


IBER team mapped successfully Romanian hamster colonies in Bulgaria

Help us save the souslik together!
In 2020 the European souslik (Spermophilus citellus) was designated as a globally threatened species. This amiable relative to squirrels, lives in meadows and pastures in Central and Southeastern Europe, where it is adapted to the traditional agricultural practices. Unfortunately, with the intensification of the agriculture and declining of the pastoralism the souslik is losing its habitats. One third of the colonies in Bulgaria vanished between 1950 and 1990 and this is still the current trend. Bulgaria at the same time is a center for the species dissemination with the highest genetic diversity. That is why the conservation of the souslik in our country is extremely important for the surviving of the species.

Green Balkans presented the project at Uzana Poliana Fest 2022
Green Balkans took part in the annual festival Uzana Poliana fest – green ideas in action. The geographic center of Bulgaria was again in the middle of the ecological ideas and environmental causes.

Interministerial group with expert from BSPB’s project team startеd working on the establishment of a special unit for investigation of the crimes against the nature

А second pair of Saker Falcons was registered on the territory of Bulgaria!
A few days ago, experts from BSPB and Green Balkans registered a new pair of Saker Falcons in nature! Initially, a male bird and a young fledgling were observed, and subsequently, the presence of a female was confirmed. After several days of trying to photograph and observe the birds up close, our persistence paid off, and, not only did we find out that it was a pair with a baby, but that the parents had hatched at the Green Balkans Rescue Center in 2019. They were released into the wild in the same year, within the framework of the organization's long-term efforts to restore the species under the "Reintroduction of the Saker Falcon in Bulgaria" project.

BSPB started collaboration with racing pigeon clubs to mitigate the conflict with birds of prey

First specialized course for qualification and capacity building of the state institution against use of poisons in the nature has been held in Bulgaria

Second edition of the Hunter’s Guide have been published by BSPB and UHAB

IBER experts visited breeding centers for European hamster

The final round of the Bulgarian National Olympiad in ornithology was held
The final round of the National Ornithology Olympiad took place on May 29th (Sunday). 22 students from a total of 117 from 5th to 8th grade in schools from different cities in Bulgaria were ranked for it.
The final round was held at the Nature Conservation Center of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) – "Poda" near Burgas and consisted of two parts: a test and identification of bird species from photographs. All finalists and their teachers were invited.

The first Saker falcon monitoring in Romania covered over 5000 km

The ''LIFE for Falcons'' project was presented at the Strandzha Periwinkle Festival

Launching of the website of the project – Save Raptors.org

“Life for Falcons” take part in the exhibition dedicated to the LIFEs 30th anniversary
Along with other iconic species such as Egyptian Vulture, Dalmatian Pelican, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, and Red-breasted Goose, the Saker Falcon is a part of the BSPB exhibition, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of LIFE Programme.

Start of the LIFE project Securing the recovery of the Endangered Saker Falcon in Bulgaria and Southern Romania
