Although monitoring the White Stork population in Albania for the year 2020 seemed to be impossible due to COVID-19 and the difficult working situation, AOS continued its efforts by working closely with AOS local supporters, in order to increase the number of nesting White Storks in Albania. Recently, a call from AOS local supporter, Xhevdet …

On the Easter Day, that most of us link with the ritual of red eggs as the symbol of revival, AOS provides another happy news linked with eggs and species recovery. Two species, in the focus of our work, respectively the Egyptian Vulture (𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) and the White Stork (𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢) have laid eggs and …

At the beginning of 2017, private investors “Mabetex Group” proposed a masterplan for the construction of a massive tourism resort, the so-called “𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙟𝙖𝙠𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖” at the Divjaka-Karavasta National Park. The whole panorama of the project was staggering in terms of dimensions, especially its location (core area of the National Park) and its prospective aim …

A joint team, AOS, PPNEA, RAPA Gjirokastër and our local conservation group have started the monitoring of the territories of the 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝗡𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘂𝘀) in Albania aiming to find out the territories used for this year, the number of breeding pairs and the location of the nests. This monitoring process, expected to last until …

“𝐕𝐣𝐨𝐬𝐚 / 𝐀𝐨𝐨𝐬”, our Egyptian vulture, baptized by this name and equipped with satellite transmitters in 2015, is now only a few kilometres away from its territory, lying in two countries, southeast Albania and northwestern Greece. Vjosa has so far traversed over 7,000 𝗸𝗺 in 10 different countries (Chad, Libya, Sudan, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudy …

Only 6 breeding pairs and 3 single adults remain today in Albania and all of them along Vjosa (Aoos) river and its tributaries such as Drino river, Benca river, Shushica River, Kardhiq stream, etc. Those only nine territories are just a mere sign compared with the presence in 14 territories in 2004. Thus, the Globally …

The young naturalists of the “Eco Friends” youth club of Asim Zeneli High School from the stone city, Gjirokastra, in cooperation with the team of Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS), conducted an educative ornithological excursion in Divjaka-Karavasta National Park (DKNP). The main aim of the visit consisted of introducing the members of the Eco Friends youth …

“The Ornithological Friday” has always been marked on the AOS annual calendar as an important ornithological educational activity dedicated to youth and kids. We, here at the Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS), are continuing the tradition of “The Ornithological Friday,” cooperating closely with educational institutions in several cities at the national level. The enthusiastic and inquisitive …

Unlike the other Balkan countries, where the deliberate poisoning phenomenon is well-incorporated and clearly defined as a prohibited action in the legislation over the years, the intentional wildlife poisoning in Albania has not been regarded as a prohibited activity in the national legal framework till July 2019. As a consequence, the fact that wildlife poisoning …

Working Meeting: Pesticides and VMP legislation analysis. Pesticides and Veterinary Medical Products (VMP) could be rather dangerous for wildlife if they are not used appropriately or if they fall in wrong hands and used for intentional poisoning. The intensification of livestock breeding dictates an ever-growing need for antibiotics (+other VMP products) for the animals; their …