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Thousands of pounds have been raised to transport 11 birds of prey from Gloucestershire to Bulgaria, so they can eventually return to the wild.
Vultures, falcons and kestrels from the International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP) in Newent are to join breeding and release programmes in the Balkans. More than £2,000 has been raised so far towards the £5,000 cost of driving the birds safely across Europe. The ICBP said it was delighted that some of its birds would one day be living wild in Europe .
A Saker Falcon is among the birds raised in Gloucestershire that s heading to release and breeding programmes in Bulgaria (Tim Dean).
Birds of prey to join conservation programmes in Bulgaria They will leave the International Centre for Birds of Prey in Newent, Gloucestershire, in the coming weeks. 09 December, 2020 20:59
Eleven birds of prey will travel to Bulgaria to join breeding and release programmes in the country.
Five lesser kestrels, three griffon vultures, two Egyptian vultures and a saker falcon will leave the International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP) in Newent, Gloucestershire, in the coming weeks.
They will join breeding and release programmes with the organisation Green Balkans, which works to restore native species throughout Bulgaria.
The ICBP, which has been closed for almost seven months due to the coronavirus pandemic, has launched a fundraising appeal to fund the transport of the birds safely across Europe.
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