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What to do when encountering suspected poisoning incidents in the Balkans 

Wildlife poisoning is a serious threat in the Balkans, with devastating effects on ...
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Recent training courses in Serbia share best practices in wildlife crime investigation

Wildlife crime often goes unpunished, so when authorities take action and build their ...
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Bulgaria takes step forward in combating wildlife crime with national police training course

Bulgaria has demonstrated a strong commitment to conservation by organising a national field ...
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Standard Operational Protocol for wildlife poisoning cases officially adopted in North Macedonia

On 5 August 2024, the State Environmental Inspectorate in North Macedonia officially adopted ...
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Man sentenced to prison and fined for poisoning protected wildlife in Czech Republic

A recent case in the Czech Republic has set a landmark precedent in ...
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Insights from the workshop on combating illegal killing and trade of migratory birds in the Balkans  

From 2 to 4 September 2024, a workshop on developing, implementing, and monitoring ...
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Battling illegal wildlife poisoning: Insights from Spain’s approach

The use of poison and other nonselective methods to control wildlife has long ...
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The Balkans participate at the international conference on wildlife crime

The crime against wildlife poses a significant threat to biodiversity. Poisoning, illegal hunting, ...
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First National Anti-Poisoning Training Course with the BalkanDetox LIFE project

Serbia: First National Anti-Poisoning Training Course

In November 2023, 20 veterinary pathologists from Serbia attended the first national anti-poisoning ...
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Health of children most susceptible to pesticide misuse

New video and study: The hidden health risks of pesticide misuse

Pesticide misuse brings hidden dangers, casting a shadow over our daily lives and ...
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Strengthening wildlife crime prosecution: Hopeful step with new police sector in Bulgaria

Hope arises for stronger prosecution of illegal wildlife poisoning and other wildlife crimes ...
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New video vividly illustrates the vicious cycle of illegal wildlife poisoning

Illegal wildlife poisoning is a cruel and harmful practice. Despite being banned in ...
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Group photo with participants and professors of the Wildlife Crime Academy Level 3 Course © Antonio Atienza Fuerte

Wildlife Crime Academy produces 44 experts in Wildlife Crime Investigation and Analysis from 9 countries in Europe

With the successful conclusion of the Wildlife Crime Academy‘s Level 3 Supreme Course ...
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How can electric fences help save vultures from unintentional poisoning in Greece

How can electric fences support the recovery of vultures? Vultures face a significant ...
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The Griffon Vulture Milan from Serbia was shot to death in Syria

Recent poaching cases involving Balkan vultures

Unsettling news from Europe and the Middle East, with several poaching incidents involving ...
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One of the two Bonelli’s Eagles that died from poisoning in Cyprus © Game and Fauna Service

First illegal wildlife poisoning conviction achieved in Cyprus

Today, we are moving away from the Balkans to share a milestone in ...
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The dead Cinereous Vulture Praha-Liberec during the necropsy © ANIMA

Cinereous Vulture reintroduced in Bulgaria dies in Greece

On the last day of 2022, the Cinereous Vulture ‘Praha-Liberec,’ reintroduced in Bulgaria, ...
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Animation video: It’s time to stop illegal wildlife poisoning

A new animation video produced by the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) within the ...
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Cinereous Vultures reintroduced in Bulgaria © Green Balkans

Hunters prosecuted in Hungary for killing Cinereous Vulture reintroduced in Bulgaria

Four hunters were caught and prosecuted in Hungary for wildlife crime following an ...
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BalkanDetox LIFE key achievements of 2022

2022 has been another busy year for the BalkanDetox LIFE team, realising several ...
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Detecting poisoned baits in Greece while investigating an incident © Dimitris Vavylis/ HOS

Adoption of operational protocols in the new Joint Ministerial Decision tackling wildlife poisoning in Greece

A crucial step has recently been taken in Greece toward safeguarding threatened species ...
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Boosting capacities to improve wildlife crime prosecution across 13 countries

More than 30 professionals from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa recently ...
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The GREEN FUND co-finances the BalkanDetox LIFE Project in Greece

The Green Fund with its Board Decision No. 1242.4/2022 co-finances the LIFE19 GIE/NL/001016 ...
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Wildlife Crime Academy-inspired seminar bolsters capacities in Cyprus

Through CSI, forensic science and judicial processes, poisoning and other wildlife crimes can ...
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