March 4, 2014 – Acopian Center for the Environment

White Stork Project

The White Stork Project focuses on using the very common and abundant White Stork as a potential bio-indicator of environmental changes in Armenia. By studying migration patterns and reproductive ecology of White Storks, it will be possible to determine...

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Saving the Armenian Gull

The Armenian Gull breeds in Lakes Sevan and Arpi in Armenia. At Lake Sevan it breeds on “Gull Islands” which, as a result of the constant lowering of the water level in the lake, joined the coast, becoming a peninsula, by the end of 1990s. This opened...

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Vultures of Armenia

Why is it important to study vultures in the Caucasus? The Caucasus Mountains of Armenia are a biogeographic bridge between Europe and Asia. The area is home to a range of raptors (hawks, eagles, and falcons, etc.) including four species of Old World...

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Monitoring of Raptors in the Forest of Aragats Mountain – 2005-2009

Acopian Center for the Environment Yerevan State University In 2005 we have started a pilot survey of raptors at the forest area of Aragats Mountain, with following objectives: to determine a sample area for long term monitoring of forest raptors to create...

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The effect of pesticides on the populations of Peregrine Falcon in Meghri District of Southern Armenia (2008)

Acopian Center for the Environment Participants: ACE staff and volunteers Meghri forestry administration Acopian Center for the Environment (AUA) with the support of Peregrine Fund and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in 2008 has conducted a survey of Peregrine...

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Monitoring of Long-Legged Buzzard Populations in Armenia

Acopian Center for the Environment Yerevan State University State Pedagogical University Birds of prey are excellent environmental indicators and flagship species for natural-resource conservation. Increasing of Armenian agriculture and other blanches...

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Levant Sparrowhawk Pilot Survey 2009 In Armenia

ACE (American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia) ACCL (Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania, USA) Red fields – study areas Acopian Center for the Environment (AUA) in cooperation with Acopian Center for the Conservation Learning (Hawk Mountain...

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Distribution, abundance and habitat preferences of the lesser spotted eagles of Armenia

Acopian Center for the Environment 2007-2009 The Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) inhabits almost all deciduous forest regions of Armenia. Due to economic and energy crisis and following economic growth in Armenia from 1990-s until now the land...

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Hawk Mountain Acopian Learning Center Raptor Conservation Training

To date 4 trainees from Armenia have participated in this program. They include Karen Aghababyan, Vasil Ananian, Grigor Janoyan and Siranush Tumanyan. Please visit the website: http://www.hawkmountain.org/

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International Raptor Count

Autumn Migration – Batumi, Georgia 2008-2009 Acopian Center for the Environment (Armenia) Youth in Action Programme (Belgium) PSOVI (Georgia) Raptors are essential part of the wildlife, indicating the health of ecosystem. Change in the Raptors’...

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