{"id":41165,"date":"2025-12-10T18:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=41165"},"modified":"2025-12-10T18:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:12:44","slug":"national-meeting-against-criminal-wildlife-poisoning-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/national-meeting-against-criminal-wildlife-poisoning-in-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening the fight against wildlife poisoning in Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A national meeting organized by the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds evaluated how to strengthen measures against criminal wildlife poisoning.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Egyptian-Vulture-Deni-found-dead-from-suspected-poisoning-in-Bulgaria-\u00a9-BSPB-1024x684.png\" alt=\"Egyptian Vulture Deni found dead from suspected poisoning in Bulgaria \u00a9 BSPB\" class=\"wp-image-40555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Egyptian-Vulture-Deni-found-dead-from-suspected-poisoning-in-Bulgaria-\u00a9-BSPB-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Egyptian-Vulture-Deni-found-dead-from-suspected-poisoning-in-Bulgaria-\u00a9-BSPB-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Egyptian-Vulture-Deni-found-dead-from-suspected-poisoning-in-Bulgaria-\u00a9-BSPB-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Egyptian-Vulture-Deni-found-dead-from-suspected-poisoning-in-Bulgaria-\u00a9-BSPB-1536x1026.png 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Egyptian-Vulture-Deni-found-dead-from-suspected-poisoning-in-Bulgaria-\u00a9-BSPB-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Egyptian-Vulture-Deni-found-dead-from-suspected-poisoning-in-Bulgaria-\u00a9-BSPB.png 1950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Egyptian Vulture Deni found dead from suspected poisoning in Bulgaria \u00a9 BSPB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Deliberate wildlife poisoning is one of the most impactful threats for many species, vultures included. Feeding exclusively on carcasses, vultures are often unintentional victims of poisoned baits used to illegally manage predators populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the recent national meeting, organised by the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) together with<a href=\"https:\/\/bspb.org\/en\/fourth-group-of-seven-more-cinereous-vultures-takes-flight-over-the-eastern-rhodopes\/\"> Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB)<\/a>, representatives from diverse institutions &#8211; &nbsp;from the Ministry of Interior Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA), the Customs Agency, the Executive Forest Agency &#8211; conservation NGOs &#8211; Green Balkans, WWF-Bulgaria, the Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna &#8211; Trakia University \u2013 Stara Zagora, the Union of Hunters and Anglers in Bulgaria and attorney Emilia Toncheva, gathered to discuss how to better coordinate against criminal wildlife poisoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major conservation projects united<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting took place within the framework of LIFE for the Falcon, <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/projects\/balkandetox-life\/\">LIFE Rhodope Vulture<\/a> and \u201cTogether for Nature\u201d project. It marked an important step toward mobilising joined resources and political will to tackle wildlife crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, special attention was given to banned pesticides that are still illegally imported and traded. These chemicals are often used to create poisoned baits. The participants agreed on the need for more effective investigation and stricter sanctions for wildlife poisoning cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A grim reminder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The BSPB team, together with representatives of Green Balkans, presented data on poisoning incidents involving protected species in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two female <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/vultures\/egyptian-vulture\/\">Egyptian Vultures (<em>Neophron percnopterus<\/em>)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/second-egyptian-vulture-poisoning-in-bulgaria-this-year-leaves-one-dead-and-a-chick-rescued\/\">died this year after ingesting poisoned baits, leaving their mates behind<\/a>. One of them, named Deni, was raising a chick, that was promptly rescued by <a href=\"https:\/\/greenbalkans-wrbc.org\/en\/\">Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre<\/a>. In both cases, the BSPB anti-poison team, together with trained dogs, rushed to the site. They also immediately activated the emergency procedures under Bulgaria\u2019s National Action Plan to Combat the Illegal Use of Poisons in the Wild (2021\u20132030).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the immediate intervention and to the carefully implemented emergency procedures, the poisoned baits did not make any further victim. Nevertheless, the loss of even one <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/vultures\/egyptian-vulture\/\">Egyptian Vulture<\/a> is a dramatic setback for the species conservation in Bulgaria. The local population is, in fact, down to just 35 breeding pairs, with 29 in the Eastern Rhodopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poison-team-finds-egyptian-vulture-deni-poisoned-in-eastern-rhodopes-bulgaria-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Anti-poison dog unit finds Egyptian Vulture Deni dead in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria \u00a9 BSPB\" class=\"wp-image-40552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poison-team-finds-egyptian-vulture-deni-poisoned-in-eastern-rhodopes-bulgaria-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poison-team-finds-egyptian-vulture-deni-poisoned-in-eastern-rhodopes-bulgaria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poison-team-finds-egyptian-vulture-deni-poisoned-in-eastern-rhodopes-bulgaria-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poison-team-finds-egyptian-vulture-deni-poisoned-in-eastern-rhodopes-bulgaria-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poison-team-finds-egyptian-vulture-deni-poisoned-in-eastern-rhodopes-bulgaria-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poison-team-finds-egyptian-vulture-deni-poisoned-in-eastern-rhodopes-bulgaria.