10,000 Birds
AUGUST 6, 2015
Twenty years ago, flocks consisting of a thousand European Turtle Doves were a common sight in Serbia in spring. As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. In all European Union countries to the north and east of Serbia (except Romania), Turtle Doves are strictly protected. What happened next?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2023
The night temperatures in Belgrade, Serbia, were already below minus 10 Celsius / 14 degrees Fahrenheit for two weeks. Up to the mid-20th century, Pygmy Cormorant was a common breeding species of wetlands around Belgrade until most wetlands were drained and the birds were lost, at one moment – from the entire territory of Serbia.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2021
Also, it is a part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia. White-tailed Eagles in Beljarica. mi2 of the Danube Backwaters in 2014 (cover photo).
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2017
While Serbia claims to strive towards the EU membership, it is back to the Chinese credit and Chinese environmental standards. Annex II of the Bern Convention lists 45 of Beljarica’s bird species, with a further 91 species in Annex III.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Belgrade City Environmental Secretariat accepted the initiative and the Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia produced the study and the official proposal for the protection of 18.6 It took 12 years to reach this point. The initiative to protect this area was launched in 2010. sq km / 7.2 sq mi of the Danube Backwaters in 2014.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Last month, I birded my favourite local patch, Beljarica – the best eBird hotspot in Belgrade city and the 3rd best in Serbia – four times. Yes, that is the place previously planned for clear-cutting, filling-up and becoming covered by concrete , so the Chinese could build their Belt and Road harbour here. Photo: Gordan Pomorisac.
10,000 Birds
JULY 20, 2017
Yet, I was there with journalists every other day, the site was in the media almost every day and the first effect of the Save the Belgrade Amazon campaign is now visible: quite unusual for Serbia, the rules are strictly applied. That embankment was technically forbidden, but mostly accessible during working hours.
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