Conservation Success in Rescuing Eastern Imperial Eagle
Feliks disappeared in Syria in late October after migrating from Serbia in August, where he was captured and sold by poachers.
Michel Sawan, head of the Lebanese Association for Migratory Birds, retrieved Feliks after it was resold in Lebanon and Syria.
Serbian army troops in a UN peacekeeping mission transported Feliks back to Serbia via military plane.
Feliks is in a northern Serbian zoo, quarantined for 21 days before a new transmitter is installed.
Conservation efforts by the Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia (BPSSS) helped the eastern imperial eagle population grow from one pair in 2017 to 29 breeding couples.
The species faces threats like accidental poisoning and electrical cables.
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