We protect the forests and the eagles of Bulgaria
About the project
The objective of the LIFE for Eagle’s Habitats project is the long-term preservation of the Lesser Spotted Eagle population by securing the protection and sustainable management of the species’ nesting and foraging habitats, as well as the creation of new ones. The project will be implemented on the territory of twenty Special Protection Areas of the Natura 2000 network in Eastern Bulgaria.
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The eagle Iliya has started its migration to Africa
© Pavel Stepanek Unlike the other birds that received transmitters as part of the “Lafe for Eagles’ Habitats” project, the young Lesser Spotted Eagle Iliya did not return to Bulgaria but stayed in Turkey, near the capital city of Ankara. According to ornithologists...
Results from the Study on Species Composition and Abundance of Key Small Mammal Prey Species, Part of the Lesser Spotted Eagle’s Diet
The final results of the conducted study on species composition and abundance of key small mammal prey species, which are part of the diet of the Lesser Spotted Eagle, as an indicator for assessing the impact of various habitat management practices on the species'...
First documented case in Bulgaria of a nest with two juvenile Lesser Spotted Eagles
© Mihail Iliev For the first time in our country, a team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) has registered a nest of Lesser Spotted Eagle with two juveniles in it. The successful rearing of two juveniles is an extremely rare occurrence for...
The young Lesser Spotted Eagle Iliya is still in the area of the city of Eskisehir, Turkey
© Mihail Iliev A month and a half after the young Lesser Spotted Eagle Iliya, from the village of Alexandria in Dobrich, Bulgaria, embarked on its long journey from Africa to Bulgaria, it is still not home. All the other tagged eagles, thanks to the “Lafe for Eagles’...
Еxchange of experience in the conservation of the Lesser and Greater Spotted Eagles in Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia
© Dimitar Demerdziev In mid-May, experts from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (Dr. Dimitar Demerdzhiev, Dr. Dobromir Dobrev, and Atanas Delchev) visited Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, where they met with leading experts in the conservation of...
New sector Crimes against nature at MI has been constituted
Photo: Csonka Peter At the end of February 2023 a new sector Crimes against nature in the Economy police department at the National Police Service has been created. The sector will maintain criminal investigation, information, coordination and organization activities...
Lesser Spotted Eagle
The Lesser Spotted Eagle is migratory-breeding and migratory species in Bulgaria. In the past it was a common bird in the country but in the period 1950 – 1980 its numbers show an uninterrupted decrease. At present nearly 50% of its population (600 breeding pairs) is concentrated in the Eastern Rhodope Mountain, Sakar Mountain, Derventski Vazvishenia Hills and Strandzha Mountain. There are scattered records from Dobrudzha Plain, Danubian Plain, Thracian Plain, the Western Rhodope Mountain, Sredna Gora, Vitosha, Plana mountains, etc.
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