FEATURE
EUROPEAN
HONEY-BUZZARD
Pernis apivorus
This raptor is fearless in the face
of stinging wasps and hornets
- but it has no defence against
illegal shooting for sport. In
Italy, “anti-poaching camps”
sparked an extremely successful
movement which has saved
thousands of honey-buzzards
FOCAL PARTNER
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BIRDLIFE • APR-JUN 2019