Summer is gone and along with most of the swifts that came with it and received our concern and care all this period.

Nevertheless, a few individuals still remain in the area due to the unusually favorable weather conditions. One of these birds happened to be brought to our facilities by a sensitized fellow citizen who found it on the street. Fortunately, the bird was in good condition and was rather eager to fly again. Thus, after spending a night is its temporary home (a carton box) it was ready to be released the next day.

The releasing procedure was more than known for the two “Action for Wildlife” volunteers as it has been repeated many times before. Meeting point the Kaftantzoglio Stadium, morning hours. The space there is large enough without obstacles, so the bird can fly low for a while before gaining height. As soon as we opened the box and hold it in our hands, the bird was eager to regain its freedom, making several attempts to slip out of our hand and fly again. And it did it on its first try! We watched the bird fly fro a while around the stadium, until it was no longer visible up in the sky.

The release was successful and we left very satisfied. Perhaps this was the last swift we get for this year. Migration is a difficult procedure for all species, but necessary for their survival. We hope they are successful to this year’s migration and will be waiting for them next summer.

Το καλοκαίρι πέρασε μαζί και οι μήνες που είχαμε τις περισσότερες εισαγωγές ζώων.

Τώρα που οι βάρδιες είναι λιγότερο κουραστικές και ο κόσμος περισσότερος, εγώ που έλειπα το καλοκαίρι, νιώθω την ανάγκη να πω ένα μεγάλο Ευχαριστώ σε όλα τα παιδιά που συνέχισαν το έργο μας, που συνέχισαν το όνειρο.

Αλλαγή επίδεσης σε χελώνα σοβαρά τραυματισμένη από χορτοκοπτικό, ενα σύνηθες ατύχημα

Η Δράση παντού!
και στη Πανευρωπαική Γιορτή Πουλιών και στο Δάσος Αλλιώς.
Την Κυριακή 7 Οκτωβρίου 2012 στο Σάνη Χαλκιδικής στις 10πμ και στο Καρά Τεπέ του Σείχ Σου Θεσσαλονίκης στις 15.00 αντίστοιχα.
Διαλέξτε και ελάτε... και γιατί όχι, αν προλαβαίνετε, ελάτε και στα δύο!

The 2nd Eco-Festival in Gallikos river was a very exciting event…

There were releases, environmental games with children as participants, guides and public awareness to many friends that visited the Eco-Festivals 2012 at the delta of Gallikos river on 22nd and 23rd September in Kalochori.
A beech marten, a common quail and a hooded crow were released.   

A young hermann’s tortoise was found with its carapace broken at the end of August in Ksiloupoli. Employees of Koronia - Volvi Management Agency took it and transferred it to “Action for Wildlife” facilities in order to be given first aid and treatment. The young turtle spent about two weeks there and eventually on Wednesday 19th September, an employee of Management Agency released it back to the lakeside forest of Apollonia.