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 […]
CategoriesESC Evros TOP NEWS Seed collectionSeeds and life This year we are collaborating with the company ForestPlan for the implementation of a very important project that aims to collect seeds from forest tree and shrub species of Evros. The objectives of the project are to study and record the appropriate handling of propagation material of native species of the Evros Regional Authority. To achieve this, it is required […]
CategoriesWildlife Press release TOP NEWS Ally“Alliance for Wildlife”: Why nature wants us on the same team 11 organizations, one team in the fight for the well-being of wildlife and humans. With the central slogan “Nature wants us on the same team”, the new communication campaign launched today by the “Alliance for Wildlife” comes to remind us that […]
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 […]
CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Vultures Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impactRecent scientific research warns: Thrace is at risk of losing two emblematic species, the Black Vulture and the Griffon Vulture, which may disappear as wind turbines increase. Recent research by the University of Ioannina in collaboration with the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society warns that the installation of wind farms in Thrace may have serious consequences for the survival of […]
CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Press release Evros Thrace TOP NEWS Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impactThe victims of wind turbines in Thrace are increasing, and so are the wind turbines! And once again the automated «safety» systems for collision prevention prove inadequate! Yet another endangered bird of prey tragically died after colliding with a wind turbine in Rhodope last July. This time a honey buzzard, a migratory bird that comes to the […]
Recording and monitoring of habitats in Evros. Last July, we had the opportunity to tour the mountains of Evros and collaborate with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, for the supervision and evaluation of the conservation regime of protected habitats in Greece, which is being implemented in our country during the two-year period 2023-24. In a network of fixed locations, […]
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