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.

At the beginning of April 2019, an International Workshop on Illegal Poisoning of wild animals was held in Nova Varoša in Serbia, organized by the Vulture Protection Foundation, the Serbian Association for Protection and Study of Birds, the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation from Belgrade, the Serbian Nature Conservation Institute and the Uvac Reserve.

The survival of the vultures in the Balkans and in Europe brought representatives of professional organizations and state institutions from across the region to Uvac. There were representatives of 17 countries.

Our Irena Hribšek at the very beginning presented the status of the Vultures in the Balkans, threats and mortality.

The most important part of the workshop was training by experts from Spain, who have great experience about the fight against illegal poisoning. Subjects such as: collection of samples, autopsy, toxicological analyzes, legal procedures and the application of penal policy were discussed.

One of the slides that best illustrates the current status of the vultures in the Balkans is:

We are proud of the number of populations of our Griffon Vultures and we hope that we will be able to return the lost species so that they can also cruise the Serbian sky, just like the Griffon Vultures.

Our team with dear friends Goran Sušić from the “Grifon – Birds of Prey Conservation Society” and Mr. Michele Terrase from VCF.

Source: Novosti… »
Illegal poisoning of wild animals – the theme of an international workshop that will be held in Novi Varoš the following days, organized by the Foundation for the Protection of Forestry in Switzerland, the Society for the Protection and Study of Birds of Serbia, the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation from Belgrade, the Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia and Reserve Uvac doo from Nova Varos.

The “Balkan anti-poisoning project”, in which the event is organized, aims to make all participating countries a strategy to combat the poisoning of leaf-nurses and other animals, organizers said in a statement on the conservation of bird species.

The birds of prey that experts place in the group of the most vulnerable birds in the world, and their populations are endangered everywhere and are generally reduced by poisoning. Vultures are valuable natural biological wastewater purifiers that prevent the spread of many infections by their diet, some of which are lethal and for humans. In addition to the sanitary role, these birds are deeply embedded in the folklore and culture of the peoples of the Balkans, and in recent years they have become a great motive for the development of sustainable and ecological tourism.

Poisoned vultures in Croatia (Photo: “Grifon – Birds of Prey Conservation Society”)

The survival of vultures in the Balkans and in Europe to Nova Varos will lead representatives of professional organizations and state institutions from across the region. Experts from Greece, Albania, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Spain and Serbia will offer solutions to prevent the poisoning of leaflers and their return to former habitats.

23.03.2019. According to unofficial results of the autopsy of the Griffon Vulture who was found in village Rotošim, and died afterwards is severe pneumonia. So, it is not poisoning, as originally meant.

The Griffon Vulture named “Dobrila” has been caught in Turkey, again! After this female was released and captured on several occasions it turned out that she is not able to return to her homeland on Uvac alone, where she hatched last year. She needs our help! If we can collect sufficient funds and complete the necessary documentation, we will return the bird to Uvac. Dobrila is currently located at the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, and Mr. Burak from this Ministry has informed us that she is in a good condition and that they will keep her until the transport to Serbia.

Dobrila

We are also informed from the CITES office that they will help us to return her home. Unfortunately, there are no funds in the CITES budget for paying Dobrila returns.

Therefore, we would like to ask you to support the action of returning Dobrila to Uvac, so we can collect together enough money for the Dobrila’s transport. Here are the Payment Instructions… EUR» Every donation means a lot to the final goal – a safe Dobrila’s trip home. Thank you!

You can find out more about the whole story here … ».

Marking Dobrila, June 2018 at Uvac.

According to our information, Dobrila is still in Turkey. After the recovery, the Turks had let her go, and she most likely flew to Serbia and her homeland on Uvac. After half way and about 800 km, she was again exhausted. She will be released when it is strengthened.

Turkish media report about our bird link… ».

For those who want to read more about her and the whole story here is the link … » .

We already know our Dobrila! For those who want to read more about her and the whole story here is the link … » .

Dobrila is still in Turkey and we are confused about her behavior. Although she recovered and the Turks had released her many times, she was persistently returning. Now there is a problem what to do with her. The solution will be her return to Serbia, on Uvac – by plane. We are going to see what will happen.

Today, by the video surveillance at the “Rastoke” feeding station on Uvac, our Griffon Vulture named “Zlatar” was recorded. The Zlatar is equipped with a GPS/GSM satellite device with the code S/N 182193 and for several months we are following him daily. More about GPS tracking you can read here… »

ZLATAR