News - Securing the recovery of the endangered Saker Falcon in Bulgaria and Southern Romania

The "Life for Falcons" project team visited a festival in Romania

Sep. 20, 2023

Over the past weekend, a team and volunteers from Green Balkans, part of the "Life for Falcons" project, funded by the EU's LIFE program, visited a festival of the Federation of Hunter Associations in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.

The new generation of Saker Falcons fledged in Romania

Sep. 07, 2023

From March until the end of May the SOR’s experts monitored five protected areas in South-Western Romania in order to identify the breeding Saker Falcon pairs and to find out how many fledgelings make up the new generation of this population.

The 6th Saker Falcon festival took place in Malko Kadievo

Aug. 03, 2023

Last weekend the 6th Saker Falcon festival took place in the village of Malko Kadievo near Stara Zagora.

Green Balkans team presented the project on Uzana Poliana Fest

Aug. 02, 2023

The Green Balkans team of the project Life for Falcons took part in the Uzana Poliana ecofest near town of Gabrovo from 21 till 23 of June.

Endangered souslik colony gets a chance for survival in Protected area Zapadna Strandzha

Jul 28, 2023

Last week a team from BSPB and IBER-BAS made a rescue relocation of the sousliks from the colony near Maglizh within the Life for Falcons project.

Saker Falcon Festival will be held on 29th of July 2023

Jul 12, 2023

The Saker Falcon festival will be held for another year in the village of Malko Kadievo! It is organized by Zeleni Balkani – Stara Zagora within the Life for Falcons project, funded by LIFE Programme.

Life for Falcons project was a part of the 18th Festival of Herbs, Mountains and Tourism - Balkanets Village, Troyan

Jul 06, 2023

Life for Falcons Project was a part of the 18th Festival of Herbs, Mountains, and Tourism in the area of Aidushko Sborishte, above the village of Balkanets, Trojan on June 24, on the eve of Enyovden .

Еxpert meeting for improving the cooperation during investigations of crime against nature

Jul 05, 2023

The Ministry of Environment and Water hostеd of technical meeting on the topic of Cooperation in legislation implementation for the protection of Saker Falcon and other raptors in Bulgaria.

NGOs and institutions discussed the effective collaboration against using poisons in the nature

Jul 04, 2023

Two regional working meetings in Plovdiv and Stara Zagora were held on the topic of Action plan against the illegal use of poisonous baits in nature.

Deadline for registration to the Saker Falcon conference is extended till July 21st

Jul 03, 2023

You can register to the conference by filling in the form and attaching your abstract.

Life for Falcons project was presented during Familatlon in Sofia

Jun 12, 2023

Children’s laughter, excitement, and smiles filled the Great Meadow in South Park on Saturday, June 3rd. Over 1500 families honored the tradition and came to Famillathon to celebrate the family, sports, and a healthy way of life for the 15th consecutive year.

Focus group within the project LIFE for Falcons was held in Bolyarovo

Jun 09, 2023

On 31st of May in Bolyarovo a focus group within the LIFE for Falcons project was held. 13 representatives of the key stakeholders took part in it – farmers, hunters, pigeon fanciers, local authorities and local business

Seminar with members of the club of hunters and anglers ‘Diana’ was held in Yambol

May 23, 2023

The club of hunters and anglers “Diana” in the town of Yambol, Bulgaria hosted a seminar within the LIFE for Falcons project on 17th of May, dedicated to the establishment of the cooperation with the regional hunters’ community.

We celebrated Natura 2000 Day with a trek in Protected area Ponor, part of the Life for Falcons project territory

May 22, 2023

We celebrated 21st of May, Natura 2000 day with a birdwatching trek in Protected area Ponor.

Celebrating Natura 2000 Day with walks in the nature

May 16, 2023

On the 21st of May Bulgarian Society for the Protection of birds invites everyone who loves nature to their walks in protected areas of the network near three Bulgarian cities: Sofia, Plovdiv and Haskovo.

Participants from Bulgarian institutions graduated from the Wildlife Crime Academy

May 12, 2023

More than 40 participants from 9 European countries have graduated in the third and final grade of the Wildlife Crime Academy which took place in Malaga, Spain in April 2023.

Green Balkans team presented the project in an event in Santa Marina Holiday Village in Sozopol

May 09, 2023

The Green Balkans team participated in the event, organized in Santa Marina Holiday Village in Sozopol in the beginning of May.

A new nesting territory of the Saker Falcon in Bulgaria has been found

May 05, 2023

Weeks of resilient observations gave results and we found another Saker Falcon pair during this nesting season.

Life for Falcons project was presented to the international hunter’s community

May 04, 2023

On 26^th of April in Sofia was held International conference of Restoring the small wild game in the agricultural lands in Europe – part of the forum of the members of FACE.

Еxperts from LIFE for Falcons project took part in a training on wildlife crimes investigation

May 03, 2023

Dimitar Gradinarov from BSPB and Ivaylo Klisurov from Green Balkans took part in the training, organized by WWF-Bulgaria and the Association of Prosecutors in Bulgaria on the Identification and investigation of wildlife crimes. Case studies.