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We fed the Egyptian vulture pairs in the area of ​​Provadia

09.05.2022

In early May, representatives of the "Egyptian Vulture New LIFE" project team and volunteers from the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Center brought more than half a tonne of food to the wild Egyptian vultures in the Provadia region.

Natura 2000 Day in Vratsa

05.05.2022

In the past two days we celebrated the Natura 2000 Day together with colleagues from Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park in the Nature Conservation Center Natura.

Wild Cinereous Vultures were observed on the supplementary feeding sites at Dolno Ozirovo

05.05.2022

On the 2nd of May, the “Bright future for the Black Vulture” team reported an interesting observation of two wild Cinereous Vultures in Vrachanski Balkan. This is a rare occurrence, as the species was extinct in Bulgaria, and the vultures found in the wild are mainly those imported from Spain, as part of the species reintroduction project in Bulgaria and restore its population.

Nine Cinereous Vultures were released and joined the wild population as part of the reintroduction project

05.05.2022

In late April, nine Cinereous Vultures, donated from Spain were released. 

Cinereous Vulture chick hatched in Kotlenska mountains!

05.05.2022

Positive news about the Cinereous Vultures in Kotel again. The third pair hatched this season (the first two couldn’t hatch chicks). This time the Cinereous Vulture pair successfully built their nest on a beech tree (Fagus sylvatica).

"The Chronicles of a Dream Come True" -Part II

04.05.2022

We are presenting you the premiere of the movie "The Chronicles of a Dream Come True" -Part II. This is an episode of the documentary series chronicling the phases of the reintroduction of three of all four vulture species in Bulgaria, namely Griffon, Cinereous, and Bearded Vultures.
The main character of this story is the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus), also known as Black Vulture.

Activities for the conservation of the Lesser Kestrel were presented by Green Balkans during the 4th Adriatic Flyaway Conference

03.05.2022

The conference aims to reduce threats to migratory birds in the Mediterranean and was held from 25th-29th of April 2022 in the Croatian city of Zadar.
 

Intensive preparations are underway for the upcoming field season, within the "Reintroduction of the Saker falcon in Bulgaria" project!

03.05.2022

At the end of April and the beginning of May, the field experts on the project "Reintroduction of the Saker falcon in Bulgaria" prepared all four adaptation aviaries (hacks) in the field for the upcoming release of young Saker falcons hatched at the Green Balkans Rescue Center in 2022.

 

For the Future of the Cinereous Vulture in Bulgaria!

03.05.2022

We have launched a fundraising campaign to continue the work of the return of Cinereous Vultures in Bulgaria at platformata.bg.

The Cinereous Vultures – the black lords of the Bulgarian sky, the largest birds of prey in the nature and extinct species. They need you in order to be reintroduced and settled permanently in our country!

Students from 5th and 6th grades did well with the regional online quiz "Vultures - nature's critical clean up crew"

29.04.2022

In mid-April students from 5th and 6th grade from the project areas of "Bright Future for the Black Vulture", LIFE14 NAT/BG/649 Project had the opportunity to participate in the educational quiz "Vultures - Nature's Critical Clean Up Crew". Despite the increased number of open questions and the time limits, the students showed that they had a wealth of knowledge about the Vultures.

16th WHITE STORK FESTIVAL

28.04.2022

For the sixteenth consecutive year the National Community Centre "Prosveta 1909" village of Belozem, Rakovski Municipality, Belozem Village Hall,”Geo Milev” Primary School and Green Balkans Association will host the White Stork Festival.

After 13 years in captivity, the Bonelli's eagle Ivo has a generation in the wild!

27.04.2022

The incredible destiny of the Bonelli's eagle Ivo continues to amaze and delight our team!

A lecture on "Protected areas. Threatened and endangered pizza species" at the "Kocho Chestemenski" Primary School, Plovdiv

27.04.2022

The lecture had the motto "In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments, but only consequences that depend on our actions".

The 'NATURA 2000 in Bulgaria - NEW HORIZONS LIFE17 GIE/BG/371 /LIFEforBgNATURA is among the finalists for the European Commission's NATURA 2000 Award

27.04.2022

The finalists for the NATURA 2000 awards of the EC  were announced today.
One of the two Bulgarian finalists and the only one in the category of communication is the Green Balkans’ project - "Natura 2000 in Bulgaria - New Horizons", implemented in partnership with Hobby TV, Darik Radio, and DnevnikBg.

"The adventures of Darki", interactive puzzles and mock-ups of a Griffon and a Bearded Vulture - a presentation at the "Dusho Hadzhidkov" Primary School, Plovdiv

26.04.2022

A team of the project "Natura 2000 in Bulgaria - New Horizons" LIFE17 GIE/BG/371 responded to the invitation of Mrs. Angelina Ploshchakova, a teacher at the primary school "Dusho Hadzhidkov", Plovdiv.

Donated paintings at the "Clinic of Pediatrics and Genetic Diseases" at St. George University Hospital, St. Plovdiv

26.04.2022

In November last year, an art contest was held dedicated to the dolphins in the Black Sea under the theme - "Draw me a dolphin". The art competition dedicated to dolphins is organized within the framework of the project "Natura 2000 in Bulgaria - New Horizons" LIFE17 GIE/BG/371.

The Lesser Kestrel's breeding season has started in our country!

21.04.2022

We already have the first Lesser Kestrels laid eggs for 2022! This was announced by the Green Balkans's experts, part of the "Life for Lesser Kestrel" LIFE19 NAT/BG/001017 project.

Bird monitoring along the Maritsa River, part of the Natura 2000 ecological network, with the pupils from "Raina Knyaginya" Primary School

20.04.2022

On the 20th of April, invited by Mrs. Monica Teneva, we had an outdoor lesson with the students of the 7th grade. All pupils and their homeroom teachers participated.

A team of Green Balkans and Rusenski Lom National Park fed the pair of Egyptian vultures in the park

20.04.2022

A team of the Green Balkans "Egyptian Vulture New LIFE" project, together with experts from the Rusenski Lom Nature Park, fed the only pair of the species in the park's area.

World Earth Day and solving educational puzzles at “Elin Pelin” Primary School, Plovdiv

19.04.2022

It was with great pleasure that a team from the Natura 2000 in Bulgaria - New Horizons LIFE17 GIE/BG/371 project responded to the invitation of Mrs. Desislava Elenova from Elin Pelin Primary School.