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The first maps from Bulgaria of the European Breeding Bird Atlas are ready
22.03.2018
The data provision for the second edition of the European Breeding Bird Atlas is in its final stage. This is one of the largest initiatives to map the biodiversity of the Old Continent and...See moreA new artificial nest for Imperial Eagles was placed near Sliven
19.03.2018
In the beginning of February, a team and volunteers of the BSPB LIFE project “Land for LIFE” placed an artificial nest for Imperial Eagles in the area Kamenski Bair near Sliven. The...See more
CAP post-2020: Agri ministers adopt ‘Surrealist Manifesto’ while Court of Auditors calls for neo-realism
19.03.2018
Today’s Agri Council Conclusions on the post-2020 CAP turn a blind eye to scientific evidence on the environmental crisis on Europe’s farmland – and fly in the face of the...See more
Agri Council Fact Check: Leaked CAP conclusions based on environmental fiction
07.03.2018
The draft Agri Council Conclusions on the post-2020 CAP – leaked this morning – are based entirely on factually untrue statements about the environment.
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The public discussion on the Action Plan for the protection of the European souslik in Bulgaria was heled in Sofia
01.03.2018
On 27 February, at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds organized a public discussion on the “National Action Plan for the...See more
The fate of the first captive-bred Egyptian Vultures released in Bulgaria
27.02.2018
Elodie, the last of the first three captive-bred Egyptian Vultures, tagged with satellite transmitters and released in the wild in 2016, died. Elodie was the second documented case of tagged...See more
Break the ‘Silence of the Leaders’! – 133 NGOs call for more money for nature
23.02.2018
Today, as EU Heads of State assembled in Brussels to bargain over the EU budget, European NGOs demonstrated to demand more money to protect and enhance biodiversity . With nature conservation...See more
Albania plans to build airport in protected area
06.02.2018
Albania plans to build new international airport in Narta Lagoon protected area. In the end of the last week the Albanian Parliament approved the project. Local nature conservation organizations...See more
The birds of Butrint, Albania
05.02.2018
New technical report, prepared by BSPB and PPNEA aims to broaden the knowledge on the state of breeding avifauna in the Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) of Butrint in Albania. More specific objectives...See moreThe fifth campaign for prevention of crimes against nature
31.01.2018
The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds and the Executive Forestry Agency have started the campaign for prevention of crimes against nature "I guard the forests and eagles of...See more