Balkan Detox

Standard Operational Protocol for wildlife poisoning cases officially adopted in North Macedonia

On August 5th, the State Environmental Inspectorate officially adopted the Standard Operational Protocol (SOP) for handling wildlife poisoning cases, developed as part of the BalkanDetox LIFE [...]

Overview of Challenges and Achievements: Highlights from the 2024 International Wildlife Crime Conference in Cyprus

What a week! From May 22-24, 2024, the International Wildlife Crime Conference took place in Limassol, Cyprus. Participants from various countries and organizations gathered for presentations, [...]

MES participates in the third “Supreme Level” training organized by the Wildlife Crime Academy in Malaga, Spain

A total of five participants from various relevant government institutions and organizations from the country took part in the third training organized by the Wildlife Crime Academy, which took [...]

Education on the Threats Faced by the Egyptian Vulture

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 [...]

Improving national capacities against wildlife crime: Second cohort participates in Wildlife Crime Academy Level 2 Course

This past month, the second cohort from North Macedonia participated alongside other professionals from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa in the Wildlife Crime Academy. The Level 2 [...]

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 [...]