News - Green Balkans, Bulgaria

"Life for Lesser Kestrel" LIFE19 NAT/BG/001017 project - guest at the official opening of Stara Zagora Zoo

27.06.2022

The team and volunteers of the project "Life for Lesser Kestrel" LIFE19 NAT/BG/001017 of the Green Balkans were part of the representatives of the organization, and participants in the official opening of the Stara Zagora Zoo.

Our team joined the official opening of the Stara Zagora Zoo

27.06.2022

At the end of last week our team joined the opening of the renovated Stara Zagora zoo. A lot of curious, enthusiastic new visitors came to see the new looks of the local zoo and also learned more about protected species in our country.

Green Balkans joined the Science and Arts Fair at the Romen Rolan School of Foreign Languages in Stara Zagora

24.06.2022

Today we took part of the Science and Arts Fair at the Romen Rolan School of Foreign Languages in Stara Zagora along with our feathered ambassadors from the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre to talk about protected species and what we do to preserve them.

A female Griffon vulture is looking for a godparent and adoptive parent

24.06.2022

A female griffon vulture from the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Center is looking for a godparent and an adoptive parent!

The breeding activity of the Saker falcons at the Green Balkans Rescue Center for 2022 has ended

23.06.2022

These days the last Saker falcons hatched at the Rescue Center for this year were redirected for release to the adaptive aviaries in nature.

Improving the nesting conditions of waterfowl in the Pomorie Lagoon

22.06.2022

The work of Green Balkans on the project Life for Pomorie Lagoon continues, in which our team partners with the BFB, Tour de Valat (France) and Pomorie Salinas. The project aims to improve the habitat of the lagoon, its hydrological regime and, as a result, the nesting conditions of priority species such as Sandwich and Common terns, Avoset and Black-winged stilt, as well as many other protected species of waterfowl.

Green Balkans Initiative honored among winners in TELUS 2022 Donation Initiative

22.06.2022

In an event for their 10-year anniversary, hosted by TELUS, they handed out their awards from the year donation initiative.

The team of Green Balkans - at the premiere of the film "Botev" in Kalofer!

21.06.2022

The Green Balkans team was among the guests at the official presentation of the film "Botev" in his hometown of Kalofer!

Visiting the Lesser Kestrels at the Rescue Center!

21.06.2022

More than 90 students and their teachers from four fourth grades of "Vasil Levski" Secondary School Karlovo were guests of the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Center.

We fed the Egyptian vultures in the area of Provadia!

20.06.2022

In the period of taking care of their youngs, the Egyptian vultures, these rare, almost extinct birds of our nature need a lot of food.

In the footsteps of the Lesser Kestrels in Bulgaria and Greece

17.06.2022

At the end of last week, representatives of various national and regional media visited the habitats of the Lesser Kestrels in Sakar - Bulgaria and Greece.

A total of 11 birds were donated by the Rescue Center of the Green Balkans to the Stara Zagora Zoo!

17.06.2022

7 white storks, 1 owl and 3 common buzzards were donated to the Stara Zagora Zoo by the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Center.

The first necropsy of dolphins took place at Trakia University - Stara Zagora

17.06.2022

On June 5, at Trakia University - Stara Zagora, a necropsy was performed on 6 individuals of the Black Sea harbour porpoise (sea swine) species.

The activities under the "Student Practices" project at the Green Balkans Rescue Center have ended

16.06.2022

At the beginning of June, the internship of the 15 students from the National Profesional Highschool of Veterinary Medicine "I. Pavlov ”at the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Center ended.

A film with the participation of the Green Balkans team - with two awards at the Golden Linden Festival

16.06.2022

The emotions from the last edition of the Golden Linden International Film Festival in Stara Zagora are still "alive" in us.

We released the first Lesser Kestrels this year

14.06.2022

The hatchlings, 22 in total, 16 of which hatched at the Green Balkans Rescue Center aviaries, left at the end of last week for the adaptation aviaries of the Center for Environmental Activities of the organization in the village of Levka.

The team of Green Balkans - guests of the BagaTur camp

13.06.2022

Last week, the Green Balkans Rescue Center` team visited the children's camp organized by our friends from the Proto-Bulgarian School for Survival BagaTur.

Spring expedition to study Black Sea dolphins

10.06.2022

This year too we conducted a spring expedition to study dolphins in the Bulgarian territorial waters of the Black Sea. It took place between May 31 and June 5. Poseidon was also on our side, and the conditions for observation were excellent all the time. Our team was able to cover all pre-determined transects in the shortest possible period and collected an unprecedented amount of data on the distribution and number of the marine mammals.

Students from the National Professional High School of Forest management "Hristo Botev" – Velingrad were ranked in first place in the national quiz "Natura 2000 and Birds of Prey".

09.06.2022

In this year's national quiz "Natura 2000 and Birds of Prey" the students from the National Professional High School of Forest management "Hristo Botev" – Velingrad have distinguished with exceptional knowledge and it is no coincidence that they are in the first place.

The World Environment Day at the Museum “House of Humour and Satire”, Gabrovo

08.06.2022

On 04.06.2022 the Green Balkans team was a guest at the Museum “House of Humour and Satire”, Gabrovo. We celebrated World Environment Day together with the museum team, visitors, and children from different age groups.