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Two-day event dedicated to the flagship bird of Meteora
29.03.2015HOS will be organizing on the 2nd and 3rd of April a two-day event dedicated to the Egyptian vulture, the flagship bird of Meteora. The event will be organized in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Meteora (NHMM) and the Kalampaka Forestry Service. The first event, entitled “ What became of the Egyptian vulture? The fight against poison ”...
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BSPB is organizing information meetings with farmers in Eastern Rhodopes
28.03.2015On 1 April the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds ( BSPB ) is organizing information meetings with farmers in Stambolovo and Krumovgrad within the LIFE+ project “The Return of the Neophron”. The purpose of meetings is to present in details the conditions for applying for the new agri-environment activities of the Development Programme (RDP) for the...
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The local Authorities and the Hunting Federation of the Regional Unit of Serres are awaiting the...
22.03.2015Weeks before the expected return of the Egyptian Vultures back to Greece, a workshop was held on the 13th of March in one of the last few areas of the species occurrence in Greece. HOS/BirdLife Greece in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Serres , situated in the foothills of Mt Menoikio, organized a short workshop addressed to the Regional Unit Authorities...
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Аssessment of the illegal use of poison baits in the NATURA 2000 sites for the Egyptian vulture in Greece and Bulgaria
12.03.2015A study on the illegal use of poison baits in Greece and Bulgaria was conducted in the frames of the LIFE+ project “The Return of the Neophron”. The study confirms the magnitude of poisoning events in both countries where the last remaining Egyptian vultures are exposed to this threat. Data was collected for the period 2003-2013 by face-to-face interviews (a...
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Help fund anti-poison dogs units in Greece!
27.02.2015Kiko and Kuki have, in nine months, found 30 poisoned carcasses and over 10 kg of poisoned baits. They and their handlers have carried out nearly 100 patrols covering hundreds of kilometres. In the areas where they work - the National Park of Dadia and Meteora region - the beautiful but endangered Egyptian Vultures circle overhead. The anti-poison dogs not only find the...
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Workshop to secure the survival of Egyptian Vulture populations in the Balkans, Central Asia and the Caucasus, and along its migration flyway
19.02.2015A workshop dedicated to the conservation of the globally threatened Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) will be held from 5 to 8 July 2015 in Bulgaria. The main goal is to develop an International Egyptian Vulture Flyway Action Plan to secure the survival of the Balkan, Caucasian and Central Asian populations, including along the flyway and in the wintering grounds....
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