II International Scientific and Practical Conference “Eagles of Palearctic: Study and Conservation”, 7–10 September, 2018, Park-Hotel Lake Aya, Katun village, Altai Kray, Russia

• Main Authors: Igor V. Karyakin, Elvira G. Nikolenko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: LLC Sibecocenter 2018
• Subjects: хищные птицы; конференция; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Zoology; QL1-991; Haliaeetus albicilla; White-tailed eagle; Aquila chrysaetos; golden eagle; Pandion haliaetus
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/bafd23a073ec4383b1997257faeee5c0

The aim of the Conference is to discuss the current situation, negative factors, and methods of study and protection of eagles, as well as to propose a strategy of protecting the most endangered of them. Species of the Сonference: Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Imperial Eagle (A. heliaca), Spanish Imperial Eagle (A. adalberti), Steppe Eagle (A. nipalensis), Tawny Eagle (A. rapax), Bonelli’s Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus), Greater and Lesser Spotted Eagles (A. clanga, A. pomarina), Booted Eagle (H. pennatus), Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis), White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), Steller’s Sea-Eagle (H. pelagicus), Pallas’s Fish-Eagle (H. leucoryphus), Short-Toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). The Key topics of the Conference: - populations of eagles – current status and trends, - threats – human persecution, poisoning, electrocution and collisions, - conservation – approaches and techniques, international collaboration and cooperation, - methods and techniques for studying eagles, - breeding biology, ecology, - movements – dispersal, habitat use and migration studies, including by means of ringing and transmitters, - genetics, evolution, phylogeny, and phylogeography of eagles, taxonomy, - climate change – potential influences and impacts, - breeding in captivity and sustainable use, - eagles as ecological indicators.