Raptor migration census in Turkey 2014

05.09.2014

On August 15 started the autumn raptor migration census in Adana Province, southern Turkey and will continue until October 15. Anyone can track the observed species and their numbers by tables in the Doğa Dernegi website, which are updated every day. Until now the observed adult Egyptian Vultures are 22, the immatures are 5 and the juveniles are 13....

Rescue operation "Griffon Vulture"

01.09.2014

After few days we will celebrate the International Vulture Awareness Day (September 6th). On this occasion let us tell you an interesting story from last month, with the main character - one of the representatives of these remarkable birds. A signal for a Griffon Vulture in distress from the region of Studen Kladenets Dam was received on 8 August in the Regional...

Nest guarding of Egyptian vultures for 2014

26.08.2014

The nest guarding of the globally threatened Egyptian vultures finished successfully. Over 30 volunteers took part in the activity, including people from foreign countries, such as Canada, Lithuania and the United States. This year, the nest guarding in Bulgaria was realized thanks to a successful fundraising campaign . Twenty four pairs nest this summer in Bulgaria,...

Hundreds of thousands of birds accidentally poisoned every year

20.08.2014

Two thousand, three hundred and fifty five Red and Black kites, 2,146 Griffon Vultures, 638 Black Vultures, 348 Egyptian Vultures, 114 Spanish Imperial Eagles and 40 Bearded Vultures were found poisoned in Spain between 2000 and 2010, according to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. All these birds are threatened species and protected under EU law ....

The Egyptian vulture “traveled” to the borderline between Greece and Turkey and Bulgaria

19.08.2014

We carried out presentations on "the prevention and detection of crimes against wildlife" focusing on the rare birds of prey in the region of Thrace, and particularly on the Egyptian vulture, at the customs and border checkpoints of Evros and Rodopi prefectures during the last five months. Thirteen custom officers and twenty-five policemen attended the presentation in...

Expedition Albania… here we go again!

14.08.2014

For the third season in a row, HOS field team carried out an expedition in the southern part of Albania. This area is of particular interest as birds do not know about borders, and it is suspected that Egyptian vultures go back and forth between southern Albania and northern Epirus in Greece. Thus, birds visit one side of the border or the other alternatively to forage or...