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“Sundays with Nature”: 158 participants and strong messages for nature and its protection

«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 […]

CategoriesThreats Vultures Εducation Thrace

 "The vultures of Thrace in the focus"

“The vultures of Thrace in the spotlight” This spring, our environmental organization successfully completed the information and awareness-raising campaign for the vultures of Thrace, entitled «The vultures of Thrace in the spotlight» with the aim of protecting these rare and valuable birds. 7 schools, 241 students and 28 teachers participated in the initiative, the […]

CategoriesWind farms Threats Birds of prey Press release Evros Thrace

JOINT PRESS RELEASE Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace, Hellenic Ornithological Society, WWF Greece

JOINT 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 […]

CategoriesThreats Evros Thrace birds

The recent decision of CoS highlights the importance of NECCA’s opinions on the licensing of projects

RECENT DECISION OF THE COE highlights the importance of the opinions of OFYPEKA for the licensing of projects. The decision of the CoE, which briefly states that the Ministry of Economic Development must listen to the scientific opinion of OFYPEKA, that is, its existing scientific body, comes to close another path that investors had paved in order to obtain licenses […]

CategoriesThreats Birds of prey Press release Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace

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 […]

CategoriesBirds of prey Press release Events Thrace Sundays with nature Habitats birds

Sundays with nature - Come to meet the nature of our region

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 […]

CategoriesWind farms Threats Thrace Cinereous vulture

A recent study by SPBT examines how wind turbines affect the flights and energy expenditure of the Black Vulture.

A recent study by the Hellenic Academy of Sciences examines how wind turbines affect the flights and energy costs of the Black Vulture. Over the past 25 years, 276 wind turbines have been installed in Evros and Rhodope, and interest in installing many more remains undiminished. Already from the early years, it was realized that their highly problematic location within critical […]

CategoriesThreats Birds of prey Vultures birds Rhodope

A new LIFE project starts in the cross-border region of the Rhodope Mountains

A 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 […]

CategoriesWind farms Threats Birds of prey Evros Thrace birds Rhodope

The use of trained dogs in wind turbine victims’ study

The use of trained dogs in the investigation of wind turbine victims How easy is it to assess the negative impacts of wind farms? Are all dead animals detected? How far should you search around a wind turbine? This year, the Hellenic Coast Guard has launched a study using a specially trained dog to detect dead animals in wind turbines […]

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