13/07/2026
Orzeł przedni w Ziemi Świętej jest rzadkością. W 2022 i 2023 r. odnotowano lęgi po 40 latach nieobecności na Zachodnim Brzegu Jordanu. Niestety jeden młody został wykradziony z gniazda a drugi zginął porażony przez prąd. W 2024 i 2025 nie prowadzono obserwacji ze względu na wojnę. Przeanalizowano pokarm przynoszony do gniazd, m in żółwie śródziemnomorskie. Obserwowano zrzucanie żółwi z wysokości i rozbijanie o skały, podobnie jak robią orły przednie w populacjach bałkańskich.
Ritorna la riproduzione dell'aquila reale in Cisgiordania, Palestina: mortalità dei piccoli in entrambi i tentativi.
Golden Eagle Breeding Returns to the West Bank, Palestine: Offspring Mortality in Both Attempts
Di Saed L. Al Shomali, Elias N. Handal, Mahmood Kolnegari. In AVOCETTA:
Open access: https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/avocetta/article/view/29850/26577
The Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos, a globally distributed apex raptor, has long been rare in Palestine. This study reports the first documented breeding attempts in the West Bank in more than four decades. Bi-weekly surveys in Wadi Sa'ir and Al-Kanub Nature Reserve (Oc-tober 2021–June 2023) revealed one active nest at each site, each containing a single chick that was banded. Both nesting areas were dominated by open grassland. Human disturbance was substantially greater in Wadi Sa'ir, largely driven by nearby human-modified land. Both attempts ultimately failed: the 2022 nestling was illegally taken from its nest, and the 2023 fledgling died after electrocution. Fieldwork in 2024–2025 was halted due to regional instabil-ity. We summarize nesting ecology, prey composition, threats, and conservation implications, highlighting the urgent need to protect nest sites and reduce human-related risks to support Golden Eagle persistence in the West Bank