Joint statement by nine environmental organizations: Taking immediate measures for ASPIE in Evros and Rhodope with the aim of protecting birds and ecosystems After the devastating fire in Evros and Rhodope, with incalculable consequences for protected birds and natural ecosystems, in a joint letter to the Minister of Environment and Energy, nine organizations […]

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 […]

Another black vulture victim of wind turbine collision in Thrace On April 30, a black vulture flying in the Drosia Rhodope area crashed into a wind turbine of a four-turbine wind farm located in the «Filiouri Valley» Important Bird Area. The black vulture was located thanks to the satellite transmitter it carried on its back three days after […]

Wind turbines in the Dadia Forest National Park: April Fool's joke or sad reality? Who would have imagined that after almost 20 years of efforts for the proper location of ASPIE in Thrace, there would be a request for the installation of 10 wind turbines in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park, specifically at the "Trikorfo" location at the southwestern edge of the National Park [...]