CategoriesLife Rhodope Vulture wind farms Wildlife Wind farms Threats Birds of prey Evros Events Mammals Thrace TOP NEWS Bats birdsRecordings of dead and injured birds and bats at wind turbines in Thrace EPBTH working meeting with researchers assessing the environmental impacts of wind farms in Thrace. The Biodiversity Protection Society of Thrace (EPBTH) organized a two-day working meeting in May 2026 in Soufli, Evros, with the participation of 14 researchers from various regions of Greece, who are active […]
CategoriesLIFE Rhodop Vulture wind farms Wildlife Wind farms Threats Birds of prey Evros Thrace TOP NEWS birdsRecordings of dead and injured birds and bats at wind turbines in Thrace The National Bird Protection Agency (NBPA) collects findings from all available sources in an open-public database: systematic surveys, reports from companies' monitoring programs, findings by citizens, as well as reporting of impacts through the transmitters carried by birds or from cameras placed on wind turbines. […]
The invisible danger for the pine trees of the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Forest Park Last summer 2025, we observed several unburned pine trees (Pinus brutia, Pinus nigra) with brown needles on their branch tips. The image raised questions for us, which we did not leave unanswered. We invited Dr. Dimitrios Avtzis, research director of the Forest Research Institute […]
Prevention is better than damage Prevention is better than damage was the message of this year's school information campaign, which aimed to highlight the importance of prevention in avoiding damage to farmers' productions by wild animals (mammals and birds). Prevention measures reduce damage and bring profit […]
CategoriesLIFE Rhodop Vulture Wildlife Wind farms ThreatsDrowning of animals in water tanks in the forest The concrete water tanks located in various parts of the forest were constructed by the Forest Service many years ago, when forest firefighting was still the responsibility of the Forest Service, that is, long before 1998. The water tanks were geographically distributed in many parts of the forest in order to serve the […]
CategoriesLIFE Rhodop Vulture Wildlife Wind farms ThreatsA dead buzzard was found at a wind farm in Melia, Alexandroupoli. The trained dog played a crucial role in its detection. A dead buzzard was found on January 20, 2026 at a wind farm operating near the village of Melia, north of Alexandroupoli, during a systematic survey carried out by the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society using special […]
CategoriesWildlife Threats Press release Poisoned baitsDEATH CHAIN FOR BLACK VULTURES IN DADIAS NATIONAL PARK! An unprecedented crime of mass poisoning of wildlife shocks the country JOINT PRESS RELEASE Since Wednesday, March 11, one of the most serious incidents of mass poisoning of wildlife in the last five years has been taking place in the Dadia – Lefkimi – Soufli National Forest Park. So far, nine dead […]
CategoriesWildlife Threats Poisoned baits14 years of action against poisoned baits. Can we look to the future with optimism? KOINΗ ANNOUNCEMENT February 22nd has been established as the "National Day of Action against Poisoned Baits", as a reminder of the tragic incident that occurred on the same day in 2012, when a poisoned animal carcass led to the extinction of an entire colony of Vultures and […]
Wind turbines in Thrace, an insurmountable barrier for black vultures! «Green» energy at the cost of biodiversity? A new study, in the scientific journal Biological Conservation, once again highlights worrying data about the black vulture population. Analyzing telemetry data from two decades (2004–2022), it was examined how the black vulture population responds to an area where wind farms […]
Wild apple, the «burnt» tree of Thrace The wild apple, a small deciduous tree up to 10 meters tall, which can sometimes take the form of a shrub, numbers a few individuals sparsely distributed in the vast forests of Thrace. It has been identified in Dadia, Lefkimi, Pessani, Nipsa and Mesti. The scientific name is Malus trilobata (formerly Eriolobus […]
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