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Annual Meeting 2025

The Macedonian Ecological Society held its Annual Meeting with its members for 2025. Last Saturday, on September 20th, the members of MES gathered at the Info Center of Pelister National Park. There, the traveling exhibition with photographs of the Balkan lynx was also opened, which had previously been displayed at Hotel “Neda” in Galičnik and at the Info Center of Mavrovo National Park. In the official part of the meeting, the Head of the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme, Dime Melovski, gave a…

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Educational Event on Bird Feeders

The Macedonian Ecological Society, in collaboration with the Skopje Zoo, held an educational event on bird feeders on January 19, 2025. Iskra Manojloska from MES and Vojo Ivanov from Skopje Zoo conducted a brief training session for attendees on how to help birds better survive the winter in urban areas. Participants at the event received bird feeders, which they could place on their balconies and in their yards. As part of the event, visitors had the opportunity to observe one of the penguins'…

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Educational Visit to Pešna

We are infinitely grateful to Professor Biljana Gičevski, who led today's educational visit to the Pešna Cave, organized by MES for its members. The attendees learned a lot about how the cave was formed and what the area looked like in past millennia. Besides scientific knowledge, Professor Gičevski also shared folk tales known about the Pešna Cave, King Marko, and his sisters. For the members of the Macedonian Ecological Society, transportation was organized by bus from Skopje. The journey…

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International Vulture Awareness Day in the Skopje ZOO

On September 7 th the Macedonian Ecological Society in collaboration with the Biology Students’ Research Society held a celebration for the International Vulture Awareness Day in the Skopje ZOO. The event was held under the “Egyptian Vulture New Life” project. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness and educate the public about the European Vultures and the efforts made to protect them. The visitors had an opportunity, through participatory activities meant for all ages, to learn play…

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Need to Establish Large Carnivore Platform in the Balkans

Around fifty representatives from the region and from other European countries took part in the first regional meeting of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores in the Dinaric region, held in Budva, Montenegro on 6 November 2018. Participants affirmed the importance of the Platform in establishing transboundary cooperation, exchanging experiences, and conducting joint management of large carnivore populations. The Dinaric-Pindos mountain range is among the richest…

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2017 World Wetlands Day

Today we mark the World Wetlands Day! Each year, the Ramsar Convention celebrates this day with an event that includes various games and activities. This year several messages were prepared and sent through the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDnokfpEiz4 along with an interesting cartoon ! MES celebrated the day with an educational event in Prespa. Together with the pupils of the Goce Delchev Primary School we quizzed our knowledge about wetlands and found out how they shield us…

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2017 Skopje Green Belt Day

The Skopje City Park's Central Park Cafe hosted the celebration of the Green Belt Day on 24 September 2017 with various activities and a themed photo exhibition. Through interactive games MES helped the youth learn about the life of the lynx, the insects, birds and trees. Our country, as part of the European Green Belt initiative, for a second year in a row marks this important day and raises the public awareness of citizens regarding the rich areas under the Balkan Green Belt. The European…

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5th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation, Ohrid 2016

In the period 19–22 October 2016 in Ohrid, MES held the 5th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation. This gathering was attended by more than 300 participants and guests from 13 European countries. Around 250 participants from the region presented their findings and achievements ensuing from the scientific work conducted in the field of ecological science within the nine working sections established. The Congress also included a Round Table on Domestic Animal…

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4th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation, Ohrid 2012

The Macedonian Ecological Society, together with the Macedonian Limnological Society, organised the 4th Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation, aiming at discerning the ecological accomplishments in Macedonia and the other countries in the region, as well as exchanging experiences and knowledge, according to the working conditions of the scientists and experts of the region, as well as the public interest for a better, cleaner and healthier environment. The…

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3rd Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation, Struga 2007

The 3rd Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation took place in Struga, in the period 6–9 October 2007. The Congress, at the same time, marked the 80th birthday and 60th anniversary of active scientific work of Prof. Ljupcho Grupche, PhD. Congress participants were given three plenary lectures, whereas more than 180 of them presented their scientific research work. Out of these, a total of 80 papers were printed in the Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of Ecologists of…

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2nd Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation, Ohrid 2003

The 2nd Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation was held in Ohrid in the period 25–29 October 2003. Participants presented results and scientific achievements within nine ecological sections, as follows: Terrestrial ecosystems; Aquatic ecosystems; Conservation of biodiversity and geodiversity; Agroecology; Ecology of populations and biocenology; Ecological monitoring; Pollution and protection of the environment; Ecological education; and Public participation and…

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1st Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation, Ohrid 1998

Ohrid, 20-24 September 1998, hosted the 1st Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia with International Participation. Plenary lectures were published and printed in the Book of Plenary Lectures. According to the topic and the field of research, participants through their papers presented their findings and scientific achievements within 10 ecological working sections, as follows: Terrestrial ecosystems; Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity, its protection, promotion and sustainable use; Agroecology;…

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