On August 5th, Phoenice, the White stork fitted with a GPS transmitter this summer, started itsmigration journey. The stork entered the Greek territory but, on August 6th, its transmitter stoppedshowing any sign of movement. This meant that the stork was most likely dead. The AOS team immediately contacted the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency …

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 …

If we look back at the time of its rescue, the Stork was in poor shape, weakened and frail from the lack of food. In the rehabilitation center, the Stork not only found a safe space but also the necessary food and nutrients for it to reach an optimal weight.

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 …

We are pleased to announce the launch of “AOS NEWSLETTER”, dedicated entirely to our actions and efforts for the conservation of the Albanian avifauna. The first issue of AOS NEWSLETTER will be sent out on the following days and it will be regularly published each month. The content of the AOS NEWSLETTER will consist of …

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.25.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] White Stork population in Albania. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a huge migratory bird of Ciconiidae family. It prefers to build its nest close to humans’ settlements, such as: roofs, cult objects, old buildings, high trees, and …