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anti-poison dog unit finds Egyptian Vulture Deni dead in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria \u00a9 BSPB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A shared vision against wildlife crime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The national meeting in Bulgaria follows an encouraging European trend. In the last years, wildlife crimes have been under the spotlight in many countries, especially in the Balkans. Projects like the <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/projects\/balkandetox-life\/\">BalkanDetox LIFE<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/projects\/wildlife-crime-academy\/\">WildLIFE Cime Academy<\/a> contribute to building capacity not only for poison detection but also for investigation, forensics, and prosecution, addressing all forms of wildlife crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the efforts, the scale of the challenge remains vast. It requires a holistic approach that includes enhancing emergency response capacity, tightening regulations and strengthening penalties, and improving community engagement and awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: BSPS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bspb.org\/en\/%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%81%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%89%d0%b0-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d0%b1%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b1%d0%b0-%d1%81-%d0%be%d1%82%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%b2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Meeting Focuses on Strengthening Measures Against Wildlife Poisoning<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LIFE Rhodope Vulture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RhodopeVultureProject-Logo-full-color-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RhodopeVultureProject-Logo-full-color-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RhodopeVultureProject-Logo-full-color-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RhodopeVultureProject-Logo-full-color-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RhodopeVultureProject-Logo-full-color-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RhodopeVultureProject-Logo-full-color.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-funded by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/easme\/en\/life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programa LIFE<\/a>\u00a0of the European Union and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rewildingeurope.com\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiArKW-BhAzEiwAZhWsIDBKNpMLj50sSmznLyj2XB4lGNMnBMPTrLFkYhSMwda5f2m1a96GrhoCzSoQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rewilding Europe<\/a>, The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/projects\/life-rhodope-vulture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIFE Rhodope Vulture<\/a>\u00a0project is dedicated to the recovery of the Cinereous Vultures population in the Rhodope mountains, between Bulgaria and Greece. The project aims to increase food availability for the species and address human wildlife conflicts. It will reintroduce birds from Spain to establish a new colony in Bulgaria and conserve the Greek colony in Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park. Lastly, the project aims to foster cooperation among local businesses, conservation initiatives, and stakeholders, and raise awareness about the ecological benefits of Cinereous Vultures. The project duration is 5 years, from June 2024 to May 2029. The total budget is \u20ac4,160,118 Euro. It is coordinated by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bspb.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds<\/a>\u00a0(BSPB) with the participation of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rewilding-rhodopes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rewilding Rhodopes Foundation<\/a>. It also benefits from international collaboration, including the Vulture Conservation Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LIFE-Rhodope-Vultures-project-banner-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LIFE-Rhodope-Vultures-project-banner-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LIFE-Rhodope-Vultures-project-banner-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LIFE-Rhodope-Vultures-project-banner-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LIFE-Rhodope-Vultures-project-banner-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LIFE-Rhodope-Vultures-project-banner-2048x1024.png 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LIFE-Rhodope-Vultures-project-banner-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A national meeting organized by the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds evaluated how to strengthen measures against criminal wildlife poisoning. Deliberate wildlife poisoning is one of the most impactful threats for many species, vultures included. 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