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New incident of mass wildlife poisoning in Evros National Park with 48 dead animals

JOINT PRESS RELEASE OF THE ATHENS ORGANIZATION AND THE BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION COMPANY OF THRACIE New incident of mass poisoning of wildlife in the Evros National Park with 48 dead animals A chain of wildlife deaths has unfolded once again in Evros, and indeed within the boundaries of the Evros Delta National Park! One year after the incident that had caused […]

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Nature is under attack: Wolf protection downgraded in the Bern Convention

Statement by 20 Environmental Organizations – December 4, 2024 Nature is under attack: Wolf protection downgraded in the Bern Convention Yesterday, December 3, 2024, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted in favor of downgrading the wolf’s protective status, a decision that has been heavily criticized by wildlife conservation experts […]

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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 […]

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The co-signatory 19 Environmental Organizations express our complete opposition to the proposal announced today by the European Commission to degrade the wolf's protection status under the Bern Convention and we call on the Greek government to proceed to its rejection during the Council of Environment Ministers that will be held.

19 Environmental Organizations ask the Greek Government not to consent to a change in the protection status of the wolf in Europe We, the 19 co-signatory Environmental Organizations, express our full opposition to the proposal announced today by the European Commission to reduce the protective status of the wolf in the Bern Convention and we call on the Greek government to […]

CategoriesAmphibians Birds of prey Vultures Evros Reptiles Mammals Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS birds Flora

Impact study of the 2023 wildfire on the fauna of Dadia – Lefkimi – Soufli National Forest Park.

Research to capture the impacts of the 2023 fire on the fauna of the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Forest Park. © EPBTH/SPBT This summer (August-September) we found ourselves witnessing and experiencing up close the devastating Evros fire, which, burning uncontrollably for 17 days, took on terrifying proportions, leaving behind 935,608.4 (according to […]

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