𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗷𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 (𝗖𝗬𝗖) was created by 𝗔𝗢𝗦-𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, one year ago with the purpose of including the younger generation in wildlife conservation and environmental related activities. The club consists of 35 students, 15-20 highly active, from “𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗺 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶” 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗚𝗷𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘁ë𝗿; all driven by curiosity, passion for nature, and the …

Birdlife Europe together with AOS, are working closely on the fight against illegal killing and capture of wild birds. In the same vein, within the campaign “Flight For Survival”, AOS seeks the attention and commitment of national authorities in this war. Therefore, we invite you to read the article below and support us in this …

Even though partners and stakeholders could not meet in person for the BalkanDetox LIFE Kick-off Meeting due to the COVID-19 restrictions, we are glad to report that the meeting was a success nonetheless, and received a lot of interest and engagement by multiple relevant stakeholders!   Overview of Kick-off Meeting On Monday, 30 November 2020, …

The monitoring of the Egyptian Vulture (𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) population is an initiative that study groups (from 14 countries in the Balkans, Africa and the Middle East), within the framework of LIFE project “Egyptian Vulture New Life”, undertake year after year to identify changes in population or distribution of territories in the Balkans or Africa. This …

After the extraordinary success of the first breeding platform, AOS and OST install another platform for the White Storks in Fier, offering more space and above all more security for the expected breeders. The new platform, which replaces an old but unsafe nest, offers ampler space for future breeders. To make it more attractive, AOS …

𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗜𝗗 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 conducted the succeeding sessions of the 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 on 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳-𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬. We visited familiar locations, but this time with some entertaining twists. On the third session of the course, November 7, the students once again visited the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮.This time the focal point were the song birds that live in …

𝐃𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 (𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢) 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚? “No!” would reply anyone aware that the White Storks breed in Albania during March-August, leave the country in August-September, travel thousands of km towards Africa where they spend the winter and return in spring at the same place for nesting. Despite the above, two adult White …

This weekend, October 24-25, 2020, AOS started the Bird Identification Course, BirdID 2020 Albania organized jointly with the Faculty of Natural Sciences (University of Tirana) and Nord University (Norway), as the only official BirdID course in Albania. During the first two days of the course, the attendance was satisfactory and the students showed full interest. …

Pas suksesit të BirdID Albania 2018, AOS (Shoqata Ornitologjike e Shqipërisë) hap thirrjen për aplikime për të gjithë dashamirësit e shpendëve, natyrës dhe jetës së egër në Shqipëri, për BirdID Albania 2020, Kursi II për identifikimin e shpendëve. Kursi ka për qëllim të certifikojë njohuritë në identifikimin e shpendëve të egër nëpërmjet: Vëzhgimit të shpendëve …

To commemorate this special day, AOS in collaboration with RAPA Gjirokastër, Conservation Youth Club of Gjirokastra (CYC), and the group EcoFriend have conducted a number of activities, with the main focus being on the protection of the Egyptian Vulture’s population in the Drinos Valley.