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A big step for the survival of the Egyptian Vulture

04.05.2018

A workshop, co-organized by WWF Greece and the Directorate of Forest Management of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, has taken place on April 24th in Alexandroupolis, under the auspices of the Regional Unit of Evros. The main objective of the workshop was the planning of a local action plan for the control of the wildlife poisoning, through the development of...

The Egyptian vultures in Green Balkans' Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre have a new home

02.05.2018

A few days ago the renovating of an aviary in the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre was completed, which is going to be the home of new pairs of Egyptian vultures, formed in the Centre's stock aviaries. The renovating, part of the "Egyptian Vulture New LIFE" Project, will give our team the opportunity to monitor closely the newly formed pairs, which the experts...

The pair Egyptian vultures in the Green Balkans' Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre have a second egg!

26.04.2018

Six days after laying their first egg, the pair Egyptian vultures in the Green Balkans' Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre have a second one! The joyful event was made known via the CCTV cameras mounted in the birds' aviary. We're reminding that, in case of a successful breeding season, the hatchlings will be released in the wild as a part of Green Balkans'...

The pair Egyptian vultures in the Green Balkans' Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre have an egg!

21.04.2018

Two days ago, via our CCTV cameras, the team from the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre - Green Balkans saw an egg in the Egyptian vultures pair's nest. It was seen after a number of copulations were recorded by the very same cameras. We are hoping that, unlike last year when the vultures had two, but unfertilized eggs, this year they'll please us with...

Spain gifted an Egyptian vulture to the Bulgarian nature!

16.04.2018

The one-year-old bird, hatched in the Jerez Zoo, will be flying in the Bulgarian skies after a short stay in the adaptation aviary in the Eastern Rhodopes! On April 12, a team of Green Balkans, part of the project “Egyptian Vulture new LIFE” spent all day at the cargo terminal of Sofia Airport waiting for the precious gift - a young Egyptian vulture. The bird...

The Egyptian vultures of Thrace have their faithful protectors

10.04.2018

At the same time with the arrival of the Egyptian Vulture and for the fifth consecutive year, we started with great enthusiasm our actions for its protection together with the 5 schools that have symbolically "adopted" the few remaining pairs of Thrace. These are the Elementary Schools of Sapes and Tychero as well as the High Schools of Iasmos, Tychero and Soufli in closed...