{"id":6143,"date":"2019-05-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/blog\/report-from-ground-breaking-balkan-vultures-anti-poisoning-workshop-published\/"},"modified":"2021-03-17T09:02:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:02:28","slug":"report-from-ground-breaking-balkan-vultures-anti-poisoning-workshop-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/report-from-ground-breaking-balkan-vultures-anti-poisoning-workshop-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Report from ground-breaking Balkan Vultures Anti-Poisoning Workshop published"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The illegal practice of poisoning wildlife is the single biggest factor preventing vultures from making a comeback right across the Balkan Peninsula. Since March 2018 we here at the Vulture Conservation Foundation have been leading the Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project<\/a>, bringing together wildlife, governmental and non-governmental organisation from six different Balkan countries to tackle this issue. In April 2019 we hosted the region\u2019s first workshop dedicated solely to fight against illegal wildlife poisoning.<\/p>\n

Protecting vultures in the Balkans<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For many law enforcement agencies, relevant governmental agencies and judicary systems across the Balkans illegal wildlife poisoning is a low priority which is reflected in often inadequate legislation and poor enforcement of existing laws across the region. This is primarily due to the significant lack of knowledge and awareness of the damage wildlife poisoning can do to wildlife, human health and even lack of acknowledgement that it represents a nature conservation issue. Yet it is one of the most important threats regarding illegal killing of birds and has a serious conservation impact in many species, especially those which primarily feed on carrion such as vultures, and has contributed to their regional extinction or severe depletion in the region.<\/p>\n

Raising awareness of the issue not just among the public but also among governmental authorities is crucial for successful implementation of specific actions for detection of poison in the environment and poisoned animals in the field.<\/p>\n

These are the very first steps which are needed to be taken in order to address this significant conservation issue for the vultures guild.<\/p>\n

It is this lack of action across most Balkan countries that the Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project is hoping to address.<\/p>\n

The Balkan Vultures Anti-Poisoning Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n