Tag: griffon vulture

The poisoning, the poaching and the illegal trade are among the main threats to North Macedonia's wildlife. The Egyptian vulture and the Balkan lynx are on the verge of extinction and the bear, the wolf, the fox and the jackal are also under great threat. Still, despite all aforementioned crimes are one of the main reasons for decimation of...

The destruction of the natural habitats or their endangerment to a degree when the animals and the plants have no basic conditions for sheer survival has become the gruesome reality of the modern society. Man's need to usurp and use the resources only for his needs is one of the biggest threats to the biodiversity. Despite the dangers lurking...

In the last two decades, around 500 vultures in the Balkans have died by poisoning. Yet, the real numbers are much higher, since only 20% of these cases are discovered and documented. According to the Foundation for Protection of the Vultures, at least 115 vultures are dying by poisoning annually in the Balkans, as a consequence of the damaging...