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Atidzhe joins Narcisa and Lisa as the third radio-collared female lynx

Wednesday is Lynx Day, so we bring you another good news! The Macedonian Ecological Society radio-collared another Balkan lynx individual captured near the village of Nichpur in Mavrovo National Park. The lynx is a 14-kg female aged around 10 years. Atidzhe is her name. As all other lynx individuals, she too will carry a collar to send information about her whereabouts. We confirmed successful kill and now we know that she is well and ready to face the challenges nature’s throwing at her. What…

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10 years ago, on this day we captured the first Balkan lynx

Ten years ago, on this day, we captured the first Balkan lynx for scientific purposes! His name was Marko. He has become a pioneer in the telemetry research in the south-west Balkans and an icon for the conservation programme. People know him, and kids often mention him when we meet them. Films were made about him, while his pictures made the cover of many popular articles, leaflets, brochures and posters. We will never forget that day. A join team composed of members from Macedonian Ecological…

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Another female lynx in Mavrovo National Park

Meet Lisa, the latest radio-collared female lynx! On 24 February 2020 the lynx team of the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES), together with Mavrovo National Park representatives, successfully box-trapped another individual of the elusive Balkan lynx on Mount Bistra, opposite of the village of Rostushe in Mavrovo. All went well during animal sedation and taking of measurements and samples, in which a representative from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Skopje and an associate from Harz…

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International Waterbird Census 2020 (IWC)

For eleven years now, on the weekend of 11th and 12th January 2020, MES employees and volunteers conducted bird counting on Macedonia’s three natural lakes, also including adjacent water reservoirs and wetlands. Despite the biting cold, the teams’ weather-defying spirit and enthusiasm made an enjoyable endeavour out of the International Waterfowl Census (IWC) in Macedonia, resulting in a total count of as much as 25.000 birds on Ohrid Lake and Prespa Lake, and round 4.000 birds on Dojran Lake.…

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MES created new Strategic plan up till 2024

  From 23-24 th January in Gevgelija a total of 25 participants from all structure levels of MES took part in the development of MES’s new Strategic plan, aimed to span for 5 years 2020-2024. The workshop was led by facilitators from Birdlife international - Lenke Balint, Head of Department for Partnerships, Communities and Development, and Marija Jurcevic, BirdLife Balkan Partnership Development Officer. The participants were contributing towards the development the new structure of the…

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The Wild Side of Prespa - plants

The series of lectures "The Wild Side of Prespa" continued with a presentation about the plants. The MES office in Resen on April 4 was again filled with a group of high school students from the Car Samoil high school. The plants as a theme is actually part of an entire component of the common ongoing project for preservation of Prespa region that MES conducts together with partners from PrespaNet. It's about the section titled "Plants, people, Prespa", through which we will try to popularize…

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