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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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MES celebrated World Wetlands Day at Prespa Lake

MES staff split into two teams in order to properly celebrate World Wetlands Day (February 2 nd ). One team trained rangers from NP Ezerani and National Park Galicica in water bird counts, whereas the others collaborated with NP Galicica and the environment department of Resen Municipality in order to encourage pupils from all local schools to practice critical thinking in a role playing game - kids imagined to be rich investors with an eye on Prespa, environmental protection officers,…

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Lynx capture at Bukovikj locality

New lynx is here! 12 February 2020 the lynx team of the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) box-trapped a new individual of the rare Balkan lynx in Bukovikj, near the town of Kichevo. Representatives from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje and Sokol-Z Hunting Society from Zajas village assisted during lynx sedation and taking of measurements and samples of hair and blood. The procedure established that the lynx is a healthy female aged 2–3 years, weighing 15 kg. This is the second…

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Third national meeting with the Anti-poison working group

On 19 th of November 2019, The Macedonian Ecological Society in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning organized the third meeting of the National Anti-Poison working group in Skopje. The aim of the meeting was the formalization of the Action Plan for combating wildlife poisoning under the national legislation. Implemented activities since the last meeting were presented to the working group and it was discussed about the measures that are a priority in regards to…

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Balkan Lynx Partner Meeting in Peja, Kosovo

A kick-off meeting for the fifth phase of the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme took place in Pejа, Kosovo in the beginning of October this year. The meeting was attended by the partners from MES, PPNEA, KORA, EuroNatur and was hosted by the NGO ERA Group from Kosovo. The partners discussed the achievements accomplished in the last three months since phase onset and the activities that need more attention to be carried out on time. The fifth phase represents a continuation of the fourth phase…

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Educational research camp for biodiversity of National Park Pelister

The transboundary nature of Prespa and Baba Mt. implores transboundary cooperation and coordination in order to achieve the efficient conservation of the region that PrespaNet strives for. Consequently, when MES was invited to join the Biology Students’ Research Society in their biological and ecological investigations of Baba Mt. (particularly national park “Pelister”) from July 8 th -13 th , we used PrespaNet to reach out and invite student volunteers from the three countries where the Prespa…

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Cycling and birding around Prespa Lake

In mid-September, MES in cooperation with the Bicycle club Milton Manaki and Bicycling-mountaineering club PrepsaBike organized a join event on birdwatching during a cycling tour around the Prespa Lake. The event was aiming at introducing the birds of Prespa Lake to a different demographic group, all the while marking the European Birdwatch Day for 2019 and to promote MES’s local office. Via dseveral observation points on Pretor, Gorno Perovo, Sirhan and Stenje the participants were instructed…

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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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Balkan lynx education in primary schools complete

Last week, 30 and 31 May 2019, we rounded off the educational activities for the schoolchildren of the primary schools in the Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostushe. Educational activities, implemented by representatives from the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) and Mavrovo National Park, began in March, with a series of lectures about the Balkan lynx. The third, final part of education included field activities, as part of their outdoor education. This presented an unusual opportunity for…

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World Migratory Bird Day in the Land of the Egyptian Vultures

On 12 May (Sunday), the Macedonian Ecological Society together with the Biology Students’ Research Society celebrated the World Migratory Bird Day under the Egyptian Vulture New Life Project. Around 40 participants, mainly biology students and bird enthusiasts, had a unique opportunity to visit the land of the Egyptian vulture in the central part of North Macedonia, near the city of Veles. During this field trip, the participants visited an Egyptian vulture territory and were able to see 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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Workshops on the process related to the disposal of the deposited lindane from the OHIS plant in Skopje

On 22 and 28 March in Skopje, two workshops were held in order to raise public awareness about the importance of removing the lindane from the small landfill in the OHIS plant, organized by the Macedonian Ecological Society and in coordination with the Office for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) as part of the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MoEPP). The purpose of the workshops was to inform all stakeholders and the public about the next steps regarding the procedure for the…

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