:30
„Pétör”, the first satellite tagged Hungarian roller is almost back in Europe. The male roller started its spring migration at the end of March, taking short breaks in Tanzania, and Uganda, near lake Victoria. This is the first time we can observe the journey of a roller getting back to the Carpathian basin.
2016.04.09. 11:54
The first Hungarian tagged rollers have set off on their spring migration in order to return to their breeding stes. "Csele" will be heading for Kiskunhalas while "Pétör" is already en route towards Orosháza. These tagged birds provide a host of useful information on the migration about the rollers of the Carpathian Basin.
2016.03.28. 12:30
Within the framework of the ‘Month of the forests 2016’ campaign, the ROLLERLIFE team at the Environmental Agency of Szatmár County organized demonstrations to popularize the project titled ‘Conservation of the European roller in the Carpathian basin’.
2016.03.01. 13:30
The Fishing, Hunting and Arms International Exhibition was organised the 23rd time this year. The event was held in Budapest between 18-21. February 2016, and BirdLife Hungary (MME) took part in it as an exhibitor. 270 exhibitors of 12 countries took part in creating the biggest FeHoVa exhibition ever. It’s huge success can be measured by the over 62 thousand visitors.
2016.02.01. 13:01
The AGROmashEXPO was a great success this year, it has brought together over 45.000 visitors from far and wide! The agricultural trade exhibition was organised in Budapest, on the 27-30th January 2016., and BirdLife Hungary (MME) took part in it as an exhibitor.
This month, we are introducing the Hevesi Plain SPA (HUBN10004), a project site of the Bükk National Park Directorate. This region partly belongs to Heves-, and partly to Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. Its area is 49.000 ha. As a Special Protection Area (SPA), its most important natural asset is its bird fauna, including the roller among many other threatened and rare species.
2016.01.08 14:55
Thanks to modern technology, we have been tracking 'every step' of our two tagged birds, „Csele” and „Pétör” since September. This way, we can easily pinpoint where the two of them had spent Christmas.
2015.12.14. 15:20
The ROLLERPROJECT team got together to evaluate our achievements, and to create an action plan for next year. The workshop was held in the Eagle Centre in Jászberény, Hungary.
