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High Fire Risk: Nature Needs Our Responsibility
Summer is a season for holidays, time spent outdoors, and agricultural activities, including the harvest. It is also the time of year when high temperatures, prolonged drought, and strong winds can turn a single spark into a major threat to people, wildlife, and...
BSPB receives the prestigious Excellence Award 2026 for Dalmatian Pelican conservation
Photo: © Stiftung Naturerbe Donau The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB/BirdLife Bulgaria) has received the prestigious Excellence Award 2026 in recognition of its long-term and dedicated work to conserve the Dalmatian Pelican in Bulgaria. The award...
GPS transmitters track the first Cinereous Vulture juveniles hatched in the Rhodope Mountains
Photo: © Dimitar Gradinarov/BSPB A team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB/BirdLife Bulgaria) has ringed and tagged the two Cinereous Vulture juveniles hatched this year in the Bulgarian part of the Eastern Rhodopes with GPS/GSM satellite...
BSPB Receives Special Award from the Confederation from Employers and Industrialists in Haskovo
Pictures: Nelly Valkanova The Haskovo Regional Branch of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIB) presented the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) Eastern Rhodopes Nature Conservation Centre with a special award in...
Sofia to Host the European Conference on the Conservation of Small Mammals
From 21 to 25 September 2026, the Faculty of Biology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" will host the European Conference on the Conservation of Small Mammals. The conference is organised by Habitat Foundation and the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem...
The Environmental Expert Council at the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water in Haskovo Rejects the Wind Farm Project in the Krumovitsa Protected Zone
Pictures - Dimitar Gradinarov BSPB A protest against the investment proposal was held in front of the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Haskovo. The decisive votes in the Environmental Expert Council came from the representative of Krumovgrad...
A Chapter closes on the Danube: RESTORIVER carried out its final conference in Ruse
The RESTORIVER project marked the end of its journey on 9 June 2026, with a final conference held at Hotel Riga in Ruse. Led by BSPB/BirdLife Bulgaria as the lead partner, the project united 15 partners from Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, and...
First Expert Discussion on the National Nature Restoration Plan
Pictures - Dimitar Gradinarov - BSPB A conference organized by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) and WWF Bulgaria brought together representatives of institutions, academia, and civil society organizations in Sofia for the first expert dialogue...
A new international study presents the first comprehensive genetic analysis of the Dalmatian pelican
A new international study published in Avian Research presents the first comprehensive genetic analysis of the Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) across the species’ entire range — from Southeastern Europe to Central Asia. The study involved scientists and...
Class of 2026 Graduates from “Vulture School” and Takes to the Skies of the Eastern Rhodopes
The young Egyptian Vultures from the Class of 2026 of the “Vulture School” programme have successfully completed their adaptation and training period and are now flying freely in the skies above the Eastern Rhodope Mountains. Picture: Chris Eley After spending several...
Chasing Emotions in the Vulture Crater
Photo: © Luiza Nikolaeva On 24–25 May 2026, the Eastern Rhodopes once again demonstrated why they are among Europe’s most valuable wildlife areas. Fourteen participants from the Sofia group of BSPB’s ornithology course spent two unforgettable days near Madzharovo,...
Two New Generations of Romanian Hamsters Born in Captivity
Scientists from the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBER-BAS), partners in the “Life for Falcons” project, have launched the 2026 breeding season for the Romanian hamster. The first litter of eight pups was born...