Despite the large number of actions taken by nature conservationists in Albania, the Egyptian Vulture still faces crucial threats to its population, such as poisoning, loss of habitat, and lastly, electrocution. Most of the power grids in this small Balkan country are constructed during the communist era, making them, at least, older than 30 years. …

Despite the Covid 19 pandemic, around 𝟮𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 showed up for the events hosted by #BirdLife International partners over the weekend of 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯-𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝗮𝘁 #𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝟮𝟬. In total, about 𝟲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 were observed; rushing towards the southern regions to arrive on time in their wintering grounds. In Albania, this activity was organized and coordinated by #𝗔𝗢𝗦, as …

The release of the bird took place on the morning of August 14, 2020 in Drino Valley. After the discussion with Croatian experts, we decided to release it in Drino valley due to its proximity to Greece where a colony of Griffon Vultures is located. From there Mokoš can join more quickly with other individuals of his own species. Besides, the Drino Valley and the Vjosa Valley are preferred habitats for vultures, especially the Egyptian Vulture.

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 …

In August and September 2019, the Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS) conducted some 41 km of transect surveys for mapping of dangerous pylons and detecting mortality due to electrocution and collisions with power grid in the stronghold of the Egyptian Vulture in Drino valley, part of the Globally Important Bird Area of Gjirokastra, in the southern …