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.
News
The maintenance of the new forest belts in Dobrudzha has started
In June, the first activities on maintenance of saplings of the forest shelter belts has began on the territory of the Northeast State Company – Shumen within the project "Life for Eagles’ habitats". “The mechanical cleaning of the row-spacings in the belts was done...
Examining the condition of the ash forest belts in North-eastern Bulgaria
The decline of some of the ash forest shelter belts in North-eastern Bulgaria is irreversible and their rehabilitation and replacement with more resistant species should be undertaken. This conclusion was reached by experts from the Forest Research Institute at the...
Educating children on how and why to protect nature with a lesson about eagles
Two hundred and twenty children from "Dr. Petar Beron" kindergarten in Varna had a lot of fun learning interesting facts about the Lesser Spotted Eagle. They also found out why and how to protect forests, animals, birds and reptiles. Their educators came from...
The maintenance of the young forests created within the project “The Eagle’s Lands and Forests” has started
In the newly created forests, within the project "The Eagle's Lands and Forests", the clearing of the grasses that have sprouted after the heavy rains has started. The row-spacings in the young forests are cleaned with a machine, while the vegetation around the...
Children from Burgas played and learned about wild animals
Children from 3rd and 4th classes of the Burgas primary schools "Georgi Benkovski" and "Elin Pelin" participated in lessons on forest pedagogy. In the period 02-04 June 2021, four educational campaigns were held, in which 80 pupils took part. The lessons were taken...
Presenting the Lesser Spotted Eagle at a children’s festival in Plovdiv
The LIFE project "The Eagle's Lands and Forests" presented the Lesser Spotted Eagle at a children's festival in Plovdiv on 29 May 2021. Nearly 2000 people visited the event, which was organized on the occasion of the International Children's Day. Its organizers were...
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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