
16.06.2010 08:35:12 | Media
http://www.irishtimes.com/news[ ... ]4272513252.html
ON AN aptly damp day in the Rhodope mountains southwest of Sofia, with the tall trees all around us dripping wet, we stood at the grave of James Bourchier on a hill just above the spectacular fortress monastery of Rila as Geoffrey Keating, Ireland’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, reminded us why we were there.
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17.05.2010 13:38:43 | News
Artmospheric Festival 2010 will take place from 21st till 24th of May, at a new location - the road to the old querries above Vladaya village, an area within Vitosha Natural Park, Bulgaria.
On Friday 21st, our host will be Sofia Dub Club's ambient tea house providing the best artmospheric introduction.
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02.05.2010 21:20:43 | News
Experts from Balkani Wildlife Society found another proof that lynx (Lynx lynx) returns in Bulgaria. Footprints of a young individual were photographed only 30 km from Sofia in Dragoman Municipality. This indicates that lynx occupies more new territories in the country, especially near our western border.
Existing information on the species in Bulgaria is very scarce. For the first time the presence of lynx in Bulgaria was registered in 1862 and is considered definitely extinct from our country since 1941.
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27.04.2010 14:00:43 | News
The six most endangered Imperial Eagle nests in Sakar, Western Strandja and near Sliven has been guarded by BSPB volunteers since mid-March. The aim is to help couples who are at greatest concern to survive and raise their offspring. Some of the nests are located near busy roads or at places with agricultural activities and this creates a number of risks. "The nests are guarded from morning till night and volunteers observe the behavior of couples", said Dimitar Demerdzhiev – Conservation officer for the Imperial Eagle in LIFE+ project for the protection of Imperial Eagle and Saker Falcon.
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22.04.2010 12:22:29 | News
Experts of Balkani Wildlife Society and the Bulgarian Ornithological Centre at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences participate in the mapping of rare bird species the habitats of which are endangered by the construction of ski resorts in Rila and the Rhodopes. These are the resorts Pani`chishte-Ezerata-Kabul, Govedartsi-Iskrovete, Kartala, Super Borovets, Super Perelik and others. http://en.forthenature.org/nature/12
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19.04.2010 16:46:51 | News
29 September – 30 October 2010
National Museum of Natural History-BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Organized by
Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB)/Partner of BirdLife International
And Taipei Representative Office in Greece
In partnership with National Museum of Natural History – BAS
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24.03.2010 11:43:54 | Media
http://www.guardian.co.uk/trav[ ... ]ibreaks.skiing2
Skiers are accused of destroying the very wilderness they love. We asked two experts for their views on the sport's impact, and got two very different responses
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