The first Egyptian vultures arrived from Africa to Dadia National Park

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Two mature birds flew into the fields near the village of Dadia towards to their nest direction, a rock over a deep ravine surrounded by forest. Here the species nests for over 10 years, since the nest is located in the zone of strict protection of the National Park of Dadia. Till autumn when the Egyptian vultures will migrate back to Africa this nest with the rest of the species nests in Thrace will be monitored by WWF researchers to verify the reproductive success. In the framework of LIFE10 NAT/BG/000152, under the title “Urgent measures for the secure of the Egyptian vulture survival in Bulgaria and Greece”, that is implemented by 4 organizations (BSPB-BirdLife Bulgraria, HOS-BirdLife Greece, WWF Greece and RSPB-BirdLife Britain), WWF Greece is responsible for Thrace, north east Greece and specifically for 5 SPAs: Dadia Forest, South forest complex, Derio massif, Filiouri valley and Komsatos valley.

Our researcher Elzbieta Kret monitors from a view point Egyptian vultures’ territories (WWF)