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Are powerlines dangerous for birds? It has been known for 130 years

Are power poles and cables dangerous for birds? It has been known for 130 years that birds die on these overhead power lines and unfortunately many countries like ours have not yet started to underground the lines. Such an important infrastructure that supplies electricity to settlements, sheepfolds, agricultural warehouses, antennas […]

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 Press release Evros Thrace TOP NEWS Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impact

The victims of wind turbines in Thrace are increasing… and so are the wind turbines!

The victims of wind turbines in Thrace are increasing, and so are the wind turbines! And once again the automated «safety» systems for collision prevention prove inadequate! Yet another endangered bird of prey tragically died after colliding with a wind turbine in Rhodope last July. This time a honey buzzard, a migratory bird that comes to the […]

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 […]

CategoriesBirds of prey Press release Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace TOP NEWS Environmental legislation

Mass poisoning of protected species: a new environmental crime in Evros

Mass poisoning of protected species: a new environmental crime in Evros A very serious incident has been added to the long list of incidents of illegal use of poisoned baits that kill an incalculable number of animals every year in the Greek countryside, this time with a record number of poisoned animals. In this case, and for the umpteenth time, faced with the illegal […]

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 […]

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