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veliko nam je zadovoljstvo da vas pozovemo da prisustvujete puštanju Dobrile na slobodu. 25. maja 2019. godine Fondacija za zaštitu ptica grabljivica vas vodi u Specijalni rezervat prirode “Uvac” na puštanje naše Dobrile u njeno matično jato!

Na sajtu imate puno informacija u vezi Dobrile. Od markiranja, njenog spašavanja u Turskoj, transporta u Srbiju i konačno je u subotu, 25.05.2019. došao trenutak da je pustimo u njeno matično jato. Dobrila će biti opremljena satelitskim odašiljačem, kako bismo mogli da je pratimo i reagujemo u slučaju da joj je potrebna pomoć.

Ukoliko želite da prisustvujete ovom događaju, molimo vas da nam se javite na vreme. Organizujemo prevoz iz Beograda, a cena prevoza je 2.200,00 RSD. Polazak je 25. maja, sa parkinga na polaznoj stanici autobusa br. 43 (sa desne strane Brankovog mosta) u 6 sati ujutro. Povratak je istog dana do 23 h.

At the beginning of May 2019, about a month earlier than the marking of Griffon Vultures in Serbia began marking in Croatia. “Grifon – the Birds of Prey Protection Association”, an organization with which the Foundation has long-term cooperation and cooperation agreement, has been conducting marking for a long period of time and so far it has been marked over than 1000 suppers.

This year, Irena Hribšek and PhD Saša Marinković were in Croatia and attended the marking.

Report about this can be read HERE…

11.05.2019. We celebrated a significant jubilee, a quarter of a century of existence and work of the Birds od Prey Protection Foundation, visiting the Special Nature Reserve “Klisura reke Trešnjice”. This is the twenty-seventh traditional excursion in May that was organized by the Foundation in the gorge of a beautiful river, this time exactly on the day the Foundation was founded, in 1994!

Upon arrival at the village Gornje Košlje, Irena Hribšek, director of the Foundation and gave a short lecture about the Reserve and Griffon Vultures, for which this area was primarily protected. Zoran Karić, a member of the Board of the Foundation, introduced the participants about the Foundation’s history, the goals for which it was founded, the activities, the results achieved so far, as well as the plans for further development and work on the protection of leek and birds of prey.

On an exceptionally pleasant day, followed by the flight of our Griffon Vultures from the northernmost European colony – Trešnjica, but also enjoying the beautiful untouched nature of the area, the group slowly walked the entire gorge of the Trešnjica River and descended to the village Gornja Trešnjica. There we were welcomed by locals, with whom we had a good time together with a great lunch.

The representative of the Manager of the Special Reserve “Natura” addressed to the group. We sincerely thank for their support and hope that we will continue to work togather on the welfare of Griffon Vultures and the Trešnjica reserve.

After lunch, another very important ceremony was held. Our guest, PhD Goran Sušić, President of the “Grifon – the Birds of Prey Protection Association” from Croatia and Irena Hribšek, Director of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation, have formalized several decades of cooperation between these two close organizations and signed the “Long-term Cooperation Agreement”. The goal of this Agreement is to joint efforts about the research and publish data, and exchange experiences in protecting Vultures.

It was a great pleasure to hear some interesting details from the long-standing cooperation in the protection of Griffon Vultures in the Croatia and Serbia, which were told by our dear guest and PhD Saša Marinković. In the end, we would also like to mention our Secretary Vuk Popić who perfectly organized the entire excursion.

Nest “El Greco” Griffon Vulture, with a cub. The bird was marked in the Greece with a wing marker “07”. Late he was recorded in a colony in Trešnjica. Wibg mark dropped off, but we know it is him and he is successfully nesting.

Dear friends,

The Program of marking the Griffon Vultures is led by the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation in the Special Nature Reserve “Uvac” in cooperation with rangers of “Uvac Reserve” and alpine-speleological clubs (“ASAK” and “Ponir”). This year we organize teams for marking “some new Dobrilas”. The first team starts working on the 30.05, and the other team starts on 6.6.2019. years. Tours last 4 days.
This successful program of endangered species protection in Serbia is an example of good practice throughout the whole Balkan. Each year, the Foundation opens a competition for person who will have a chance to join the Marking Team and participate in unforgettable experience, so we invite you, if you are interested, to fill in the Form – tender list and send it to us by e-mail: grifon@ibiss.bg.ac.rs. Based on the applications will be selected team members.

