Mapping of electricity pylons in Meteora

20.12.2012

During December, HOS field team completed the mapping of potentially dangerous electricity poles within the Special Protection Area of Meteora-Antichasia, in Central Greece. This area is one the last strongholds of the species in the country with four active territories. Over 1500 pylons were mapped covering more than 130 km of overhead medium voltage power lines. Although...

Newsletter

20.12.2012

Dear friends, We have the pleasure to introduce you the first issue of the newsletter "The Return of the Neophron" . In this issue you can read: - One year helping the Egyptian vulture - The migaration Routes of the Egyptian vultures - Journey to the Eagles’ country: in search of the Egyptian vulture - Living with the Egyptian vulture - THE LOM RIVERS - Dadia...

BSPB participated on the Raptors MoU 2012 meeting in Abu Dhabi

12.12.2012

The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB / BirdLife Bulgaria) took part in the Raptors MoU meeting, in relation to the Convention of Migratory Species , on 9-11.12.2012 in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and aimed to bring together representatives from the 40 Signatories and to review the...

Results from the mapping of the dangerous electric poles in Bulgaria for 2012

11.12.2012

The activity of mapping of the dangerous electricity poles near the nests of the Egyptian Vulture started in 2012 under the LIFE+ roject “The Return of the Neophron”. At the end of the year, we can summarise that a total of more than 5200 electricity poles of various types were mapped along 500 km power lines in Bulgaria. The mapped dangerous poles fall into...

BSPB participated in a meeting about bird crime

06.12.2012

On December 4, 2012 a consultative meeting between the BSPB and institutions took place in Shumen. The theme of the meeting was "Improving the cooperation between institutions in prevention, investigation and resolution of cases of poaching and illegal trade with protected species." Among the 14 participants were RIEW - Shumen, Customs Bureau – Shumen, District Court...

“The Return of the Neophron” experts participated in a conference against poisons in Spain

06.12.2012

Experts of the Bulgarin Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB), Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) working on “The Return of the Neophron” project took part in an international conference on poisons in Spain. The theme of the forum, which was held in Cordoba, was "Poisons, wildlife and society."...