The insulation of dangerous electric poles has strated

23.07.2013

On the 17 of July 2013, we have started the insulation of the dangerous for the Egyptian Vultures electric poles . 10 of them were secured. The safety bars are in close proximity to the Egyptian vultures nest, that we are regularly observing with camera in Northeast Bulgaria. It is planned a total of 43 pillars to be isolated on this line. Isolation of the electric...

Poisoning in Eastern Rhodopes

18.07.2013

Everything began on the 15th of July when our volunteer Sanie saw a dog with foam on its mouth in Dolni Glavanak village. Her reaction was very fast: after short investigation the owner was found, but it was too late for the dog. Sanie, suspected that the reason was poisoning. A signal at 112 was sent and with the help of local people and veterinarians from Madzharovo...

Low flying aircraft causing problems in the Rhodopes

18.07.2013

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...

BSPB and FWFF met to save the Egyptian vulture over Kresna gorge

15.07.2013

A meeting between representatives of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds and the Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna was held at the beginning of July in the picturesque Rakitna Village, southwestern Bulgaria, to discuss cooperation in the LIFE+ projects " The Return of the Neophron " (LIFE10 NAT/BG/000152) and " Life for Kresna Gorge " (LIFE11 NAT/BG/000363)....

Egyptian Vulture with a plastic ring came back at Dadia

11.07.2013

After some sad news, we have nice news about the Egyptian Vultures on the Balkans. Since one week we have been observing an immature Egyptian Vulture with an yellow plastic ring at the Dadia feeding station. Unfortunately, the distance from the observatory did not allow us to read it. Happily, today Petros Babakas (the Evros Prefecture employee who is responsible for...

Photo traps - new knowledge about the Egyptian Vultures

04.07.2013

You already know about the camera in the nest of the Egyptian vultures in Northern Bulgaria. But we observe 3 more couples by photo traps. The aim is to find out more about the preferred from the species food, its feeding habits, as well as important moments from their lives - laying eggs, chicks hatching and feeding and some spicy things like courtship behavior,...