Saker released after recovery

In November 2012 a male of Saker Falcon was found near Vienna in Austria,  not able to fly, with its wing injured. According to the information on the ring, it was a bird ringed in 2012 in the nest in Western Slovakia. After successful treatment and professional care  of Austrian colleagues, the bird was ready for a return into wild. The male was released on May 28th 2013 by the presence of media. The event was organised by extperts from Raptor Protection of Slovakia on a site with suslik colony, established within a Saker LIFE project. The release was done by the representative of Západoslovenská energetika, a.s. as a very important project partner, covering the insulation of dangerous power lines within an on-going project LIFE09 NAT/HU/000384. The bird was flying well after the release, so we hope he will return to the wild without any problems.