After the spring break was over, the ‘Natura 2000 in Bulgaria – New Horizons’ project team visited the 4th graders from the Ecology club and their teacher, Ms. Stoitsova, at the ‘Aleko Konstantinov’ primary school, Plovdiv.
We talked about rare and protected bird species in our country – the red-breasted goose, the sandwich tern, the lesser kestrel and about the four vulture species, that once lived in Bulgaria. The students were very well prepared and enthusiastic to learn more about our wildlife. We aso talked about the Natura 2000 ecological network in our country.
Our new friends were very interested and asked many questions and Aneliya and Poli from the Green Balkans team were happy to answer all of them!
Next time we will tell the children more about bats in Bulgaria and their intriguing lives and the marine mammals in Black Sea!
Thank you, to all students and their teacher, Ms. Stoitsova, for welcoming us at your school and for the wonderful time!
Contacts:
Aneliya Pavlova – Cordinator – mob.number . 0899269576; e-mail: apavlova@greenbalkans.org
Polina Hristova – Communication officer -mob.number 0882508721; e-mail: phristova@greenbalkans.org
Additional information:
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of the territory of Bulgaria falls within the scope of the network - 120 areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Red-breasted Goose
The Red-breasted Goose is a globally endangered species, protected within the Natura 2000 ecological network. Bulgaria is an important country for the protection of the species - almost the entire world population spends the winter in the region of Primorska Dobrudzha.
Lesser Kestrel
The Lesser Kestrel – once extinct as a nesting species in the country and successfully restored 25 years later, thanks to the Green Balkans activities in the Sakar Mountains. The species and its habitats are preserved in the Natura 2000 ecological network.
Sandwich Tern
In Bulgaria, the Sandwich Tern nests only on Pomorie and Atanasovsko lakes. Thanks to years of hard work, today the population of the species in Pomorie Lake 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 Natura 2000 ecological network.
Vultures
There are four species of vultures in Europe - Griffon, Black, Egyptian and Bearded Vulture. All of them are strictly protected by Bulgarian and European legislation. As rare and valuable species, they fall under the protection of the European ecological network Natura 2000. Bulgaria is home to only three of them – the Griffon, Black and Egyptian Vulture. The Bearded Vulture - a symbol of Bulgarian nature protection is considered extinct from the country.
The activities are implemented within:
We talked about rare and protected bird species in our country – the red-breasted goose, the sandwich tern, the lesser kestrel and about the four vulture species, that once lived in Bulgaria. The students were very well prepared and enthusiastic to learn more about our wildlife. We aso talked about the Natura 2000 ecological network in our country.
Our new friends were very interested and asked many questions and Aneliya and Poli from the Green Balkans team were happy to answer all of them!
Next time we will tell the children more about bats in Bulgaria and their intriguing lives and the marine mammals in Black Sea!
Thank you, to all students and their teacher, Ms. Stoitsova, for welcoming us at your school and for the wonderful time!
Contacts:
Aneliya Pavlova – Cordinator – mob.number . 0899269576; e-mail: apavlova@greenbalkans.org
Polina Hristova – Communication officer -mob.number 0882508721; e-mail: phristova@greenbalkans.org
Additional information:
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of the territory of Bulgaria falls within the scope of the network - 120 areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Red-breasted Goose
The Red-breasted Goose is a globally endangered species, protected within the Natura 2000 ecological network. Bulgaria is an important country for the protection of the species - almost the entire world population spends the winter in the region of Primorska Dobrudzha.
Lesser Kestrel
The Lesser Kestrel – once extinct as a nesting species in the country and successfully restored 25 years later, thanks to the Green Balkans activities in the Sakar Mountains. The species and its habitats are preserved in the Natura 2000 ecological network.
Sandwich Tern
In Bulgaria, the Sandwich Tern nests only on Pomorie and Atanasovsko lakes. Thanks to years of hard work, today the population of the species in Pomorie Lake 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 Natura 2000 ecological network.
Vultures
There are four species of vultures in Europe - Griffon, Black, Egyptian and Bearded Vulture. All of them are strictly protected by Bulgarian and European legislation. As rare and valuable species, they fall under the protection of the European ecological network Natura 2000. Bulgaria is home to only three of them – the Griffon, Black and Egyptian Vulture. The Bearded Vulture - a symbol of Bulgarian nature protection is considered extinct from the country.
The activities are implemented within:
