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The international conference “Birds of Prey and Owls of Caucasus” has been opened on October 26 at Ilia State University. The conference is organized by the ISU Institute of Zoology.

The conference is held at the territory of Georgian National Astrophysical Observatory and will last untill October 28. The following topics will be discussed:                                          

Current status of the breeding populations of Birds of Prey and Owls. 

• Practical use of raptors and falconry
• Migration Monitoring and Wintering
• Biology, Fauna, Territorial Distribution and Counts of Breeding Species 

The problematic issues will be discussed at the roundtable meeting.