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A SHTEGTOJNË MËLLENJAT (Turdus merula)/DO THE BLACKBIRDS MIGRATE?

Every nature “connaisseur” would respond that Blackbirds do not migrate from north to the south and vice-versa. They just engage in vertical migration, from the mountain to the lowland during winter and from lowland to the mountain during summer. Nevertheless, some individuals undertake long travel migrations north-south and vice-versa as one Blackbird found in Tujan (Tirana) on …

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FOLEZIMI I PELIKANIT KACURREL/NESTING OF THE DALMATIAN PELICAN

Five steps to avoid the nest flooding and to improve the breeding success of the Dalmatian Pelican in Divjaka-Karavasta National Park. Collection of nesting beds material composed of dead branches and trunks fallen down due to the latest storms, Transporting the nesting material up to the lagoon by tractor, Transporting of nesting material up to the …

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PARANDALOHET TRAFIKIMI I PALIGJSHEM / ILLEG. TRAFFIC PREVENTION

Today, at about 15:00, at the custom point of Kapshtica, the prompt intervention of the State Inspectorate of Environment and Forests prevented the trafficking towards Greece of more than 300 Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) illegally captured in Albania. Now, the Inspectorate and the Prosecution have sequestered the Goldfinches as evidence of environmental crime and they are …

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IWC 11-14 JANUARY 2018

Flamingos and Pelicans hidden from the strong wind in Patok, Goldeneye in the mist of Shkodra, thousands of waders in flying flocks in Adriatik (Durrws), water surfaces coloured in black from wintering ducks in Divjaka, grebes and coots in the lakes of Banja, Belshi, Thana etc. Since two days, our teams are in the field …

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