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For two years we have been monitoring Vaya’s travels

For two years we have been monitoring Vaya’s travels

Photo: Vaya in Israel, © Avi Livne Two years have passed since we've been tracking the journeys and adventures of the pink pelican Vaya. We remind you that on September 15, 2021, a team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) successfully...

The Egyptian Vulture Panteley occupied a breeding territory

The Egyptian Vulture Panteley occupied a breeding territory

Even for the most passionate travellers, the time comes to settle and establish a place to call “home”. This time came for Panteley as well, who turned six years old this spring. In the last two months, Panteley occupied a breeding territory in the heart of the...

Danube Delta educational camp connects kids with pelicans

Danube Delta educational camp connects kids with pelicans

Photo: © Sebastian Bugariu / SOR A Danube Delta-based educational camp held in June saw over 50 participants from four countries come together to learn more about Dalmatian pelicans – and the important role that rewilding can play in recovering populations of this...

Layman video of the project Life for Safe Flight

Layman video of the project Life for Safe Flight

After successful completion of the project LIFE for Safe Flight, dedicated to the conservation of the globally threatened Red-breasted Goose, its layman video is now ready. For the past five years a partnership of 11 organisations and institutions across the entire...

Monitoring the nest boxes for Red-footed Falcons and European rollers

Monitoring the nest boxes for Red-footed Falcons and European rollers

© Damyan Petkov At the end of July, the activities for monitoring the artificial nesting boxes for Red-footed Falcons and European rollers, which were installed last winter and spring in suitable habitats in Northern and Northwestern Bulgaria, were completed. Joint...

Summer supplementary feeding of six pairs of Imperial eagles in Sakar

Summer supplementary feeding of six pairs of Imperial eagles in Sakar

From April 15 to July 31, a BSPB team carried out regular individual supplementary feeding of six breeding pairs of Imperial eagles in the Sakar Protected Area. Four of the pairs successfully raised chicks and regularly benefited from the provided food. Three of the...