Following the Egyptian Vultures

05.10.2012

You can already track the migration ways of the Egyptian Vultures in real time on the LifeNeophron.eu website. The road of the eight Egyptian Vultures can be traced by satellite transmitters placed under the LIFE+ project "The Return of the Neophron”. Each vulture is presented with his name and portrait. “Satellite tracking is not just a technology that allows...

What I learnt about Egyptian vultures

29.09.2012

That is how the young Rada from Sofia begins her spontaneous story. This summer, unexpectedly for her, she has observed with big interest the birth and growing of young Egyptian vultures under the care of devoted parents. Only 8 years old, the girl decide to describe the story of her new friends. And this story we share with you today. We wish to the young...

The migration routes of the juvenile Egyptian vultures

25.09.2012

During the summer nine Egyptian Vultures were tagged with satellite transmitters in Bulgaria and Greece under the project "The Return of the Neophron". The advanced technology gives us the unique opportunity to trace the migration routes and to find the wintering places of this endangered species. The young Egyptian vultures Svetlina, Arda, Ilyaz, Dobri,...

Relations between livestock breeders and vultures, in the past and the present

24.09.2012

The only active pair of Egyptian vulture in the protected area of the Filiouri valley and one of the 9 remaining pairs of Thrace, is just 1 km from the nearest village of about 100 inhabitants most of them of old age. A traditional farming village and famous for the production of livestock products, that despite its abandonment by the younger generations and their movement...

BSPB conduct seminar for Customs to combat wildlife traffic

18.09.2012

On 18 and 19 September 2012 on the initiative of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) a seminar "Prevention of wildlife traffic” was organized in the Training center of Customs Agency. The aim of the training is to familiarize officers of the Customs Agency with the theme of wildlife crime, in particular trafficking and illegal trade of protected...

Living in the mountains, under the gaze of ‘Akbaba’

17.09.2012

We travelled on the mountains of Rodopi, under the shadow of the Thracean Meteora, under the roof of oak forests, amongst the last shepherds, their dogs and herds. We were tracking the trails of "akbaba", the Egyptian Vulture, as it is called by the locals, both in the landscape but primarily in the memory and knowledge of those that still inhabit the region. Our quest led...