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, […]
CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Bats Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impactAnniversary plantings… of wind turbines in the critical habitats of the Black Vulture! Decentralized Administration and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry continue the destructive policy in Thrace! Joint Press Release of the Hellenic Ornithological Society & the Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace: Not even a year has passed since the huge destructive fire in Evros, which resulted in the almost complete loss of the most important habitat of the Black Vulture in […]
CategoriesESC Volunteers Evros Thrace TOP NEWSWe are looking for new volunteers!! Our team is looking for and is ready to welcome 2 new volunteers, be one of them!! The selection process will be done through the procedures defined by the #EuropeanSolidarityCorps program. The participation concerns long-term individual CROSS-BORDER volunteering only. For more information, check here: Wildlife Protection, Monitoring and Awareness […]
CategoriesBirds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental legislation SeminarsTraining 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 vultureAfter 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 […]
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