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We celebrated Wetlands Day at the dam Rozov Kladenets dam

04.03.2022

Green Balkans together with the Ecology Department of Radnevo Municipality celebrated the World Wetlands Day by conducting monitoring of Waterfowl birds at Rozov Kladenets dam. The lesson was attended by students from the Ecology Club from the Second Primary School "St. Paisii Hilendarski" with class teacher Daniela Kireva.

Two Czech zoos donated Egyptian vultures hatched for the nature of Bulgaria!

01.03.2022

Two Egyptian vultures arrived today at the Green Balkans' Rescue Center as part of a traditional partnership between different zoos of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).

First egg for the Saker falcons at the Rescue Center!

28.02.2022

The first Saker falcon's egg at the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Center was laid two days ago!

Green Balkans is Challenging Students from 5th and 6th Grade

28.02.2022

We would like to invite you to participate in the quiz “Vultures – nature’s critical clean-up crew”.
The quiz is directed towards 5th and 6th grade students from schools in the following regions: Sliven, Vratsa, Blagoevgrad and Haskovo.

For Fourth Consecutive Year We Challenge Students from 8th and 9th Grade to Test Their Knowledge in national online quiz “NATURA 2000 and birds of prey”

25.02.2022

We would like to invite you to take part in the national quiz “NATURA 2000 and birds of prey”. This year quiz’s focus is on protected areas, Lesser Kestrel, Saker Falcon, and Imperial Eagle. The quiz is directed towards 8th and 9th grade students from schools all over the country.

Reintroduction of the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) in Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria, Biannual Report 2020-2021

25.02.2022

Reintroduction of the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) in Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria, Biannual Report 2020-2021

Green Balkans joins the celebration of the 30th birthday of Rila National Park

24.02.2022

On 24 February 2022, Rila National Park celebrates its 30th birthday. The motto of the campaign is "30 years of Rila National Park - a challenge for future generations". Green Balkans has joined the events to celebrate the anniversary of the park by presenting the photo exhibition "Natura 2000 in Bulgaria" in the Information Centre - Panichishte.

Spring has already arrived on the wings of two Lesser Kestrels!

18.02.2022

This exciting news was shared by the ''Life for Lesser Kestrel''  LIFE19 NAT/BG/001017 project team.

Three Bulgarian Projects Have Been Nominated for the NATURA 2000 Аwards of the LIFE Program of the European Commission.

18.02.2022

The candidates for the NATURA 2000 awards of the LIFE Program of the European Commission have been announced.

The incredible fate of an eagle saved in Bulgaria more than 13 years ago, which got a second chance in Mallorca!

17.02.2022

We are happy to share with you the amazing story of a Bonelli's eagle. A story in which man is the cause of his suffering, and the happy ending in his life!

The Lesser Kestrels at the Green Balkans' Rescue Center are ready for the upcoming breeding season!

11.02.2022

During the winter, we, from the Green Balkans' Rescue Center, are already thinking about the upcoming warm days and the breeding season of the birds inhabiting our aviaries.

 

"LIFE for Falcons" project guest of the traditional falconry fair of the Bulgarian Falcon Society!

08.02.2022

On the first day of February, the traditional falconry festival was held in honour of St. Tryphon, who besides being the patron saint of winemakers and vine growers, is also the patron saint of falconers.

Newly-formed Griffon Vultures Couple at Sinite Kamani National Park

08.02.2022

Let 2022 start with amazing news and keep it up for the entire year. Colleagues from Sinite Kamani National Park surveyed a new couple of Griffon Vultures today. 

The Saker falcons' breeding season has started at the Green Balkans' Rescue Center!

07.02.2022

In recent days, the attention of the Green Balkans' Rescue Center's team is focused on the Saker falcons' pairs located at the Center's aviaries.

Wetlands Day, Fieldwork and Pygmy Cormorant Observation in Plovdiv

04.02.2022

This year Wetlands Day, the 2nd of February, was full of emotions for Green Balkans' team. Together with Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water – Plovdiv, Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, Youth Centre – Plovdiv, and participants in the Young Explorer Program, inquisitive citizens we celebrated World Wetlands Day.

A new veterinary manual for wild vultures in distress

04.02.2022

The Green Balkans team, part of the Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project, has created a special first aid manual for endangered wild vultures and their treatment.

The aviaries and nests of the Egyptian vultures - ready for the upcoming breeding season of birds at the Rescue Center!

03.02.2022

In the middle of winter, the Green Balkans' Rescue Center is actively preparing for spring and the upcoming breeding season.

 

"We give nature a voice" is a Project that Focuses on the Role of Citizen Participation in Conservation of the Enviroment

03.02.2022

The Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation and the Green Balkans NGO are starting work on a joint project "We give nature a voice", which aims to show the true face of environmental NGOs in the country and gain new friends for the cause of Bulgarian nature.

“Sinite Kamani” Nature Park is the new home of our new Griffon Vultures

03.02.2022

Two vultures were donated by the Netherlands’zoo DierenPark Amersfoort and one by Dierenrijk. They arrived in Bulgaria on 27th of November 2021. 

Tiergarten Straubing – Germany Donates Wally - the Griffon Vulture to Bulgaria.

27.01.2022

Yesterday Wally landed successfully on the territory of Bulgaria. The bird is donated by Tiergarten Straubing – Germany.