{"id":24652,"date":"2022-08-01T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=24652"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:55","slug":"no-to-poison-baits-targeted-educational-and-awareness-activities-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/no-to-poison-baits-targeted-educational-and-awareness-activities-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"NO to poison baits: Targeted Educational and awareness activities in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The use of poison baits to kill animals can affect all of us. It is a dangerous and unselective practice that puts both domestic and wild animals at risk, threatening several protected and endangered species like vultures. Many European projects strive to mitigate this severe threat through several targeted efforts. In Greece, our partners recently implemented extensive educational and awareness actions in an effort to reach primary school children, the general public and key stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engaging children with Egyptian Vultures and their conservation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The nature of Thrace needs support from future generations. Therefore, it is crucial to carry out awareness-raising actions at schools to make children appreciate the value of vultures and inspire them to care about the beautiful nature surrounding their communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year, WWF Greece and the Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace (SPBT) have joined forces to raise awareness about vultures, a natural heritage of Thrace, among pupils of primary schools in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas of Evros Regional Unit. From March to May 2022, 534 children from 19 primary schools from Anthia to Didimoteicho and Mega Dereio participated in either online or face-to-face sessions as part of these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project selected the primary schools according to their geographic locations, forest and mountainous areas used by vultures for foraging or nesting. Through the educational presentation, the children had an opportunity to get acquainted with the magical world of vultures and their ecosystem services and to understand how rare they are nowadays, especially the\u00a0Egyptian Vulture<\/a>\u00a0that is on the verge of extinction, with only five pairs remaining in Greece. They also explained why vultures are disappearing, describing the\u00a0key threats the species face<\/a>. An interactive wall game called\u00a0\u201cNO to poison baits\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>helped illustrate the circle of life and showed that the illegal use of poison baits is the primary reason behind the decline of vulture populations. The game further demonstrated the\u00a0main drivers<\/a>\u00a0e\u00a0consequences<\/a>\u00a0behind this practice and highlighted how complex it is and what actions are implemented to reduce it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raising awareness and encouraging citizen engagement <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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