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A day painted red against poison baits, for the sake of the Egyptian vulture

30.04.2015

It's the third year that the schools that participate in the adoption of the last remaining Egyptian vultures of Thrace take on inspiring actions. All these actions are accomplished with the collaboration of the Environmental Education Centres of Soufli & Maronias-Sapon. As in the previous years, approximately 120 students participate from 5 different schools of Evros...

Online video camera connects us with the life of the Egyptian vulture for the fourth consecutive year

24.04.2015

The Egyptian Vultures’ family arrived after long and dangerous migration route and took the same nesting niche near Provadia, where a team of the LIFE + project "The Return of the Neophron" had installed a camera for the fourth time. It happened in the days after the festival of the town (4-5 April) when a tour for bird watching was organized, dedicated to this...

Alliance against poisoned baits: Training Seminars for the Forestry Service and the hunting community in Meteora

16.04.2015

The Training Seminars that were organized by the Hellenic Ornithological Society in Kalampaka, under the framework of the LIFE+ Project “The Return of the Neophron”, were a big success. The seminars entitled “ The issue of poisoned baits: impacts and ways to deal with this phenomenon ” referred to the contribution of the Forestry Service and the...

Join raptor migration census in Turkey this summer

13.04.2015

Location:  Adana Province, Turkey Duration: 15 August  - 15 October 2015 Job Type: Volunteer Application Deadline: Open until filled Background: Doğa Derneği is a leading nature conservation organization in Turkey and a partner of Birdlife International, a network of grassroots organizations operating in over 120 countries and territories...

New scientific publication reveals interesting facts about the migration of Egyptian vultures from the Balkans

09.04.2015

Do you know that juvenile Egyptian vultures travel on average 5,275 km during their first migration, and fly for 35 days with an average speed of 172 km per day on their way to Africa? Under specific weather conditions they can even reach a speed of 80 km per hour and fly over 500 km per day! These interesting facts were discovered by the use of satellite...

Provadia celebrated with a tour for bird watching, dedicated to the Egyptian Vulture

07.04.2015

On Saturday (April 4th) in Provadia was held а tour for bird watching, dedicated to the feast of the city and to the Egyptian vulture.  The event was attended by 20 people, including students from several schools - "Hristo Smirnenski", "Ivan Vazov" and the high school "Dimitar Blagoev". The route of the tour started from the center of the city - from the municipality...