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FROM ILLEGAL HARVEST TO ECOTOURISM

The Red-footed falcon is protected in the EU and in Angola. Their long migratory journey is guaranteed by international conventions, but these are difficult to implement in practice.

There is an urgent need to initiate a COMMUNITY BASED CONSERVATION program.

2019 - EXPEDITION

The World largest communal roost of raptors linking Angola to Hungary

TRIP REPORT OF HUNGARIAN SCIENTISTS TO ANGOLA, 2019

In Angola, the deforestation is common as in whole Africa.

Deforestation, cutted by the hundreds of thousands during three decades, have caused a significant reduction in the number of wildlife in Angola. Wild animals are now traditionally hunted.

According to the researchers’ observations, the falcons are mainly hunted by young guys in gangs. Tens to hundreds of thousands of birds, roused from their roosts at night by drenching tropical storms, quickly become flightless in the heavy rain.

The lucky ones can sit back down, but those that fall to the ground are collected by hunters at dawn. Birds drying in the trees are shot with slingshots. A further disadvantage of this method is that mongooses, stray dogs, are sure to cause considerable additional losses by picking up the grounded specimens

Since 2019, the problem has been recognised by municipal and provincial leaders and conservation authorities. They are not in favour of the hunt, but the recent visit has shown that they are not in a position to control the process effectively. The law prohibits the consumption of bushmeat throughout Angola, but no one in their right mind would believe that these regulations can be enforced without offering a real alternative.

Humans need enough healthy food to survive, and falcons need space and peace of mind. It is more important than ever that a community-based conservation and ecotourism programme is established as soon as possible to help them co-exist