Form – tender list 2019. year.

About marking Griffon Vultures you can find out more here… ».

How it looked like last year:

We received information from our colleagues from Turkey that on August 18 2018., two Griffon Vultures with wing markers “15” and “47” were recorded in Bolu Dortean. Both vultures are ours, and they were marked by the Team for marking of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation in SRN “Uvac”. Vulture with wing marker no. “47” was marked in 2016, and the bird with marker no. “15” in 2017.

Photos of our vultures in Turkey:

Marking the vulture No. “15” on Uvac 2017.

It is our honor and pleasure to invite you to celebrate our small ceremony together with the Griffon Vultures in Trešnjica. The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation is one of the oldest organizations dealing with the protection of endangered species in the country, primarily the Griffon Vultures. It was founded on May 11, 1994, so we want to mark this, for us, a significant day for visiting the Special Nature Reserve “Klisura rijeka Trešnjica”. This is a traditional 27 visits to the Griffon Vultures in the gorge of the Trešnjica River.

– 11.05.2019. At 5 o’clock in the morning, the departure is from bus turner no. 43, at Brankov most in Belgrade.
On arrival in the gorge of the river Trešnjica, we expect a beautiful walk about ten kilometers and descent to the river through the most beautiful part of the gorge. It is also a unique opportunity to visit this place, where is still running drinkable water in the Trešnjica River. In addition to the Vultures, which are the main stars of the excursion and who now have the young, probably we will able to see the Golden Eagle, Falco Peregrinus, Short-toed Snake-eagle, Wallcreeper and a number of rare bird species. Apart from the rare species, you will also enjoy the beauty of the landscape of this store.
– The excursion includes lunch in the gorge of the river Trešnjica.
– The return is scheduled the same day in the evening.

The excursion price for members of the Foundation is 2.000 RSD, and for the others is 2,500 RSD. The deadline for applications is May 8, 2019. The number of places is limited and the application will be valid with payment. You can make payments in the office of Foundation (contact… ») on Thursdays from 11-16h or through the birds of Prey Protection Foundation, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade, at OTP banka br. 325-9500900016839-20 with the note “for a trip to Trešnjica”.
Tip: You need solid shoes, as comfortable as possible, preferably hiking boots and raincoats in the case of rain.

For all information there is available the telephone number of the Secretary of the Foundation Vuk Popić: 066 / 413-574 and 011 / 207-83-52.

W E L C O M E !

From the earlier excursions of the Foundation to the gorge of the river Trešnjica

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Dobrila is happily arrived to Uvac. She is located in the aviary of Special Nature Reserve “Uvac” under the supervision of guards – Rangers of Reserve.

Nicely traveled, and when placed in a cage she was not showing signs of stress. Rangers of Reserve Uvac will continue to take care about Dobrila until she is ready to be released. The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation will organize the ceremony of releasing and you will be informed.

Greetings to our dear Rangers!

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12.04.2019. – Our Dobrila happily arrived to Serbia! Today, “Turkish Airlines” transported Dobrila to the airport “Nikola Tesla” in Belgrade, and from there, the Rangers of the Uvac Reserve transferred her to the Special Nature Reserve “Uvac”, where she will stay until the decision to be released. This is the result of a successful campaign launched by the Birds od Prey Protection Foundation from the beginning of the year, when became clear that Dobrila was unable to return to Serbia alone. The response of citizens, as well as state institutions to our call, was a great example of good practice in a joint effort to preserve a Griffon Vulture as part of our natural heritage.

Please take a look at our Gallery about the Dobrila’s trip

We would like thank everyone who helped this action. The “Turkish Airlines” and ambassador Mr. Tanju Bilgic, then the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkey, who took care about Dobrila while she was with them. Also to the Minister, Mr. Goran Trivan, and our institutions to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Institute for Nature Protection, the CITES office, the Uvac Reserve, the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stankovic”, all of which helped to finish this campaign happily and Dobrila came back to her home country.

We owe special gratitude to donors who responded to our call and paid the money for Dobrila. We had 47 payments and collected exactly 140.950 RSD! From these funds we will buy a satellite transmitter that we intend to put on Dobrila in order to follow her when she is released.