The team of Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center, participants in project “ Egyptian vulture New LIFE” (LIFE16 NAT/BG/000874), prepared for the winter

08.11.2018

The wall mount cabinet and the battery of the video surveillance cameras were dismounted from the adaptation aviary in Eastern Rhodope Mountains during the last few days. Read more..

Farewell to Lily…

07.11.2018

All the feathery, hairy and prickly patients of the Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center are important and deserve to receive the best care. Read more..

What it means to maintain a breeding colony? The challenge to breed Saker falcons

07.11.2018

The team of the Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center initiated the reintroduction of a species gone extinct from Bulgaria – the Saker falcon about ten years ago. The maintenance of a breeding colony is a process of establishing permanent relations between the individuals, which may take a long period of time and it requires taking into consideration of many important things.

Reconstruction of the aviary for adaptation of vultures in the region of Sliven

01.11.2018

One of the most important activities of the field team of Green Balkans for the last month was the reconstruction of the adaptation aviary for vultures, which is on the territory of Sinite kamani Nature Park.

we are urgently looking for 1000 euro for the transportation of one male Black Vulture, donated to us by the Dutch zoo, Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen

22.10.2018

The bird is going to join the species breeding program, carried out in the Green Balkans’ Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre in Stara Zagora.

How many of you have loved without being loved back

19.10.2018

This is the story of a couple of Black Vultures from the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Stara Zagora and our effort to give our female bird a new chance for offspring. Read more..

The Egyptian Vultures in Green Balkans' Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre had a prophylactic examination

26.09.2018

Yesterday all 9 Egyptian Vultures living in the aviaries of the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre had their planned prophylactic examinations. Read more..

The migration of the captive-bred Egyptian vultures

21.09.2018

Part of the young Egyptian vultures released this year in Bulgaria by different techniques of releasing – the hacking method, fostering and delayed release, headed for the first time along the dangerous migratory route to the south. Read more..

How not to migrate – the Egyptian vulture Vanya advices!

21.09.2018

The two Egyptian vultures, released this summer in the Eastern Rhodopes by the artificial nest method started their migration in the beginning of September. One of them – Anna performed a dangerous move she, flied twice above the sea near Adrasan peninsular, but fortunately returned on the land as currently she is in Adana province. The other bird named Vanya made a dangerous flight when she was in Madzharovo, she landed on a roof of a house. The team of the project managed to capture the bird and to return it on the rocks.

Children gave freedom to wild animals!

14.09.2018

The summer is time for fun and new emotions. The children participating in the release of patients of the Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center truly believe in that.

7 Common kestrels flied in the sky above Stara Zagora Mineral baths

13.09.2018

The Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center participated in the annual folklore festival Bogorodichna stapka which was held just a few days ago in Stara Zagora Mineral baths.

The field season for the Saker falcon activities has finished!

12.09.2018

The year-round cycle of work on the reintroduction of the Saker falcon in Bulgaria includes variety of activities, which we have previously informed you about. But as the field season has just finished, now it is time to strike a balance.

The team of Green Balkans presents the activities on the ‘Saker falcon reintroduction project in Bulgaria’ on the festival of Malko Kadievo village

07.09.2018

On 06/09/2018 the team of the Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center joined the festival of Malko Kadievo village along with the local people by personal invitation of the major of the village. We took advantage of the occasion to celebrate the successfully finished field season of the project ‘Saker falcon reintroduction in Bulgaria’, which activities take place in the area of the village.

Fourth release of White storks for this season in the Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center

04.09.2018

White storks, rehabilitated and raised in the Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center were released for the fourth time this season. Our colleagues from Bulgarka Nautre Park attended the event, as well as our friends – nature lovers.

A young vulture crashed by train

24.08.2018

Our team has the difficult task to help a young Griffon vulture, which has lost a wing after an accident with a train. Read more..

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