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Author: Rita G.

New translocation approach in Lithuania – lessons learned from 2025 

2026 February 10 | Rita G. | LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

In Lithuania, conservationists are continuing an ambitious effort to restore the Aquatic Warbler population in the Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, where the remaining population is too … read more

Key insights from the International Conference on Aquatic Warbler Conservation 

2026 February 9 | Rita G. | LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

In Vilnius, Lithuania (12–14 November 2025), the International Conference on Aquatic Warbler Conservation brought together a broad community of researchers, conservation practitioners, protected-area managers, authorities and students to … read more

Call for Volunteers: Help Raise Aquatic Warblers This Summer in Lithuania or Poland

2026 January 29 | Rita G. | LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

Dates: 1 June – 10 July 2026Locations: Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve (Lithuania) and Biebrza valey/Rozwarowo marshes (Poland) This summer, conservation teams in Lithuania and Poland will continue restoring … read more

Defending Independence, Defending Nature: Aquatic Warbler Conservation in Wartime Ukraine

2026 January 23 | Rita G. | LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

Ukraine is one of only four countries in Europe where the Aquatic Warbler still breeds. More than ten years of scientific monitoring have documented a … read more

A New Year for Aquatic Warbler Conservation: Looking to 2026

2026 January 22 | Rita G. | LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

By Dr. Martin Flade, Chairman of the International Aquatic Warbler Conservation Team As 2026 begins, Aquatic Warbler conservation sits like a scale that hasn’t settled … read more

Migration Watch Campaign: Join Us in 2026!

2026 January 13 | Rita G. | LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

Last year we launched the Aquatic Warbler Migration Watch campaign twice — during spring and autumn migration. We received many valuable observations from across Europe. Thank you to everyone … read more

Conference Materials: International Aquatic Warbler Conservation Conference

2025 November 24 | Rita G. | LIFE MagniDucatusAcrola news

Please find below all presentations and posters shared during the International Conference on Aquatic Warbler Conservation, held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 12–14 November. You will … read more

We invite you to the Café Scientifique „Aquatic Warbler – Huge Conservation Efforts for a Little Brown Bird. Is It Worth It?“

2025 November 4 | Rita G. | LIFE MagniDucatusAcrola news, LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

A small, brown bird with a simple song — yet the Aquatic Warbler has inspired decades of conservation work across Europe. From restoring vast wetlands … read more

The fate of Aquatic Warblers in the face of war: an international expedition in the Ukrainian wetlands

2025 July 11 | Rita G. | LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

International monitoring in the Polesia wetlands of Ukraine In June 2025, a joint international expedition took place in the Ukrainian Polissia region to assess the … read more

Translocation cancelled in Poland due to unprecedented drought and cold Spring

2025 July 8 | Rita G. | LIFE4AquaticWarbler news

The 2025 season has brought one of the most challenging years on record for the Aquatic Warbler population in Poland, particularly in the Biebrza Valley … read more

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The project “Conservation of Europe’s Rarest Continental Passerine: A Transboundary Initiative for Aquatic Warbler Population Recovery“ (LIFE23-NAT-LT-LIFE4AquaticWarbler) is funded by the EU LIFE Programme, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania, Umweltstiftung Michael Otto, Kurt Lange Stiftung, AECO, Bird Conservation Fund, Stiftung Naturschutzfonds Brandenburg, Giving Back to Nature fund and project partners. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.

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