For another year Primary School “Geo Milev” in Belozem started the drawing competition on the theme "The Life of a White Stork".

The organizers are Rakovski Municipality, Catholic Church “St. Francis of Assisi” in the European village of the White Stork, Federation of Nature Conservation NGOs "Green Balkans".

++ Only a few storks have fledged in Europe’s stork villages ++ Extremes of weather cause problems for the storks ++ Conservation of green wetlands contributes to the protection of species and reduction of climate change ++

Within the frame of the new developed “SCHOOL GARDEN PROJECT” EuroNatur intends to support the establishment of school gardens in the European Stork Villages (ESV) and their NGO partners by a small grant scheme.

The Lonjsko Polje Nature Park Public Institution has renovated an educational, walking trail in Čigoč, the first European stork village. This project is funded by EuroNatur.

Representatives of the European Stork Villages had originally intended to meet from 6-9 May 2020 in the Serbian village of Taraš. Due to Covid-19, the conference cannot now take place as planned. However, the stork conservationists are not going to let the virus beat them that easily.

The Bulgarian stork village Belozem calls for an international drawing competition.

The village of Taraš, awarded the title of European Stork village in 2015, lies at the heart of the province of Vojvodina in the north of Serbia. The pasture and meadows of the flood plains of the River Tisza provide the white stork with a richly stocked table.

In the Bulgarian stork village of Belozem a new White Stork Tourist Information Centre officially opened on 23 September 2019. The celebrations with EuroNatur partner Green Balkans also involved Belozem’s mayor and the priest who gave blessings to the centre.

Within the frame of the project “WET MEADOWS AND PASTURES 2” EuroNatur intends to support local and national NGOs and the European Stork Villages (ESV) in the implementation of projects addressing the restoration of wet meadows and pastures. In addition EuroNatur intends to support the sustainable development of the European Stork Villages (ESV) and their NGO partners by a small grant scheme. Please find more information on the two calls for proposals below.

++ Autumn migration has begun ++ Overhead powerlines cause the death of millions of migratory birds worldwide ++ International campaign to protect migratory birds starts its second phase ++