Regional Workshop on Mobile Pastoralism and Vultures

At the end of October 2022 we provided logistical support and ensured that representatives from the relevant institutions participated on the Regional Workshop on Mobile Pastoralism and Vultures [...]

1 Year After First In-person Meeting, the BalkanDetox LIFE Project Team Meet Again for 4th Partnership Meeting in Sremski Karlovci, Serbia

Last week, the 4th partnership meeting of the BalkanDetox LIFE project was held in Sremski Karlovci, Serbia from the 4th -6th of April. The main aims of the meeting were to discuss the technical, [...]

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 and preserve certain species. The sad reality is that people behind serious wildlife crimes like [...]

18 griffon vultures on the brink of being poisoned in Mariovo saved

Last week, MES received a call concerning a massive poisoning of dogs in the village Vitolishte, located in the region Mariovo. With the possibility that the poison was still present and [...]

Educational workshops on vultures and poison as their biggest threat

Within the scope of the BalkanDetox LIFE project, this summer we organized educational workshops in Vitolishte and Gorna Boshava which focused on the remaining vulture population in the country [...]

Wildlife Crime Academy

In Andalusia, Spain, they even use helicopters to investigate suspicious bird mortality. An action that might seem unreal for other countries, but it’s actually just a tool and not the most [...]

The BalkanDetox LIFE Project Team Finally Met in Person

The BalkanDetox LIFE Project Team Finally Met in Person: 1st NEEMO Monitor Visit and 2nd Partnership Meeting The Project Team of the BalkanDetox LIFE project welcomed the opportunity to meet in [...]