Tag: balkandetoxlife
Strengthening environmental protection: Bulgaria establishes new police sector to combat wildlife crimes
Bulgaria takes a momentous leap forward in protecting wildlife and its natural …
Joining forces: The importance of academic and non-academic conservationists working together for vulture conservation
Academic and non-academic collaboration is key in addressing complex conservation challenges. The European …
New BalkanDetox LIFE video vividly illustrates the vicious cycle of illegal wildlife poisoning
Illegal wildlife poisoning is a cruel and harmful practice. Despite being banned …
Transforming conservation: Wildlife Crime Academy’s groundbreaking training raises the bar in wildlife crime prosecution
The fight against wildlife crime has reached new heights with the successful …
Greece: Electric fences to save vultures from unintentional poisoning
How can electric fences support vulture recovery? Vultures face a significant threat …
Shocking cases of illegal shooting with Griffon Vultures
Unsettling news from Europe and the Middle East, with several shooting incidents …
Cinereous Vulture reintroduced in Bulgaria dead in Greece
On the last day of 2022, the Cinereous Vulture ‘Praha-Liberec,’ reintroduced in …
BalkanDetox LIFE Animation video: It’s time to stop illegal wildlife poisoning
A new animation video produced by the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) within …
BalkanDetox LIFE key achievements of 2022
2022 has been another busy year for the BalkanDetox LIFE team, realising …
New decision in Greece a step forward toward combating illegal wildlife poisoning
A crucial step has recently been taken in Greece toward safeguarding threatened …
Ambitious initiative boosts capacities in 13 countries to effectively prosecute wildlife crime
More than 30 professionals from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa …
Illegal wildlife poisoning depletes Balkan biodiversity yet only 1% of cases reach court
The illegal use of poisonous substances in the environment to target ‘undesirable’ …
Serious poisoning incident causes mass mortality of protected birds in Serbia
It has been a terrible past few days for poisoning mortality, with …
Watch the presentations of the 27th ‘Vautours’ meeting online
Between 15 to 17 February 2022, the 27th ‘Vautours’ meeting (27èmes rencontres …
Past and present: A video about the phenomenon of wildlife poisoning in Albania
Did you know that wildlife poisoning was not treated as a crime …
Raising awareness about illegal wildlife poisoning in Albania’s hotspots to help change attitudes
The practice of wildlife poisoning in Albania has started before the 90s …
Highlights 2021: Griffon Vulture conservation
2021 was a challenging year for all of us, but our work …
Appropriate response to poisoning incident prevents mass mortality of 18 Griffon Vultures in North Macedonia
A recent poisoning incident involving many dogs in the Republic of North …
Tagging and releasing rescued Griffon Vultures in Croatia
Croatia is one of the few places hosting Griffon Vultures that nest …
Wildlife Crime Academy: Advanced Course equips participants to improve forensic and police investigation on poisoning incidents in the Balkans and beyond
In today’s conservation work, combating wildlife crime is essential to effectively protect …