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New scientific publication reveals interesting facts about the migration of Egyptian vultures from the Balkans
09.04.2015Do you know that juvenile Egyptian vultures travel on average 5,275 km during their first migration, and fly for 35 days with an average speed of 172 km per day on their way to Africa? Under specific weather conditions they can even reach a speed of 80 km per hour and fly over 500 km per day! These interesting facts were discovered by the use of satellite...
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Provadia celebrated with a tour for bird watching, dedicated to the Egyptian Vulture
07.04.2015On Saturday (April 4th) in Provadia was held а tour for bird watching, dedicated to the feast of the city and to the Egyptian vulture. The event was attended by 20 people, including students from several schools - "Hristo Smirnenski", "Ivan Vazov" and the high school "Dimitar Blagoev". The route of the tour started from the center of the city - from the municipality...
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Poison bait attack at the University Forest of Pertouli
07.04.2015A total of 23 poison baits were found this weekend at the University Forest of Pertouli. This terrible but unfortunately common crime in Greece resulted in the death of two dogs and a fox. It all started on the 19th of March, when residents of the area on a walk lost their two dogs to poison baits. Next day, the Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS) in collaboration with...
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The supplementary feeding stations – in support of the Egyptian vulture in Greece and in favor of people
01.04.2015The provision of safe and high quality food in specific, controlled places - also known as supplementary feeding - is considered to be a key management tool for the conservation of scavenger bird populations. It’s believed that it can benefit the birds, increasing their survival rates as well as reducing the risk of poisoning. Specifically for the case of the...
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Two-day event dedicated to the flagship bird of Meteora
29.03.2015HOS will be organizing on the 2nd and 3rd of April a two-day event dedicated to the Egyptian vulture, the flagship bird of Meteora. The event will be organized in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Meteora (NHMM) and the Kalampaka Forestry Service. The first event, entitled “ What became of the Egyptian vulture? The fight against poison ”...
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Egyptian vultures were welcomed in Bulgaria and Greece with installed photo traps and video camera
29.03.2015In Bulgaria on the first day of spring - March 22, Egyptian vultures were seen in the area of Studen Kladents and Madzharovo. In Greece, on March 26 an Egyptian vulture was observed in Dadia forest. On the same day a couple successfully returned to Meteora. A number of activities were made by teams of LIFE + project "The Return of the Neophron" in preparation for their...
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