In the first week of April, over 600 students from 18 schools in the country took part in the traditional quiz about Natura 2000, the Pygmy Cormorant, the Red-Breasted Goose and the Sandwich Tern.
As promised today we are publishing the answers to the quiz and every teacher will get the results of their students. Below you can download the answer file.
Special thanks to the teachers:
Ilia Iliev and Gergana Mladenova from the Second Secondary School "Nikola Vaptsarov", Montana; Rositsa Vasileva from "Hristo Gruev Danov" Secondary School, Plovdiv; Nevelina Kikiova and Anelia Shiderova from "Yordan Yovkov" Secondary School, Sliven; Krasimira Gavrilova from "Hristo Botev" Primary School, Burgas; Ivelina Stoyanova from "Georgi Sava Rakovski" Primary School , Varna; Eleonora Mavrodieva and Zoya Zlateva from "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" Secondary School , Krupnik village, Blagoevgradsko; Vaska Chakarova from "Lyuben Karavelov" Primary School, Burgas; Gergana Komitska from "Hristo Botev" Secondary School – Vratsa; Yanka Peeva from "Episkop Konstantin Preslavski" Secondary School , Burgas; Veneta Kirkovska from Kiril Hristov Primary School, Stara Zagora; Vanya Slavova from "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" Primary School - Sliven; Svetoslav Georgiev and Vanya Georgieva from "Dimitar Petrov" Elementary School - Sliven; Magdalena Shurelova from "Bratya Miladinovi" Elementary School - Burgas; Vasilena Zhelyazkova from "Dr. Ivan Seliminski" Primary School, Sliven; Mariyana Panayotova and Nadezhda Andonova from "Hristo Botev" Primary School, Dobrich; Minka Gencheva from Ivan Vazov Secondary School; Vanya Pascaleva from "Petko Rachev Slaveikov" Elementary School, Burgas; Stoyna Ilieva from "Anton Strashimirov" Primary School, Varna.
All participants will receive a certificate of participation. Depending on the number of correct answers, students are classified in different groups. Participants with the highest number of correct answers will receive one of the following prizes: a Natura 2000 board game, a Natura 2000 book or a book for the protected species and information materials.
We would like to express our gratitude for the diligence of the students and their teachers, thanks to which we realized this educational activity!
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of Bulgaria's territory is covered by the network - 120 protected areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 protected areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Red-Breasted Goose
The red-breasted goose is a globally endangered and protected species, protected by the ecological network Natura 2000. Bulgaria is an important place for the protection of the species - almost the entire world population spends the winter in the region of Primorska Dobrudja.
Pygmy Cormorant
With only a few nesting sites in the country, the Pygmy Cormorant is one of the three species of cormorants found in Bulgaria. The species is closely associated with water bodies and nests colonially, making it vulnerable to disturbance. One of the most endangered species, which is why it is strictly protected and protected by the ecological network Natura 2000.
Sandwich Tern
Sandwich tern In Bulgaria nests only on Pomorie and Atanasovsko lakes. Thanks to years of hard work, today the population of the species in Lake Pomorie is the largest on the Balkan Peninsula. Listed as an endangered species and included in the Birds Directive, the Sandwich Tern and its habitats are protected by the ecological network Natura 2000.
Contact: Anelia Pavlova - Project Coordinator "Natura 2000 in Bulgaria - New Horizons"
tel. 0899269576, apavlova@greenbalkans.org
