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For the first time in Bulgaria we have been tracking the flight of 10 Lesser spotted eagles
Over the last two weeks a team from Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds (BSPB) placed GPS-GSM transmitters on seven Lesser spotted eagles thus increasing the number of the tagged birds to ten. Three of the transmitters were placed last year. This activity is new...
Eng. Martin Borisov, PhD: The Saarland method is a new opportunity for environmentally friendly forest management in Bulgaria
Over 150 foresters from the forest enterprises of North-East State Company, South-East State Company and Executive Forest Agency, as well as citizens from environmental organizations and NGOs will undergo training this and next year on how to apply the Saarland...
Foresters are trained in the “Saarland method”
More than 30 foresters from Executive Forest Agency (EFA), South-East State Company (SESC) and North-East State Company (NESC) will be trained this week in the Saarland method, which is a part of the implementation of the project “LIFE for Eagle’s habitats”. The...
Tagging LSEs with satellite transmitters continues
In the next 10 days 7 young Lesser Spotted Eagles from several nests around Bulgaria will be tagged with satellite transmitters. For the first time this year transmitters will be put on birds from North East Bulgaria. The placement of the transmitters will be carried...
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...