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Authors
Mercker, Moritz
Škrábal, Jan
Blew, Jan
Liesenjohann, Thilo
Raab, Maximilian
Spakovszky, Peter
Kolbe, Martin
van Rijn, Stef
Pfeiffer, Thomas
Lüning, Christopher
Raab, Rainer
Raab, Rainhard
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
LIFE EUROKITE project “Cross-border protection of the Red Kite in Europe by reducing human-caused mortality” (LIFE18 NAT/AT/000048)
“Cross-border protection of the Red Kite in Europe by reducing human-caused mortality” (LIFE18 NAT/AT/000048)
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Article History
Received: 17 December 2025
Accepted: 23 March 2026
First Online: 21 April 2026
Declarations
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: This publication was produced as part of the LIFE EUROKITE project, which is funded by the European Commission’s LIFE Nature program (60%), grid operators (15.8%), nature conservation NGOs (9.2%), authorities (8.8%) and renewable energy companies (6.2%). As the LIFE EUROKITE project is based on international cooperation of scientists, NGO, authorities and companies, many people of different background contributed to this study in different ways. Based on the legal setup of the LIFE project, co-financers only provide funding but have no say in the content of scientific contributions. Contributors from private companies and NGOs were largely responsible for tagging birds and providing data to the project, while data evaluation, interpretation and writing of the manuscript was performed by the TB Raab GmbH in cooperation with authors working for independent research institutions. Martin Bergmann, who works for iTerra energy GmbH, conducted a mandated quality assurance review to ensure scientific standards.
