All of the adult Egyptian vultures with satellite transmitters are at their breeding grounds on the Balkans

25.04.2016

Do you remember Boris and Jenny – the Egyptian vultures from Eastern Rhodopes tagged with satellite transmitters last summer? Boris came back on 21-st of March. Jenny came too late, so her partner has a new wife. She is in the area of her ex nest, but we can only guess if they will get together. Aoos – the adut Egyptian vulture from Albania, tagged...

Results from the individual supplementary feeding of the Egyptian vulture

18.04.2016

The individual supplementary feeding is a pilot conservation action in which mobile teams of field assistants of the LIFE project “The Return of the Neophron” regularly provide small quantities of high quality meat in proximity to the breeding pairs of Egyptian Vultures during the breeding season. It is well known that supplementary feeding through feeding...

Poisoning - threat №1 to the Egyptian Vulture

05.04.2016

The report “Assessment of major threats in Natura 2000 sites for the Egyptian Vulture ( Neophron percnopterus ) in Bulgaria and Greece (2012-2015)” aimes to assess the major threats for the Egyptian vulture in all 27 project sites of the NATURA 2000 network, and also to evaluate the effect of the project on the mitigation of the species’ major threats....

Photography competition: The Egyptian Vultures Odyssey

01.04.2016

At the International Bird Day (1 April) the Life+ project “The Return of the Neophron” announces a photography competition, intended to promote the popularization and conservation of the Egyptian Vulture, one of the most endangered bird species on the planet. THEME We expect a wide variety of inspiring photographs portraying different aspects of the Egyptian...

A new exhibition dedicated to the Egyptian vulture in Plovdiv

30.03.2016

A new traveling exhibition was made in early 2016, since the old one – created at the very beginning of the LIFE+ project "The Return of the Neophron", was damaged by the Sun. The new exhibition can be seen for the first time in Plovdiv Regional Natural History Museum . The exhibition consists of 9 panels representing different aspects of life and status of the...

The most famous nest of Egyptian vulture in Bulgaria was secured

24.03.2016

A well-known nest of the species was successfully secured thanks to good communication and coordination between DGS-Provadia, RIEW Varna, Balkani Wildlife Society, BSPB, as well as the cooperation with the sport and rock climbing club "Varnaclimbing”. This is one of the most famous nests of Egyptian vulture in the world, as it is observed each year by people...