Lecture on bird crime in Sofia

08.03.2013

On the 06th of March 2013, a lecture on "The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora - CITES" for students, teachers and stakeholders held in the Department of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". The lecturer was Lazar Petrunov , a Bird Crime Officer of the project "The Return of the Neophron" (LIFE10 NAT\BG\152). He...

International workshop on the development of the Species Action Plan for the Egyptian vulture in Greece was held in Athens

05.03.2013

Two days international workshop on the development of the Species Action Plan for the Egyptian vulture took place on the 28 of February and 1st of March in Athens, Greece. A total of 27 experts from Spain, France, Italy, FYROM, Bulgaria and Greece and from different organizations and institutions (public authorities, research centres, universities, NGOs, etc) joined their...

News from Epeiros

23.02.2013

The best approach in order to increase the chances of saving the last Egyptian vulture pairs in Greece is to work hand in hand with those people who are in close contact with Nature due to the place they live or their job. With this in mind, we are working to create a network of people from the rural world who will fight against the illegal use of poison in order to protect...

A record number of Griffon vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes

19.02.2013

From 13th to 16th February 2013 the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds held the annual monitoring of the Griffon vulture colony in the Eastern Rhodopes. All nesting cliffs along the Arda River were visited. During the observation a total of 67 pairs of Griffon vultures were counted. It is 7 more than last year, when 60 pairs were found in the area. Currently 49...

Information meetings for farmers in Stambolovo

19.02.2013

BSPB is holding another information meeting for farmers in the region of Haskovo, Bulgaria. Its aim is to advice local farmers on the opportunities to apply for EU funding under the new Agri-environment Measure 214 activities. The meeting will be held in Stambolovo, on the 21th of March in the Meeting hall of the Stambolovo Municipality, at 10 o'clock. Measure 214...

The status of Egyptian vultures in Egypt

15.02.2013

Less than a century ago, it was common to see vultures flying over Cairo and nesting in some of the city’s buildings. Today, the vulture population in Egypt is drastically declining due to various threats. Six species of vultures are recorded in Egypt today, even though some are quite rare and seldom spotted. One such species is the B earded vulture...