Dalmatian pelican: record numbers at Lake Skadar
"Those numbers are really sensational", says EuroNatur project manager Romy Durst. Birdwatchers documented 60 Dalmatian pelicans on Lake Skadar on the border between Albania and Montenegro at an international water bird counting session last Saturday.
More ...Greater Spotted Eagle shot down over Skadar Lake
Bird hunting in the Balkans claimed a high-profile victim at the end of last week. A half-dead greater spotted eagle was found by a hunter in the Skadar Lake National Park near the Montenegrin town of Podgorica, where it had been shot down.
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Council of Europe decides in support of the wolf
The wolf continues to be strictly protected in Europe. This decision by the Council of Europe’s relevant committee is for the fourth time dismissing a motion by Switzerland to weaken the protection of the grey predators.
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Second photo of Balkan Lynx in Shebenik-Jablanica Nationalpark
Good news from Albania: With a camera trap EuroNatur's partner organization PPNEA successfully shot a picture of a Balkan Lynx in the Albanian national park Shebenik-Jablanica last Friday.
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Balkan lynx Riste reappeared
Rejoicing in Macedonia: A few days after the Capture of Balkan lynx “Martin” one more of these shy cats was trapped in the Stogovo Mountains on November, 7th. “Riste” is well known to the lynx experts of the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES).
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Third Balkan Lynx goes on air
All good things come in threes! On 31 October 2012 lynx experts from the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES), one of EuroNatur’s partner organisations, once again succeeded in capturing a Balkan Lynx, to measure it and fit it with a tracking device. ‘Martin’ joins Marko and Riste to become the third lynx to be fitted with a GPS tracking collar.
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Filling Gaps in the Protection of Spoonbills in Europe
An international workshop for the protection of spoonbills took place from 25 to 30 September 2012 in the Nature Reserve of the Marshes of Santoña in northern Spain. Many partners of EuroNatur took part. A short movie of the workshop shows what successes have already been achieved in the protection of the spoonbills and which challenges still have to be met.
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Martin Schneider-Jacoby remembered in a short film on bird-hunting
“Road trip with Martin” is the name of a short film just released by the film maker Ilhan Dervovi? in memory of the EuroNatur campaigner Dr. Martin Schneider-Jacoby, who died in August 2012. Images of bird-hunting hot spots along the eastern Adriatic coast are accompanied by a commentary by Martin Schneider-Jacoby.
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Working together for nature and wildlife conservation in Macedonia
The Balkan lynx is on the brink to extinction. According to the latest scientific research, there are not more than 20 to 40 odd animals left. Researchers of the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) presented this pessimistic scenario on the 4th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of Macedonia (12 - 15 October 2012).
More ...Bulgarian Forest Rangers Visit the Black Forest
How can forestry and nature conservation work together successfully? In order to find answers to this question, a group of forest rangers from Bulgaria visited the German Black Forest Nature Park at the end of September. This 5-day study tour was organised by EuroNatur and its Bulgarian partner organisation Green Balkans.
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