Safe electricity pylons in the Eastern Rhodopes

16.06.2014

The insulation of dangerous electricity pylons continue with new 34 insulated pylons and 27 other which are about to be insulated by EVN till the end of June in the Eastern Rhodopes and will secure the most dangerous pylons in 4 Egyptian vulture territories. In March 2014 in Northern Bulgaria were insulated 18 new electricity pylons and initiated at the July 17,...

Baby Egyptian Vulture in the nest with the only of its kind camera for online observing

06.06.2014

The pair of Egyptian vultures in the nest with the installated camera for online observing, has got their first baby. This happens for third consecutive year and in the same date - June 1, International Children's Day. The world’s only of its kind camera for online observing of Egyptian vultures’ nest is installed in Bulgaria by BSPB . It shows in real...

"The Return of the Neophron" is looking for volunteers for nest guarding

05.06.2014

For third year we will guard 10 nests of Egyptian vultures in Bulgaria within the project LIFE + "The Return of the Neophron". The period before the first flight of the inexperienced juveniles is critical as they may fall out of the nest and die. In order to protect them, we recruit volunteers for the Eastern Rhodopes to monitor nests during this critical period for the...

Back home

04.06.2014

After four years of wandering in Africa a young Egyptian vulture has returned in the land of its birth in Northern Bulgaria. In 2010 a yellow ring had been placed on the left leg of the Egyptian vulture fledgling with the inscription "KOX". Thanks to it the bird was recognized by the team of the LIFE+ project “The return of the Neophron” . The Egyptian...

Doors open season in Nature Conservation and Information Centre “Eastern Rhodopes”, Madzharovo

02.06.2014

One of the most amazing places in Bulgaria shares with us the pleasure of being among rare bird species and conserved wild nature. If you want to learn more about the biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes or where wild eagles, vultures and wolves live, you surely should visit BSPB’s information center in Madzharovo . Our animator will present you interesting facts for...

The World Migratory Bird Day and “The return of the Neophron”

31.05.2014

Since 2006 every second weekend of May, people devote two days to the conservation of the migratory birds and their habitats. Last year our team held an event on this occasion in the project area "Studen kladenec” , where the participants symbolically build totems of Egyptian vultures. This year we took 30 students from the Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski" to...