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THE THIRD EDITION OF SHABLA KITE FESTIVAL ENCHANTED THE VISITORS
24.09.2013Over the weekend of 21 and 22 September the skies over the "The Small Sea" near Shabla Lighthouse were filled with fantastic creatures - flying fish, octopus, dragons, giant silk teddy bears and of course, red-breasted geese . This colorful display was the work of kite flying masters from three Black Sea countries - Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria. Fortunately, the club with most experience in such international festivals, Seagull Kite Club, had prepared different models of kites suitable for any wind power – the light breeze on Saturday exposed lighter and airy...
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THE RED-BREASTED GOOSE FEATURES IN A PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION
12.08.2013An a rticle about the globally threatened Red-breasted Goose is included in Malcolm T a it ’s book "Going, Going, Gone: Animals and P lants on the B rink of E xtinction and H ow You C an H elp": http://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Gone-Animals-Plants-Extinction/dp/1845250273 The book presents 100 species threatened with extinction and 100 organizations around the world working for the conservation of a species. The Red-breasted Goose article was prepared by Nicky Petkov within the LIFE + " S afe Grounds for Red breasts " project and beyond basic...
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SUMMER PROGRAM OF THE GREEN EDUCATION CENTER – SHABLA
09.07.2013T he summer program of the Green Education Center - Shabla, held for the third consecutive year , started . It is a part of the joint activities under the project " Safe Ground for Redbreasts " and Shabla Municipality supporting the Green Center and includes a course in ornithology . This year the course will not only be acquaint ing children with birds and their features, but also contains a variety of topics related to the li fe of birds and their habitats . This process will take the form of information, practical and playful...
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SEE YOU SOON
01.07.2013Visits to the project areas of the LIFE+ " Safe Ground for Redbreasts” project in the 2012/2013 school year ended with the awarding of diplomas to School "St. Kl. Ohridski "- Durankulak and the summer camp participants from General Toshevo ’s school s "N. Vaptzarov "and "Hr. Smirnensky. " During May and June 2013 more than 320 children from 8 schools in the region of Dobrich visited the lakes of Shabla, Durankula k and S rebarna, as well as C ape Kaliakra SPA, and learned interesting new facts about the...
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THE PHOTO EXHIBITION "KITE FESTIVAL - SHABLA 2012" MAY BE SEEN IN THE CITY ART GALLERY - VARNA
01.07.2013The opening of the exhibition of selected photos and the award ceremony of the Sixth International Photographic Salon - Varna 2013 passed with great interest by the photographic community in Varna. A selection of photos from the photographic workshop "Kite Festival - Shabla 2012 " was also presented and shown as a concomitant exhibition within the event. During the ceremony, the winner of the BSPB award for best photo within the workshop, that was organized Photographic Society - Varna and the BSPB, received a...
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THE BSPB STARTS AN AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME FOR THE REGION OF SHABLA AND DURANKULAK
13.06.2013The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) starts a pilot agri-environmental program (PAEP) to encourage farmers from the region of Shabla and Durankulak to implement agricultural practices associated with the better protection of the wintering population of the globally threatened Red-breasted Goose. The PAEP is implemented within the project "Conservation of the wintering population of the globally threatened Red-breasted Goose ( Branta ruficollis )", LIFE09 NAT/BG/000230. The PAEP will provide financial support to farmers for pilot testing and...
