The spring was active period for the work on Redbreasts in Kazakhstan as part of the WFN funded project of BSPB and ACBK. ACBK experts developed and signed 2 years long plan for coordinated patrols and control work with the Territorial Hunting control Inspectorate. The agreement covers mutual activities on two regions in Kazakhstan – […]
In the first half of May during spring migration of the Red-breasted Goose, the field team of local Kazakh experts organized field expedition in the already traditional catching area in North Kazakhstan. The conditions this spring were challenging as extensive floodings in southern Russia and Northern parts of Kazakhstan made lot of areas inaccessible and […]
Lena – the last of our red-breasted geese to keep on transmitting has reappeared recently and provided more information on her whereabouts during the winter. The last transmission has been from early December last year and now we have a full story of where she has been. As you might remember in early November 2023 […]
We are pleased to share with you our Layman’s Video of the LIFE for Safe Flight Project. After the successful completion of the “LIFE for Safe Flight” project dedicated to the conservation of the globally threatened Red-breasted Goose, today we present to you in video format the achievements during this period and the main threats […]
At the end of May 2023 г., after almost 6 years of coordinated efforts by 11 organisations and institutions from the five key Red-breasted Goose range countries, successfully ended the “Conservation of the Red-breasted Goose along it global flyway”, funded by the EU LIFE Program. The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds was leading […]
Our LIFE for Safe Flyway project was part of the World Biodiversity Festival, which precedes Biodiversity Day and took place on Natura 2000 Day – 21st May 2023. The project manager, Dr. Nikolai Petkov, presented the main activities of the project’s implementation, as well as its main achievements to date. Over 30 participants from around […]
Training kit for Sustainable Waterbird Harvest & Conservation The Training kit was created by Neils Kaintstrup of the University of Aarhus in Denmark – a leading expert on game biology and Dr. Shabolsc Nagy of Wetlands International. It represents important aspects of the ecology of migratory waterbirds and basic principles of sustainable harvesting of […]
February is “month of the geese” in Bulgaria this winter. Among the big flocks of Greater White-fronted Geese in the regions of Dobrudzha, Burgas and Belene, the globally threatened Red-breasted Geese also appeared. These two species are relatively easy to distinguish in the field, due to their different sizes, plumage, flight behaviour and call. Amongst […]
The first national action plan for the conservation of the Red-breasted Goose is already a fact.The plan was developed by the Romanian Ornithological Society, and the activity is coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, a partner in the project.The document was approved by Ministerial Order No. 2480/2022 and published in the State […]
In the mid-February it took place the last for the season international synchronized count of the wintering geese along the Western Black Sea coast. The experts and volunteers of the project Life for Safe Flight visited the most important Red-breasted Goose wetlands in the region in Romania and Bulgaria. As usually in the last few […]
This year, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) participates with a team in “Champions Of The Flyway” – a competition dedicated to the protection of one of the world’s most threatened goose species – the Red-breasted Goose. Support it by donating funds and sharing the cause to reach more people. Until the […]
During this season’s first monitoring, SOR specialists, together with volunteers, counted 1,107 Red-breasted Geese. This is the lowest number in the last 10 years for the month of November. A possible reason for the low numbers during this period could be the rather high temperatures, which slowed down the migration of the birds. A simultaneous […]
