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CategoriesESC Birds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture Griffon vulture

SPBT is flying over Dereio Valley, monitoring rare birds of prey!

The Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society spreads its wings over the Dereion Valley and records the rare birds of prey that live there! This summer, the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society began monitoring and recording birds of prey in the Special Protection Zone (SPA) «Mountainous Evros – Dereion Valley», which is part of the European Ecological […]

CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Vultures Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impact

Warning by a recent scientific study: Thrace is at risk of losing two iconic species, the Cinereous and Griffon vultures, which might extinct as wind turbines increase.

Recent scientific research warns: Thrace is at risk of losing two emblematic species, the Black Vulture and the Griffon Vulture, which may disappear as wind turbines increase. Recent research by the University of Ioannina in collaboration with the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society warns that the installation of wind farms in Thrace may have serious consequences for the survival of […]

CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Bats Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impact

Planting anniversary … with wind turbines in the critical habitats of the Cinereous Vulture!

Anniversary plantings… of wind turbines in the critical habitats of the Black Vulture! Decentralized Administration and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry continue the destructive policy in Thrace! Joint Press Release of the Hellenic Ornithological Society & the Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace: Not even a year has passed since the huge destructive fire in Evros, which resulted in the almost complete loss of the most important habitat of the Black Vulture in […]

CategoriesBirds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental legislation Seminars

Training of authorities of Evros in the Management of Incidents of Illegal Use of Poisoned Baits

Training of Services & Bodies of Evros Prefecture in the Management of Incidents of Illegal Use of Poisoned Baits Joint Press Release of the Hellenic ORNITHOLOGY Society & the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society. An educational seminar on the management of incidents of illegal use and dispersion in nature of poisoned baits was held in Dadia on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The seminar was organized by the Hellenic ORNITHOLOGY Society […]

CategoriesBirds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Xanthi Griffon vulture

After 10 years of dedicated service in the protection of rare species of wildlife in Thrace, our Kikos has retired!

After 10 years of dedicated service in the protection of rare wildlife species in Thrace, our Kiko has become a pensioner! Since 1993, the use of poisoned baits has been strictly prohibited by law in our country, and yet who would have imagined that Kiko in Thrace and his brother Kuki would eventually […]

CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impact

Thrace Wind Power Stations vs Egyptian Vulture 1-1: One victory and one (for now) defeat for Egyptian Vulture, the most threatened vulture in Europe!

Wind farms in Thrace – Griffon vulture 1-1: One victory and one (temporary) defeat for the Griffon vulture, the most endangered vulture in Europe! Two diametrically opposed decisions were recently issued for wind farms (ASPIE) in Evros and Rodopi. On February 27, the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia Thrace rejected a wind farm that was planned near nests […]

CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Vultures Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Bats Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impact

Birds and bats recorded as "victims" of the wind turbines in Thrace: For the first time organised in a database!

The recorded birds and bats, "victims" of the wind turbines of Thrace: For the first time gathered in a database! Since 2008, when the first systematic survey by WWF Greece for dead birds and bats was carried out at the Wind Power Plants (WPPs) of Evros and Rodopi (it lasted two years), up to 2023, […]

CategoriesWind farms The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope

New Wind Farms in Rhodope threaten vultures and other protected bird species

New Wind Farms in Rhodope Mountains Threaten Vultures and Other Protected Birds On July 25, the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia-Thrace approved the construction and operation of three Wind Farms for the Production of Electricity (ASPHE) in the Kompsatos Valley, a critical habitat for important and sensitive protected birds such as the Egyptian Vulture, the Black Vulture, the Vulture, the White-tailed Eagle […]

CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Vultures Press release Events Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Environmental legislation Cumulative impact Flora

What should we be most concerned about? The environmental impacts of each wind turbine separately or all together, current and future?

What should worry us more? The impacts on nature of each wind farm individually or all of them together, current and future? For the first time in Greece, the cumulative impacts of the Thrace wind farms on species and habitats were assessed through a program implemented by the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society (EPBTH). An important resource is added to the quiver of those involved […]

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