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Young Griffon Vulture found in Stublenica, near Ub

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In the late evening we got a call from Mr. Vukašin Milutinović from the village of Stublenica near Ub. In disbelief, we received the information that he had found a exhausted Griffon Vulturesoup! Our suspicion was allayed by photography. The bird did not look good so we responded quickly and sent a team to pick up the bird. In agreement with Dr. Joško, we transferred him to the BeoZoo Garden for further treatment and informed the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia.

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The Griffon Vulture is this year’s cub, most likely from a colony in the Trešnjica Gorge. He was 5.7 kg. He was immediately given an infusion, after which he looked better. We hope that he will recover and that we will return him to his natural habitat on Tresnjica as soon as possible.

A big thank you to the guys who helped us to take care of the bird in the best possoble way. At their suggestion he is named – “Luka”.

International Vulture Awareness Day, 7.9.2019. in SRN “Uvac”. Welcome!

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THE BIRDS OF PREY PROTECTION FOUNDATION INVITES YOU ON THE INTERNATIONAL VULTURE AWARENESS DAY, 7.9.2019. IN SRN “Uvac”!

AGENDA about the “International Vultures Awareness Day 2019” is available HERE… »

Together with “Reserve Uvac” Ltd., the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation from Belgrade is organizing the celebration of the International day of “drawing attention” to the importance of protecting the Vultures, on September 7th at Uvac. This year is of particular importance, as we are celebrating 25 years of the implementation of active measures to protect the Griffon Vultures in Serbia, which is the most successful program for the protection of endangered species of national importance in Serbia. The international character of this event will be confirmed by the presence of experts and activists on the protection of vultures from the Balkans.

The main event of this year’s Vulture Day is the return to the natural habitat of the Griffon vulute named “Igor”, after a two-year recovery at the Zoo’s Palić shelter. Igor will be equipped with a satellite transmitter (from the Project: “Management of the Griffon Vulutres Population (Gyps fulvus) in Special Nature Reserves: “Trešnjica River Gorge” and “Uvac”, using the marking and monitoring program using satellite technology and video surveillance”) and in the monitoring program together with Griffon Vultures: Zlatar, Marija and Dobrila.

Trip plan:
– Departure from Belgrade, 7.9.2019. in the morning (the exact time and place will be announced later).
– The accommodation is at the “Panorama” Hotel on Zlatar.
– Boat tour of the Uvac Nature Reserve and two meals in nature.
– Return to Belgrade is planned on 8.9.2019. in the evening.

The price for the Members of the Foundation is RSD 4,000, and for the others RSD 6,000 (includes transportation from Belgrade, accommodation at the Panorama Hotel, breakfast, tour of the Reserve by boat, two meals in nature).
You can reserve your seat by paying into the Foundation’s account no. 325-9500900016839-20, marked “for a trip to Uvac” or at the Office of the Birds of Prey Foundation (Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade), Thursdays from 12 to 15 hours.

Also available contact… »

Visit to the Kresna Gorge and “Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna – FWFF” in Bulgaria

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On the July 27, 2019, we visited the Kresna Gorge and the “Wild Flora and Fauna Foundation – FWFF” in Bulgaria. Thanks to our friend Hristo Peshev from “Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna – FWFF” we visited the Wildlife Center in Rakitna, near Blagoevgrad. Also we saw a Vulture Center, as well as a feeding station.

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The curiosity was that we saw a Griffon Vulture with a blue wing tag “12”, which was tagged on the 3.7.2019. in the Kresna Gorge, and then on the 30.07.2019. recorded on Uvac by the Video Surveillance at the Rastoke Feeding Station.

7/3/2019, The Kresna Gorge(Hristo Peshev):

30.07.2019, Feeding station at Uvac (video surveillance):

We also noticed a Griffon Vulture marked “T20”, which is on the 31.07.2019. seen at the Rastoke Feeding station at Uvac by the video surveillance.

27.07.2019, The Kresna Gorge (Hristo Peshev):

31.07.2019, Uvac, Rastoke feeding station (video surveillance):

All this clearly shows that the Griffon Vultures do not know the borders and that if we want to work successfully on their protection, the cooperation of the whole region is necessary.
We would like to THANK to Hristo Peshev and we are convinced that we will continue our successful cooperation for the benefit of the Vultures of the whole Balkans! See you at Uvac, on the 7.9.2019. the International Day for the Protection of Vultures!

The first shift on the marking of Griffon Vultures in the Uvac completed its work …

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From 31.05. to 2.6.2019. The first shift of the Marking Team of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation has completed work on marking the Griffon Vultures in the Special Nature Reserve “Uvac” and happily returned home! We had great support from “Uvac Reserve”, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” and, of course, excellent climbers from Speleological Club “Ponir” from Banja Luka and ASAK.

I shift of Marking Team, 2019.

Despite the bad weather conditions, we have worked all the time and managed to climb to 13 nests. Unfortunately, the number of marked Vultures is smaller and what is worrisome is that more “traditional” occupied nests, which Vultures used for years are now abandoned. We have also noted a greater number of previously marked Vultures, which indicates that marking is working well.

Enjoy the scenes of this year marking (I shift)

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The second day of marking we were welcomed by the “star” of the Reserve – “Dobrila”

The next weekend is the 2nd shift of the Marking Team. We hope they will have better weather and wish them success in the work!

TOGETHER FOR OUR Griffon Vultures

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