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Volunteers guard the most endangered Imperial Eagle nests

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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The Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) is endangered by ski resorts in Rila and the Rhodopes

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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Competition for participation in Photo exhibition „Bulgaria – Taiwan: Travelling with the Birds”

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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Can you be a green skier?

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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The Mayor of Sliven opened an illegal procedure for the privatization of the Sinite Kamani Nature Park

08.03.2010 22:55:19 | News

Sofia, 25 January 2010 – The Let Nature Remain in Bulgaria Coalition of non-government organizations and citizen groups alarms about a try for an illegal procedure for transferring the state ownership on the Sinite Kamani Nature Park in Sliven Municipality.

On February 18 2010 the Municipality Council of the town of Sliven approved a proposal by the Mayor of the town to open a procedure under Article 54 of the State Property Act for a free transfer to Sliven Municipality of the ownership on a real estate - state property. Under “real estate - state property” Sliven Municipality means the public state property on the territory of the Sinite Kamani Nature Park. It covers over 90% of the whole surface of the Nature Park amounting to 11 thousand hectares. The municipal councilors have assigned to the Mayor of Sliven Municipality to send a request to the Council of Ministers through the Sliven District Governor for the free transfer of the “property”.

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The road structure maintenance does not require privatization of the Sinite Kamani Nature Park

04.03.2010 22:12:20 | News

Sofia, 26 February 2010 – On the occasion of the statements of the mayor of Sliven Municipality Yordan Lechkov and Sliven District Governor Marin Kavrukov that the Municipality wants the state to transfer to it for free the full state ownership in Sinite Kamani Nature Park in order to maintain the roads and to build up sewerage, the Let Nature Remain in Bulgaria Coalition of non-government organizations and citizen groups is obliged to specify:

- Sinite Kamani Nature Park is not a city garden but a protected nature area under the Bulgarian and European legislation.

- In order to maintain the roads and build up sewerage the state does not need to transfer its ownership onto the municipality.

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Letter from Concerned Bulgarian citizens and farmers to Mr. Jerzy Buzek regarding GMO in Bulgaria

04.03.2010 12:01:11 | News

To the attention of:

Mr. Jerzy Buzek, President

European Parliament

3rd March, 2010

Dear Mr. President,

We, the citizens of Bulgaria, are honoured to address you at Bulgaria’s most renowned Alma Mater and to welcome you here in Sofia on March 3rd, the National Day, celebrating Bulgaria’s liberation!

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