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Does guarding and feeding increase productivity and survival of Egyptian Vultures in the Balkans?
03.06.2016New article, showing results from activities like supplementary feeding and nest guarding was published in the journal “Biological Conservation”. It’s released by experts, working over the “ Return of the Neophron ” project. Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures to reverse population declines is essential to evaluate management...
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On the International Children's Day a baby Egyptian vulture has hatched in the nest with the online video camera
02.06.2016On the International Children's Day a baby Egyptian vulture has hatched in the nest with the online video camera. Anyone can watch the hatchling in real-time on the site of the LIFE+ project “The Return of the Neophron”: www.LifeNeophron.eu The nesting niche with the installed by the project team camera is located near Provadia. The camera for online observing...
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Balkan bird crime reinforcement seminar 2016
01.06.2016On 27.05.16 at Nature Conservation Center "Poda” , Burgas, Bulgaria, was held Balkan bird crime reinforcement seminar with main goal - capacity building in efficiently collecting evidences and working with the relevant institutions. 27 people participated in the seminar. Representatives from the Ministry of Ministry of Interior – Burgas, MVR–Topolovgrad,...
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Final results from the genetic analysis of the Egyptian vulture in the Balkans and Turkey
31.05.2016In the last 30 years, the Balkan population of the Egyptian vulture has decreased by over 80% and its range has fragmented considerably. This may increase the risk of reduced gene flow and increased genetic drift, resulting in the loss of genetic diversity and an increase in inbreeding, which in turn reduces the adaptive potential of the population and the fitness of...
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Electrocution is one of the main threats for the steeply declining Balkan population of the Egyptian vulture
29.05.2016Electrocution was identified as one of the main threats for the steeply declining Balkan population of the Egyptian vulture. To mitigate the threat, mapping and risk assessment of electricity pylons were conducted in active and recent breeding territories of the species in Bulgaria (29) and Greece (11) in the frame of the LIFE+ project “The Return of...
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Giant Egyptian vulture appeared in the sky of Albania
26.05.2016Just few days ago, 140 Ideas finalized their next murals on ecological topic – the Egyptian vulture as a symbol of the spring. This time the event took place in Vlora - the coastal touristic center of Albania. Local legend says that the Cuckoo riding an Egyptian vulture brings the spring, from where is the local name – “Cuckoo’s horse”. With...
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