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MISSION

To identify and provide practical, theoretical, institutional and legal alternatives for long-term solutions in the protection and enhancement of bird community and their critical habitats, biodiversity, nature and environment in Albania and to work closely with all the stakeholders for the sustainable use of natural resources.

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OUR OBJECTIVES

In order to achieve this mission, AOS has the following objectives:

  • To prevent the extinction of bird species and to improve their conservation status in Albania,
  • To preserve and enhance bird habitats, bird ecosystems and Important Bird Areas in the country,
  • To support the interested parties and contributing to the improvement of the quality of life through sustainable use of natural resources.
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SAVE BIRDS

SAVE NATURE

SAVE PEOPLE

Mission

To identify and provide practical, theoretical, institutional and legal alternatives for long-term solutions in the protection and enhancement of bird community and their critical habitats, biodiversity, nature and environment in Albania and to work closely with all the stakeholders for the sustainable use of natural resources.

Mission

Our Objectives

In order to achieve this mission, AOS has the following objectives:

  • To prevent the extinction of bird species and to improve their conservation status in Albania,
  • To preserve and enhance bird habitats, bird ecosystems and Important Bird Areas in the country,
  • To support the interested parties and contributing to the improvement of the quality of life through sustainable use of natural resources.
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The Egyptian Vulture stole the spotlight of the “Tirana Half Marathon”!

Read MoreFollowing successive meetings, events, and monitoring, AOS team became part of the Tirana Half Marathon, dedicating its participation to the cause of the Egyptian Vulture, together with PPNEA. We ran for You; now You must fly for Us!

The first “National Anti-Poaching Camp” in Albania!

Read MoreFrom October 25th-27th, AOS team, in the frame of “Combating Illegal Killing and Illegal Taking of Birds in Albania” project, conducted the National Anti-Poaching Camp, including 9 events: one consultation among local and national stakeholders, 6 patrols across Seman / Terbuf territory, a presentation about bird identification with Junior Rangers of Divjaka-Karavasta National Park and one birdwatching event.

“BIRD RINGING CAMP – TALE 2019”

Read MoreOn 7-12 October 2019, we were in Tale (Lezhë) to set up a bird ringing camp in order to continue our 5-year tradition on bird ringing. This is the first bird ringing camp lead and applied thoroughly by Albanian ornithologists!

#EuroBirdwatch19 – Together for migratory birds!

Read MoreAOS became part of the European weekend dedicated to migratory birds held over the first weekend of October, #EuroBirdwatch19, with five different events: observation, counting, awareness talks, bird ringing session, and crossing point surveys of migratory birds.

International Vulture Awereness Day 2019

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We are looking for an International Ecosystem Services Expert

Read MoreAOS will support the process of assessing the ecosystem services in Divjaka-Karavasta National Park by contracting an international expert. This initiative will serve as an approach that can be taken into consideration to be implemented for other Protected Areas or other ecosystems of national importance.

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Read MoreYour support and contribution, even the smallest amount, is critical to ensure the return to the sustainable state of Egyptian Vulture in Albania. Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) is globally endangered “EN”. In our country, of the four nesting vulture species once, nowadays only the Egyptian vulture continues to breed, though at very critical levels.

Can you identify a bird?

Read MoreThe 23 participants of the first fullest Bird Identification course in Albania (BirdID 2018), now can. They are people with different backgrounds that the passion for birds joined them together in “BirdID 2018 Albania”, a 6-month experience during which they were trained in identifying birds through their image and sound and in the same time they had the opportunity to see some of the most important habitats of birds in our country.

The Story of a Great Discovery

The only colony of Herons and Cormorants in Albania, discovered in 2015 by the Albanian Ornithological Society in the Divjaka-Karavasta National Park.

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The first “National Anti-Poaching Camp” in Albania!

The first “National Anti-Poaching Camp” in Albania!

Oct 29, 2019 | AOS

From October 25th-27th, the AOS team, as part of its “Combating Illegal Killing and Illegal Taking of Birds in Albania” project, conducted the National Anti-Poaching Camp, including 9 events: consultation among local and national stakeholders, 6 patrols across Seman / Terbuf territory, birdwatching, and a presentation about bird identification with Junior Rangers of Divjaka-Karavasta National Park.

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“BIRD RINGING CAMP – TALE 2019”

“BIRD RINGING CAMP – TALE 2019”

Oct 21, 2019 | AOS

Bird ringing is an important process and method for researchers and conservationists that work with avifauna. It provides us useful information on the biology, productivity and movements of birds, helping us to monitor bird populations and their development. There...

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Wintering Waterbirds in Albania Results of International Waterbird Census, January 13-16, 2017

The International Waterbird Census (IWC) is an international program that is organized since 1967. In Albania, IWC has started in 1993 and it has been since undertaken almost every year, although with a limited number of experts due to the restricted capacities and funding on wildlife research. Read More…

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Wintering Waterbirds in Albania – International Waterbird Census, January 14-25, 2016

The Intenational Waterbird Census (IWC) is an international program that is organized since 1967. In Albania, IWC has started in 1993 and it has been since undertaken almost every year. This year, January 14-25, 2016, IWC in Albania covered 16 different wetland sites and is… Read More…

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BALKAN VULTURES
POISON STUDY, July 2018.

The Balkan Vulture Poison Study was prepared by the Vulture Conservation
Foundation (VCF) within the framework of the Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project (BAPP),
an integral part of the Mediterranean Anti-Poisoning Project – MAPP (Fighting
poisoning Read More…

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