New Video and Research: The Hidden Health Hazards of Improper Pesticide Use

Pesticides, originally designed to get rid of pests, with their improper use bring hidden dangers, casting a shadow on our everyday life and general health. The consequences of mishandling these [...]

International Workshop on combating Environmental Crimes

The involvement of the judicial authorities in current topics in the protection of nature and the environment is key to the combatting of environmental crimes. This was concluded at the [...]

Trainings organized for investigation in cases of wildlife poisonings

On the 6th and 7th of November, the first national trainings were held for investigations of wildlife poisoning cases in North Macedonia. The trainings were intended for the competent [...]

European Vulture Conference 2023

From 14th-17th of November in Cáceres, the international conference on vultures in Europe took place in which two representatives from our organization participated. Throughout history, four [...]

New video vividly illustrates the cycle of illegal wildlife poisoning

Illegal wildlife poisoning is a cruel and harmful practice. Despite being banned in many countries, it remains a widespread method of eliminating animals that are considered pests or predators. [...]

Implementation of small grant funded projects 2021

It is our great pleasure to present the projects from the Young Ecologists Support Program “Dr. Ljupco Melovski” for the year 2021. This year we are following the implementation of [...]

Removal of Ohis lindane initiated

The metal construction and safety tent in which the digging of the lindane and its isomers will occur have been set up in the small landfill in OHIS 07.03.2020 Skopje – In the period [...]

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 [...]

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International Waterfowl Census (IWC) 2019

For ten years now, on the weekend of 12 and 13 January 2019, MES employees and volunteers conducted bird counting on Macedonia’s three natural lakes, also including adjacent water reservoirs and [...]