Тhe Bright Future for Black Vulture

Green Balkans and its partners who are working on the “Natura 2000 in Bulgaria – New Horizons” LIFE17 GIE/BG/371 project and the “Bright future for Black Vulture” LIFE14 NAT/BG/649 project, continue with their initiative for nominating the most active journalists with contribution for nature conservation.

More than 30 representatives of Central Balkan National Park, Nature Park Bulgarka, National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences represented by Asst. Professor Stoyan Lazarov, Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation, Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, For the Earth, Greenpeace - Bulgaria, BALKANI Wildlife Society - NGO and Gabrovo Municipality took part along with Bulgarian land art artists.

An area in Castilla y León, Spain, became a death trap for vultures over the past couple of days. Since yesterday, when locals came across the gruesome scene, nearly 100 vultures were discovered either dead or dying in the field. Based on the circumstances, a mass poisoning incident is the likely cause behind this tragic event, but investigations are ongoing. 

A recently published study demonstrates the benefits avian scavengers contribute to people and the need to balance nature conservation and a sustainable economy.

 

The four-month-old Griffon Vulture - Mrak, hatched at the Green Balkans’ Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Center, was accommodated in an adaptation aviary in Sinite kamani Nature Park.

With great pleasure the team of Green Balkans’ Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Center responded to the invitation of the “Slunchev luch” Private Elementary Eco School in Plovdiv and visited yesterday the sunny kids from the eco school who turned to be big vultures’ fans and who chose the topic of our lecture.

For a period of less than one month the Black Vulture Blacky Skrill visited four countries only to come back to Bulgaria and be killed…

The Green Balkans team will celebrate one of the most important nature conservation dates in the country with a tour. It will be in partnership with organisations and museums in various parts of the country.