Falconry

The eagle owl (Bubo bubo) is Slovenia's largest owl. Its population in the country counts some 150 specimens. Many of them nest in the western region of Kras and enthusiasts taking part in the most recent monitoring there registered a record 16 nesting sites.

A rare "fish owl" has been released into the wild in the southern province of Mersin after being treated for nine months for a broken wing.

For the first time in ten years, an active nest of Saker Falcon Falco cherrug has been found in Bulgaria. Hopes are high that this endangered raptor is one step closer to establishing a sustainable breeding population in the country.

The Saker Falcon returned as a nesting species in the country. The endangered species comes back to Bulgaria for the first time in ten years, informs the press office of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. They were spotted at the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Center and released in 2015.

A long-eared baby owl that fell from its nest in the western province of Afyonkarahisar is undergoing a rehabilitation process. The owl, which sustained wounds to a wing and its feet, will be taken care of for up to three months before being released.

In the terrace of a house in the northern Turkish province of Zonguldak's Ere?li district, five barn owl chicks - hungry because their mother has not returned for five days - have been taken under protection by local officials.