The bird was found in the region of Sakar, near the village of Levka, where Green Balkans – Stara Zagora NGO has been implementing activities within “Lesser Kestrel Recovery” LIFE11 NAT/BG/360 project.
For the past two months, this was the seventh shot bird received at the Rescue Center. The striking fact here is that such cases become increasingly frequent with the latest ones being recorded every other day.
Unfortunately, this winter the trend of increasing numbers of shot birds received at the Rescue Center continues. As in previous years, these patients come from all over the country – Svishtov, Bankya, Plovdiv, Madzharovo, Stara Zagora, Svilengrad….
Although Common Buzzards are the most common victims of poachers, this year species such as Northern Goshawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, and White-tailed Eagle are also on the “black list”….
Green Balkans’ team is aware of the fact that only few of the poachers’ victims are lucky enough to be found in time and transported to the Rescue Center for their last chance. Every year, much more birds, hundreds of them actually, fall victims to poaching activities and die out there in the wild….
There is no need to comment poachers’ psychological condition, moral, and values…
And the juvenile White-tailed Eagle, another victim of insolent encroachment upon nature, could not recover from its wounds and died….
For further information, please contact:
Hristina Klisurova - Veterinary
PR, Wildlife Rescue Center
Tel.: +359 886 570 053
E-mail: hhristova@greenbalkans.org
For the past two months, this was the seventh shot bird received at the Rescue Center. The striking fact here is that such cases become increasingly frequent with the latest ones being recorded every other day.
Unfortunately, this winter the trend of increasing numbers of shot birds received at the Rescue Center continues. As in previous years, these patients come from all over the country – Svishtov, Bankya, Plovdiv, Madzharovo, Stara Zagora, Svilengrad….
Although Common Buzzards are the most common victims of poachers, this year species such as Northern Goshawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, and White-tailed Eagle are also on the “black list”….
Green Balkans’ team is aware of the fact that only few of the poachers’ victims are lucky enough to be found in time and transported to the Rescue Center for their last chance. Every year, much more birds, hundreds of them actually, fall victims to poaching activities and die out there in the wild….
There is no need to comment poachers’ psychological condition, moral, and values…
And the juvenile White-tailed Eagle, another victim of insolent encroachment upon nature, could not recover from its wounds and died….
For further information, please contact:
Hristina Klisurova - Veterinary
PR, Wildlife Rescue Center
Tel.: +359 886 570 053
E-mail: hhristova@greenbalkans.org
