Energy for Nature: Protection of Endangered Species with Care for Biodiversity

A few days ago, poachers shot Ultron. Not the villain from the Marvel comics but a black vulture donated by the Belgian Plankendel Zoo to Bulgaria. The bird was released in 2019 with high hopes of it helping bring this endangered species back to Bulgaria's natural habitats - something that our experts have been fighting for the last 30 years. Despite the efforts of the veterinarians from the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Center near Stara Zagora, the bird did not survive. Following Ultron's untimely death, the moods at the center range between sadness and anger - completely understandable after years of round-the-clock care and hard work. The people in the organization have long accepted as their vocation and destiny the protection of endangered animal species and habitats. The word "endangered" is not just a concept for them but a cause which they hope can unite the majority of people.

The efforts and hard work of the Green Balkans' conservationists have not gone unnoticed. They find support and an outstretched hand in the face of the business. For more than 9 years the local electricity producer ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 TPP has been supporting the causes of the Rescue Center for ecological balance protection and has been indirectly supporting the security of those species that are at risk of extinction. "In any case, we need support in our work. It is important not only from a moral point of view but also for our survival, as well as for the success of our cause, " said Hristina Klisurova, PR and veterinarian at the Green Balkans Rescue Center. "Our partnership dates back a long time. Thanks to it we were able to renovate the visitorss corner of the Center, some of our old aviaries and the reanimation room at the Rescue Center, " she added....