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This page lists books and reports published by The World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owl (WWGBP).

The publications are listed by date with the most recent at the top.

Raptors Worldwide: Proceedings of the 6th World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls

Editors: R.D. Chancellor and B.U. Meyburg

Papers presented at the 6th World Conference on Birds of Prey & Owls held in May 2003 in Budapest, Hungary. Includes a special section on Vultures which comprises 12 papers on different Old and New World species and their conservation together with eight special studies providing a comprehensive picture of the recent catastrophic decline of species in the genus Gyps in Southern Asia, particularly India and Pakistan, the hitherto inexplicable cause of which was first revealed during this conference. Other special sections are devoted to Falcons and Eagles respectively, including accounts of the unrivalled conservation work carried out in Hungary on such endangered species as the Saker Falcon and Imperial Eagle, forming an object lesson for other countries. Other sections are devoted, among others, to such wide-ranging topics as Population Limitation, Taxonomy, Electrocutions, Raptor/Human Conflicts and Environmental Contaminants.

Raptors at Risk: Proceedings of the Fifth World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 4-11 August 1998

Editors: R. D. Chancellor and B. U. Meyburg

"This volume comprises the Proceedings of the 5th World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls held by WWGBP in Midrand, South Africa, 4-11 August 1998, and attended by over 250 ornithologists from all continents. The volume contains 895 pages, with 90 original papers, many diagrams, maps, line drawings and photographs."

Holarctic Birds of Prey.: Proceedings of an International Conference

Editors: R. D. Chancellor, B. U. Meyburg and J.J. Ferrero

"This volume comprises the proceedings of the International Conference on Holarctic Birds of Prey and Owls held by WWGBP in conjunction with the Spanish nature conservation organisation ADENEX in April 1995 at Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain and attended by over 400 ornithologists. The volume contains 680 pages, with 59 original papers."

Eagle Studies

Editors: R. D. Chancellor and B. U. Meyburg

"This volume comprises a wide range of papers on studies and status of a series of eagle species, many of which were originally presented during three different meetings. Also included are a number of original contributions that fall within the scope of this theme."

Raptor Conservation Today

Editors: R. D. Chancellor and B. U. Meyburg

"This volume comprises the proceedings of the IV World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls held in Berlin, Germany, 10-17 May 1992. The conference was attended by over 500 participants from all over the world, including, for the first time, a large contingent from the countries of Eastern Europe and the former USSR."

Birds Of Prey Bulletin No.4

Editors: R. D. Chancellor and B. U. Meyburg

"A collection of twenty-eight new and original studies by 41 authors from 20 countries world-wide on birds of prey and owls covering a wide range of topics concerning the biology, ecology, status and conservation of these birds. Contributions include: Trends, Status and management of the White-tailed Sea Eagle, Distribution and Status of the Cinereous Vulture, Evaluation of some Breeding Parameters in a population of Eagle Owls, Status and Biology of the Bearded Vulture, Replacement of Mates in a Persecuted Population of Goshawks, Status and Distribution of Diurnal Raptors in Japan, the Migration of Birds of Prey and Storks in the Straits of Messina."

Raptors in the Modern World

Editors: R. D. Chancellor and B. U. Meyburg

1989

Proceedings of the 3rd  World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls. The papers are presented in five main sections: raptors on migration and wintering; population biology; biology and conservation of rare diurnal raptors; owls; and raptors in polluted environments. These are followed by three shorter sections: habitat analysis and census techniques; promotion of legislation; education in raptor conservation.

Birds Of Prey Bulletin No.3

Editors: R. D. Chancellor and B. U. Meyburg

"Proceedings of the Western Hemisphere Meeting of the World Working Group on Birds of Prey, November 1985, Sacramento, California, USA."

Conservation Studies on Raptors

Editor: I. Newton and R.D. Chancellor

Proceedings of the ICBP World Conference on Birds of Prey, April 1982, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Comprises 6 main sections:

• Part I: Mediterranean Raptors
• Part II: Tropical Forest Raptors
• Part III: Migration Of Raptors
• Part IV: The Peregrine Falcon
• Part V: Management And Conservation Of Raptors
• Part VI: The Biology Of Vultures

Birds Of Prey Bulletin No.2

Editors: R. D. Chancellor and B. U. Meyburg

Birds Of Prey Bulletin No.1

Editors: R. D. Chancellor and B. U. Meyburg