SmartBirds
The power line grid remains the biggest threat to Imperial eagles
Photo: © Mehmet Hanay Another Imperial eagle with the satellite transmitter was electrocuted. The fatal accident happened last week in the European part of Turkey. After receiving an alarm signal from the transmitter, we contacted our colleagues Mehmet Hanay and Caner...
An Imperial Eagle tagged with a satellite transmitter was electrocuted near Stara Zagora
Photo: © Anton Stamenov/BSPB On Tuesday, an expert from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) discovered the body of an electrocuted Imperial Eagle on the outskirts of Stara Zagora. After receiving alarming data from the transmitter affixed to the...
The amazing and sad story of Kali the eagle
Kali, the Imperial eagle during the tagging with a transmitter in South-Eastern Bulgaria, © Volen Arkumarev It is not a secret that birds face numerous threats during migration. Poisons, poachers, and dangerous power lines are the most common threats. The...