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THE BSPB PRESENT THE AMAZING DOCUMENTARY "FLYING AWAY" IN DOBRICH
30.05.2013The amazing documentary about Bulgaria’s wild birds "Flying Away” will be shown on 3 June (Monday) at 19:00 in cinema “Icarus” in Dobrich. The film is created by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) and Mono Collective with the support of the America for Bulgaria Foundation. The 40-minute film tells the story of some of the rarest and most endangered bird species in Bulgaria - Red-breasted Goose, Imperial Eagle, Egyptian Vulture, Long-legged Buzzard and pelicans. The spectators will have the opportunity to learn more about the...
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TRAINING SESSIONS WITH TEACHERS IN THE PROJECT AREA
07.05.2013On 19 and 24 April 2013, courtesy of the Regional Education Inspectorates Dobrich and Silistra, the presentation of the second part of the educational guide produced within the LIFE + “Safe Ground for Redbreasts” project took place. The presentation was a part of training sessions of the project education officer with teachers from key project areas. A g uest to one of the meetings was Mr. Barry Cooper - the person responsible for the international educational activities of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. T he...
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"WITH THE RED-BREASTED GOOSE TO SCHOOL AND IN THE WILD"
25.04.2013The second part of the educational guide "With the Red-breasted Goose to school and in the wild" elaborated within the “Safe Ground for Redbreasts” LIFE+ project is a fact. Unlike the first part, where the key topics were related to natural history subjects, like "Man and Nature" and "Biology", the second part includes tasks and games on a wide range of subjects - Mathematics, Bulgarian, English, Geography, Home and Technology, etc. This new section is included, along with the old one and a number of useful and entertaining materials, in an...
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EARTH DAY IN SHABLA AND DURANKULAK
25.04.2013This year again the BSPB joined in the celebration of Earth Day in Shabla and Durankulak. Realizing the value of nature and its conservation children of "St. Kl. Ohridski" School - Durankulak and the kindergarten in Shabla planted trees to contribute to better air and climate on the planet and give a chance for new homes of their winged residents. This good deed was accompanied by topical games organized by the education officer of the “Safe Ground for Redbreasts” project and discussions on the importance of nature and its preservation.
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DURANKULAK LAKE WELCOMED EARTH DAY WITH 120 BAGS Of GARBAGE LESS
25.04.2013We thank all the members and volunteers of BSPB who participated in the campaign of cleaning the lake banks on April 20 ! About 30 BSPB volunteers from Shabla, Kavarna and Varna participated in the action of cleaning the Vaklino arm and the southern shore of Lake Durankulak down to the sea shore . We collected nearly 120 bags of things that do not belong there , including 200-250 bullet shells disperser over a distance of 3 meters from the water surface , boats, nets, fishing baits , beer...
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FIRST DATA FROM THE TAGGED RED-BREASTED GEESE
27.02.2013First data were successfully collected from the radio GPS -marked Red-breasted geese in the beginning of February. The GPS radio transmitters provided a reassuring amount of information. Data show that after the end of the hunting season in late January the geese stick mainly to the lakes’ vicinity. With one or two exceptions, between February 8 to 20 th, the geese have actually spent all the nights in the lakes, unlike earlier in the season when they used to roost in the sea, which shows the influence of the disturbance during the hunting season on their behavior....
