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Poison bait attack at the University Forest of Pertouli
07.04.2015A total of 23 poison baits were found this weekend at the University Forest of Pertouli. This terrible but unfortunately common crime in Greece resulted in the death of two dogs and a fox. It all started on the 19th of March, when residents of the area on a walk lost their two dogs to poison baits. Next day, the Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS) in collaboration with...
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The supplementary feeding stations – in support of the Egyptian vulture in Greece and in favor of people
01.04.2015The provision of safe and high quality food in specific, controlled places - also known as supplementary feeding - is considered to be a key management tool for the conservation of scavenger bird populations. It’s believed that it can benefit the birds, increasing their survival rates as well as reducing the risk of poisoning. Specifically for the case of the...
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Two-day event dedicated to the flagship bird of Meteora
29.03.2015HOS will be organizing on the 2nd and 3rd of April a two-day event dedicated to the Egyptian vulture, the flagship bird of Meteora. The event will be organized in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Meteora (NHMM) and the Kalampaka Forestry Service. The first event, entitled “ What became of the Egyptian vulture? The fight against poison ”...
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Egyptian vultures were welcomed in Bulgaria and Greece with installed photo traps and video camera
29.03.2015In Bulgaria on the first day of spring - March 22, Egyptian vultures were seen in the area of Studen Kladents and Madzharovo. In Greece, on March 26 an Egyptian vulture was observed in Dadia forest. On the same day a couple successfully returned to Meteora. A number of activities were made by teams of LIFE + project "The Return of the Neophron" in preparation for their...
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BSPB is organizing information meetings with farmers in Eastern Rhodopes
28.03.2015On 1 April the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds ( BSPB ) is organizing information meetings with farmers in Stambolovo and Krumovgrad within the LIFE+ project “The Return of the Neophron”. The purpose of meetings is to present in details the conditions for applying for the new agri-environment activities of the Development Programme (RDP) for the...
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The local Authorities and the Hunting Federation of the Regional Unit of Serres are awaiting the...
22.03.2015Weeks before the expected return of the Egyptian Vultures back to Greece, a workshop was held on the 13th of March in one of the last few areas of the species occurrence in Greece. HOS/BirdLife Greece in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Serres , situated in the foothills of Mt Menoikio, organized a short workshop addressed to the Regional Unit Authorities...
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