Humans increase the limited number of daylight hours available to them by using artificial
light at night (ALAN) to improve their ability to continue functioning under light conditions …

For many species, the artificial raising of orphaned nestlings is a time and cost-prohibitive
task, usually accompanied by low survivability. The introduction of orphaned nestlings to …

Censusing wintering raptors has proved useful in detecting changes in populations. Israel is
a well-known bottleneck for soaring birds in the autumn and the spring. Despite the many …

Appropriate growth of a nestling determines its subsequent reproductive ability. Numerous
studies demostrate the influence of various factors on the growth rate but only a few deal …

ABSTRACT In Israel, Long-eared Owls (Asio otus) were considered primarily a wintering
species with documented sporadic breeding. However, by the turn of the last century, it had …

Anthropogenic structures and installations in wild areas are known to directly and indirectly
affect wildlife populations, especially apex predators such as Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo). To …

Raptors are a diverse avian guild distributed worldwide and adapted to different
environments. They have attracted a strong interest from scientists because of their …

Censusing wintering raptors has proved useful in detecting changes in populations. Israel is
a well-known bottleneck for soaring birds in the autumn and the spring. Despite the many …

Im Diskussionsteil werden diese Ergebnisse kritisch beleuchtet und in den regionalen sowie
überregionalen Kontext gestellt. Es wird aufgezeigt, dass kontinuierliche und langfristige …