Part of the program of the event was an information and educational board for Pomorie Lake and its unique biodiversity, developed as part of the activities of the project "Natura 2000 in Bulgaria - New Horizons".
The educational game for Lake Pomorie aims to present in a fun way the importance of the wetland. Various plant and animal organisms have adapted to the unique environment of the super-saline lagoon, which determines the high conservation status of Lake Pomorie. Protected area under Bulgarian law, Natura zone, Ramsar site and Ornithologically important place, Pomorie Lake is home and a place of rest for over 270 species of birds, most of which are rare and protected.
With magnets of the inhabitants of the lake, everyone had the opportunity to get acquainted with the rare Pygmy cormorant, why the crab of the genus Artemia is important for birds, which species of fish has adapted to the high salinity of the water in the lake and others. Information materials were also provided by Green Balkans, and an exhibition of the globally endangered species of red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) was exhibited in the Sea Aquarium Hall.
The event also included a coloring workshop for the little ones, an educational presentation on "Why wetlands are important on Earth", as well as a quiz with prizes from a team of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds.
We thank the team of the Regional Museum of Natural History - Plovdiv for the hospitality and good cooperation.
More about World Wetlands Day and scheduled events HERE.
Contacts:
Svetlozara Kazandjieva - RNHM - Plovdiv, 0886 120 449; e-mail: svetlozara.k@gmail.com
Polina Hristova - Green Balkans, 0882 508 721, e-mail: phristova@greenbalkans.org
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of the territory of Bulgaria falls within the scope of the network - 120 areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Pomorie Lake
Pomorie Lake is a natural hypersaline lagoon, located on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, near the town of Pomorie. Home to over 260 different species of birds, over 30 mammal and over 80 plant species, since 2007 it is officially part of the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world – the European ecological network Natura 2000.
The educational game for Lake Pomorie aims to present in a fun way the importance of the wetland. Various plant and animal organisms have adapted to the unique environment of the super-saline lagoon, which determines the high conservation status of Lake Pomorie. Protected area under Bulgarian law, Natura zone, Ramsar site and Ornithologically important place, Pomorie Lake is home and a place of rest for over 270 species of birds, most of which are rare and protected.
With magnets of the inhabitants of the lake, everyone had the opportunity to get acquainted with the rare Pygmy cormorant, why the crab of the genus Artemia is important for birds, which species of fish has adapted to the high salinity of the water in the lake and others. Information materials were also provided by Green Balkans, and an exhibition of the globally endangered species of red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) was exhibited in the Sea Aquarium Hall.
The event also included a coloring workshop for the little ones, an educational presentation on "Why wetlands are important on Earth", as well as a quiz with prizes from a team of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds.
We thank the team of the Regional Museum of Natural History - Plovdiv for the hospitality and good cooperation.
More about World Wetlands Day and scheduled events HERE.
Contacts:
Svetlozara Kazandjieva - RNHM - Plovdiv, 0886 120 449; e-mail: svetlozara.k@gmail.com
Polina Hristova - Green Balkans, 0882 508 721, e-mail: phristova@greenbalkans.org
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of the territory of Bulgaria falls within the scope of the network - 120 areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Pomorie Lake
Pomorie Lake is a natural hypersaline lagoon, located on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, near the town of Pomorie. Home to over 260 different species of birds, over 30 mammal and over 80 plant species, since 2007 it is officially part of the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world – the European ecological network Natura 2000.
