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Results of the study of the food of the Lesser Spotted Eagle in Bulgaria
Photo: © Nikolai Terziev The final results of the study of the food of the Lesser Spotted Eagle in Bulgaria are ready. From 45 nesting sites of the species, distributed in the eastern part of the country, food remains were collected, including bones, feathers, and...
Improving the food base of the Lesser Spotted Eagle
© Dimitar Gradinarov On 20.03.2023, as part of the activities under the LIFE project “LIFE for Eagle’s habitats” (LIFE18 NAT/BG/001051), the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds and the Southeastern State Enterprise" DP – Sliven – “Kosti” State Forestry and...
We celebrate the International Day of Forests with the theme “Forests and health”
© Jake Melara Today, March 21, is the day dedicated to forests. Forests are one of the planet's key ecosystems, supporting the conditions for our lives - they provide oxygen, help recharge groundwater, which is the only source of water for rivers in dry months, purify...
#RestoreNature joint statement
Photo: Dimitar Gradinarov We, the undersigned 207 civil society organisations, call upon all EU Member States, Members of the European Parliament and the European Commission to urgently adopt a strong Nature Restoration Law that is fit for purpose to tackle the twin...
Two more Dalmatian pelicans tagged with satellite transmitters in Bulgaria
© Vladimir Mladenov In early March, a team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) successfully ringed and tagged with satellite transmitters two more Dalmatian pelicans in Bulgaria. The birds were tagged in the Burgas lakes area. This brings the...
An young Egyptian vulture arrived from Vienna to be released into the wild nature of Bulgaria
Photo: © Green Balkans A few days ago, an young Egyptian vulture arrived from Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, and will get a chance to live in the Eastern Rhodopes this spring. The transport of the bird lasted almost 24 hours. Upon arrival, the vulture was immediately ...
Results of the study of the feeding behavior of the Lesser Spotted Eagle
The final results of the study of the feeding behavior of the Lesser Spotted Eagle, which was carried out in the period 2019-2022, are ready. It was carried out by installing trail cameras in eight nests of the species in protected areas "Zapadna Strandzha", "Sakar",...
The eighth issue of the Egyptian Vulture New LIFE Project Newsletter
© SPNL Introducing the eighth issue of the Egyptian Vulture New LIFE Project Newsletter. It systematically collects the most interesting activities for the protection of the emblematic species from August to December, carried out by a number of organizations in...
Waiting for the beloved White storks’ families
The three cameras installed in the nests of White storks in the villages of Yarlovo and Dragushinovo near Samokov, Bulgaria now transmit in real-time. Anyone can witness the return of the beloved stork families of hundreds of thousands of people from all over the...
The team of BSPB tagged two more Dalmatian pelicans with satellite transmitters in Bulgaria
© Vladimir Mladenov In mid-February, a team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) successfully ringed and tagged with satellite transmitters two Dalmatian pelicans. The birds were tagged in the Burgas Lakes area, Bulgaria. The transmitters...
The breeding season for Dalmatian pelicans has started
The new platform in the Kalimok-Brushlen Protected Area, © Svilen Cheshmedziev For the eighth year in a row, the breeding season for Dalmatian pelicans in the Persina Nature Park has started. In mid-February, during the regular monitoring of the marshes on Persin...
How LIFE is securing a brighter future for the Egyptian vulture
© Birdlife Europe – Flight for Survival The team behind Egyptian Vulture New LIFE has tackled threats to the globally endangered Egyptian Vulture’s flyway from the Balkans through the Middle East and into Africa. The Egyptian Vulture is one of the most threatened...