Low flying aircraft causing problems in the Rhodopes

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During the traditional monitoring of vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) observed low flying cargo planes owned by the U.S. Army. The distance was so small that one could read the serial number on the cockpit with the naked eye. Its repeatedly flit very close to the nesting colonies of the rare Griffon and Egyptian vultures created conditions for the occurrence of unpleasant incidents. There are many cases of collisions between planes and large birds around the world that not only kill the flying animals, but also cause accidents by destroying machines that cost millions, endangering the lives of the pilots and population from the nearby area.
BSPB prepared on this occasion a missive to Mr. Angel Naydenov, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria. This missive states the notion that low flying along Arda River Valley should be banned because of the risk of collision with the nesting colonies of Griffon vultures. Such cases are not uncommon in the global community and an advanced country like Israel per example has banned flights over areas posing a risk of collision with birds.