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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
[2011-01-03]
MARRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Christmas bazaar for wild birds
[2010-12-22]
Inspired by the Christmas holidays, the young nature lovers from “P.R. Slaveykov” Second Secondary School in Stara Zagora organized the traditional charity bazaar. The funds raised by the kids will be donated again for the Eagle Owl they have adopted – a patient of the Wildlife Rescue Center for years.
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A thousand patients at the Wildlife Rescue Center
[2010-12-22]
The thousandth patient of Green Balkans’ Wildlife Rescue Center for the year 2010 was admitted to the rehabilitation facility. The bird – a Coot (Fulica atra), was sent by the Smolyan Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water. The Coot was injured by a predator.
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Gosho the Pelican joint its flock
[2010-12-13]
Gosho the young White Pelican, whose story we told you a week ago was released at the Skalitsa Reservoir and joint a flock of White Pelicans, wintering in the complex of reservoirs in the area.
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Young nature-lovers help the birds in need
[2010-12-13]
The charity initiatives organized by the kids from the L. Karavelov Primary School – Nova Zagora, lead by Head Teacher Mrs. Penka Kalina – Koleva are turning into a tradition!
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Tree-planting in the Wildlife Rescue Centre
[2010-12-07]
The Saturday tree-planting campaign at the Wildlife Rescue Centre turned into a success
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White Pelicans in an uneven combat with power lines
[2010-11-29]
Two young White Pelicans arrived in the Rescue Centre after hitting the wires of power lines. This is a fairly common problem for the larger bird species, as they tend not to perceive the wires as obstacles. Most of them however get killed by the electricity, while the rest that survive that, often get seriously injured by the fall.
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First pair of Saker Falcons arrived in Bulgaria
[2010-11-20]
The first breeding pair of Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug cherrug) arrived in Bulgaria. This is an important step of the programme for the reintroduction of the species in the country, coordinated by the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER) at the Bulgarian Academy of Science. The falcons were purchased from Germany, with funds donated by Spacia Wildlife Ltd, a company specialized in ecotourism and observations of wildlife – birds, mammals, butterflies, etc.
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Herons and other waterfowl “landed” for a while in the Rescue Centre
[2010-10-25]
Migration is a tough challenge for wild birds and those of them, which are weaker or not fit enough, often fall out along the long way. Just try to imagine how much hardness is needed for flying over thousands of kilometers in such a short period.
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Free Again
[2010-09-18]
The two birds were set free in the territory of Vitosha Natural Park.
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New Home for the Griffon vulture Prisila
[2010-09-11]
On 4th September, the Griffon vulture, which has been sent from Spain together with the first group in connection with the reintroduction program of this species in the Balkan Mountain, was sent to its new home in the village of Pelevun in the Eastern Rhodopes.
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Green Energy for Green Activities in the Centre
[2010-09-03]
А solar system is already working in the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre since the end of August. The system is being constructed as a part of the project Green Ideas for Green Activities – popularization, creation and development of an emblematic model of sustainable use of natural resources, which is being financed by the Small Grants Program (SGP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
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A New Home for the White Storks
[2010-08-23]
At the end of the last week, some of the birds left the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre.
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Innovative Method Helps the Storks to be Self-Dependent
[2010-08-15]
As we have informed you some time ago, the yard of the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre has become a real stork kindergarten during the last two months. Because of various reasons, many little storks have found a shelter at our Centre after incidents that have separated them from their parents – some nests on the pylon of the electrical network have been ignited, others have been destroyed by the pouring rain, etc.
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Tawny Owls Replaced the Owls at Adaptive Aviaries at Natural Park “Bulgarka”
[2010-08-01]
A week after the two young owls successfully flew off from their temporary home at Park “Bulgarka”, three Tawny owls took their place.
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