Over the past two months, two Dalmatian pelicans tagged with GPS transmitters have died. At the end of January, the young female pelican Stella was found dead in the area of Lake Mandrа near Burgas in Bulgaria, and a few weeks later, in the area of Lake Golovița in Romania, located north of the city…
Successfully initiating for the fourth consecutive year, the Dalmatian pelicans have nested in the “Kalimok-Brushlen” Protected Area and other wetlands of Bulgaria. The overall number of nesting pairs of Dalmatian pelicans in Bulgaria is 141, one of the highest counts since data collection began in the country. Damyan Petkov / BSPB During regular monitoring…
In late 2023, experts from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds and Elektrorazpredelenie Yug EAD made history by installing reflective markers for birds, known as diverters, along a 20 kV overhead power line. This groundbreaking initiative, the first of its kind in Bulgaria, utilized drone technology for the installation. This innovative approach developed…
At the end of November and the beginning of December, a team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) captured and successfully ringed four Dalmatian pelicans, placing satellite transmitters on three of them. The birds were tagged in the Burgas Lakes area. Three Dalmatian pelicans were tagged with satellite transmitters by BSPB…
At the end of August, a team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) successfully captured and tagged an adult male Great White Pelican with a satellite transmitter in the Burgas Lake area. Furthermore, the team also affixed a ring to an adult female pelican of the same species. The installation of…
The National Ornithology Olympiad 2023 was held by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) in spring, with the final round last Sunday, gathering twenty best students from a total of 117 pupils of 5th to 8th grades from different cities of the country. The participants of the final round of the Olympiade…
Unlike last year, 2023 turned out to be much more favorable for the Dalmatian Pelicans nesting in Persina Nature Park and Kalimok-Brushlen Protected Area. The main reason for this is the relatively high-water level of the Danube River from February to June, which is crucial for the wetland areas along the river and the water-loving…
Selama periode 24-26 Mei, sensus pelikan internasional keenam diadakan di Eropa Tenggara. Ini bertujuan untuk mengumpulkan informasi tentang jumlah dan distribusi di wilayah dua spesies batu kunci yang terancam punah – pelican Dalmatian dan pelican putih besar. Acara ini diselenggarakan atas inisiatif “Pelican Way of LIFE” dan dikoordinasikan oleh Hellenic ornithological society (HOS). Sebanyak 308…
Edisi ketiga dari “Festival Pelican Dalmatian” yang diselenggarakan oleh Direktorat Taman Wisata Alam Persina mengumpulkan banyak senyum dan wajah berseri-seri anak-anak. Acara berlangsung pada tanggal 26 dan 27 Mei di halaman pusat pengunjung taman sebagai bagian dari inisiatif “Pelican Way of LIFE”. “Festival pelikan Dalmatian” adalah acara yang informatif dan mendidik dengan fokus pada konservasi….