SmartBirds
Successful tagging of 11 Red-breasted Geese in Northern Kazakhstan supports international flyway conservation
This spring, a joint team of experts from the ACBK and M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University successfully carried out the capture and satellite tagging of Red-breasted Geese in northern Kazakhstan as part of two international conservation initiatives: the BSPB...
Five More Cinereous Vultures Arrive from Spain to Strengthen the Population in the Eastern Rhodopes
Five more cinereous vultures have arrived in Bulgaria from Spain as part of the ongoing efforts to restore the species in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains within the LIFE Rhodope vulture project. The transfer was made possible through the collaboration between the...
11 Young Egyptian Vultures Prepare for Life in the Wild in Bulgaria
Photo: © Dimitar Gradinarov/BSPB Birds from the extremely rare Egyptian vulture species, hatched in the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, and Bulgaria, were fitted with satellite transmitters at the so-called “Vulture School” of the Bulgarian Society for the...
A Year After Getting a Second Chance at Life, the Egyptian Vulture Chance Is Home Again
Photo: © Volen Arkumarev/BSPB A year ago, the story of the Egyptian Vulture Chance touched hundreds of people. The bird miraculously survived a severe poisoning incident near Momchilgrad. It was yet another case demonstrating how serious the threat of poisoned baits...