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. […]
CategoriesESC Wildlife Birds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures ThraceBirds of prey, the «unknown treasure» of the Dereion Valley Birds of prey, the lords of the skies of Thrace, are an integral and valuable part of its natural heritage. In recent years, they have been studied meticulously in some areas, such as the Dadia Forest National Park and the Southern Evros Forest Complex, while in others less so. The […]
CategoriesWildlife Threats Birds of prey Thrace Cinereous vulture birdsRescuing a Black Vulture in a Thracian Wetland Black vultures, the imposing "lords" of the skies of mountainous Thrace, rarely fly near the sea. That is why the appearance of a young black vulture in a coastal area surprised us. This bird was born in 2024 in Spain and was released in Bulgaria a few days ago, as part of the cross-border […]
CategoriesBirds of prey The Egyptian vulture Evros ThraceA small ring reveals the story of the last Egyptian vultures in the Balkans For years now, our vultures have been proving that wildlife knows no borders. For this reason, their research and protection often requires cross-border cooperation. A few days ago we had a pleasant update from our colleagues in Bulgaria (Bulgarian […]
CategoriesBirds of prey Events Thrace Sundays with nature Habitats birds«Sundays with Nature»: 158 participants and strong messages about nature and its protection The nature of Evros embraced 158 participants through the five Sunday excursions organized by the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society in the spring of 2025. Entitled «Sundays with Nature», this initiative highlighted the need for a reconnection […]
CategoriesWind farms Threats Birds of prey Press release Evros ThraceJOINT PRESS RELEASE OF THE BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION SOCIETY OF THRACIE, THE HELLENIC ORNITHOLOGY SOCIETY AND WWF HELLAS Crisis time for the wind farms in the fire-stricken Evros! Will there be accountability or were the commitments of the Ministry of Environment just empty words? The Decentralized Administration of Macedonia - Thrace is called upon to decide on the licensing of four wind farms in the burned […]
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 […]
Sundays with Nature – Come and get to know the nature of our place Let’s respond to the call of nature! A unique opportunity opens before us to escape from routine, forgetting the noises of the city and discovering the tranquility and beauty that the natural world around us hides. The Biodiversity Protection Society of Thrace […]
CategoriesThreats Birds of prey Vultures birds RhodopeA new LIFE project starts in the cross-border area of the Rhodope Mountains More than forty scientists from a dozen organizations from Bulgaria, Greece, and Spain gathered last week in Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria, to officially launch the cross-border LIFE project entitled «Restoration of the Black Vulture population and its food chain […]
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