Attempt for assault on Egyptian vulture nest was prevented

24.06.2015

Two incidents were registered and fortunately prevented in late May and early June in one of the nesting territories of Egyptian vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes. In the first case, people were seen climb down to the nest of a pair of Egyptian vultures , but thanks to the timely response of a collaborator of the project “The Return of the Neophron” the...

The Egyptian vulture’s heart beat in Sapes for a day

23.06.2015

Friday June 5th - World Environment Day: Sapes Primary School is equipped with all the necessities and takes to the streets once more to shout for the Egyptian vulture. Masks cover faces, picket signs high in the air, leaflets in hands, 60 pupils marching with the banner "Respect animals and nature" in the front and slogans shouted at maximum volume. It is farmer's...

International alliance to Zagori, Epirus for the Egyptian vulture, against poison baits

22.06.2015

Egyptian vulture populations in the Balkans have experienced a rapid decline in the last decades and all evidence points to one direction: poison baits. Although poison baits were once legally used by the authorities to control predators like the wolf, have been banned since 1980 in all Balkan countries, due to their impact on vulture populations. However, this harmful...

Madzharovo Municipality visited the Eastern Rhodopy Nature Conservation Center on the occasion of the European Natura 2000 Day

18.06.2015

On May 21 in the Nature Conservation Center of BSPB “Eastern Rhodopy” was held a meeting with representatives of Madzharovo Municipality on the occasion of the European Natura 2000 Day. The event was organized under the LIFE+ project "The Return of the Neophron" and gathered around 20 people. A BSPB team presented to the audience the main issues related to...

Watch live the baby Egyptian vulture in the nest with the video camera

16.06.2015

For the fourth consecutive year the Egyptian vultures’ family from the nest with the installed video camera has a generation. 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 camera is located near Provadia. This week students from...

We continue to monitor the flights of the tagged Egyptian vultures

09.06.2015

The last time we present you the latest information for the movements of the tagged with satellite transmitters Egyptian vultures was in the middle of January . Today, they have significantly changed their locations: In early March, Castor left his winter quarters in Ethiopia, crossed the Dardanelles and is currently on the Bulgarian-Greek border in the Eastern...