Europe and Central Asia

Slovakia - SOS/BirdLife

BirdLife Partner

Founded in 1926
Members: 400
Staff: 11
Zelinarska, Bratislava, SK, 821 08
Tel. :+421 905256184 ; Fax +421 2 5542 2186
vtaky@vtaky.sk
www.birdlife.sk
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Mission of the organisation

Research and conservation  of nature, mainly birds and their habitats.

Key Activities

  • Monitoring of birds and data gathering.
  • Protection of SPAs/IBA.
  • Practical activities for endangered bird species and the management of biotopes.
  • Development of membership.
  • Environmental education and public awareness-building for bird conservation: lectures, World Birdwatch, Spring Arrivals, Bird of the Year.
  • Environmental policy: agriculture, national campaigns on hot issues, comments on new legislation.

 

News
25 Feb 2019

Flight for Survival - Spring Migration 2019

This spring, BirdLife is telling the spectacular migratory stories of seven iconic birds – exposing the illegal threats they face along the African-Eurasian flyway.
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Europe and Central AsiaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusEgyptGreeceHungaryItalyLebanon
13 Aug 2019

Catching fish, not seabirds

New EU law that gives seabirds a fighting chance against bycatch
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Europe and Central AsiaFranceGermanyLithuaniaPortugalSpainSwedenUnited Kingdom
6 Jul 2019

Victory for Montenegro’s bird paradise!

Ulcinj Salina has been declared a national protected area! For the past 15 years, our Montenegrin partner CZIP has fought tirelessly to block a controversial building development poised to destroy one of Europe’s most...
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Europe and Central AsiaMontenegro
The rare endemic Orjen Iris (Iris orjenii) ©Mihailo Jovićević
11 Nov 2019

Protecting rare plant species on Orjen Mountain

Located within the Mediterranean basin, Orjen Mountain is considered an internationally
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Europe and Central Asia
5 Nov 2019

Fish Tales - Episode 1: Thomas from Cyprus

«My name is Thomas. I live in Cyprus. I am 63 years old, and I have been a fisherman for 36 years.»
Being a fisher. Caring for nature.
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Europe and Central AsiaCyprus
Eurasian Blackcaps are illegally lured towards traps using recordings of their song © BirdLife Europe
19 Mar 2019

Netted, glued and eaten whole – can we keep this songbird free?

The Eurasian Blackcap’s beautiful song has inspired humanity for centuries. But in Cyprus today, it is silenced by industrial-level illegal trapping using invisible nets or glue sticks: all to fuel an unlawful trade in...
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Europe and Central AsiaCyprus
3 Dec 2019

Will the Green Deal be a good deal for nature?

The newly appointed European Commission has already done what no Commission has done
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Europe and Central Asia
8 Jul 2019

Highlights from the ‘International Dawn Chorus 2019’ radio broadcast

Earlier this summer, our Irish partner BirdWatch Ireland had the great honour of co-producing the biggest and most ambitious live natural history radio broadcast ever made – the International Dawn Chorus Day. Niall...
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Europe and Central AsiaIreland
Whether a Common Quail migrates or not is determined by its genes © BirdLife Europe
21 Mar 2019

This shy bird can escape a birdwatcher’s eye, but not illegal trappers' nets

Despite its attempts to live a secretive life, the migration route of the endearingly rotund Common Quail leaves it subject to illegal trapping. Action is needed - with your help we can halt their decline and protect...
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Europe and Central AsiaEgypt
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