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Brown bear tracking in Greece

October 31, 2016 June 16, 2020
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“There’s a bear..there’s a bear” Account of Natural Greece traveller Dragan Simic in travel blogspot “10.000 birds”. Dragan participated in the Brown Bears in Northern Pindos trip in September 2016. About a quarter of the world’s Brown Bears live in Europe (including the Russian part of it), some 55,000, divided

Spotlight: meet Chantel, founder of Natural Greece

Chantel, founder and managing director of Natural Greece, was just interviewed by Nicole Kow of Trekksoft, a leading booking & payment software company. Read parts of the interesting interview below: When I think of Greece, I think of Santorini with its pristine waters, Athens for its ancient Acropolis, and Meteora (because I interviewed them). However, little has been done to attract people to its abundant and diverse wildlife, and less has been done to conserve it. That is what’s special about Natural Greece. They offer incredible nature-based tours in Greece that introduce clients to all sorts of wildlife, while ensuring that the entire experience remains sustainable and eco-friendly. This week on Spotlight, I am delighted to interview Chantel Kyriakopoulou-Beuvink, founder of the tour company Natural Greece. Chantel is no stranger to nature and conservation. She was born and raised in the Netherlands where she studied International Agricultural Trade, and Agricultural and Environmental Economics. She then became an EU-Regulation expert at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries and later as a Consultant in Environmental Management in the Netherlands. She moved to Greece in 2006. Before founding Natural Greece, she worked in nature conservation as a Coordinator Corporate Partnership for the Hellenic Ornithological Society/BirdLife Greece, and as a volunteer for WWF Hellas. Can you tell me about your company and the tours you offer? Natural Greece offers unique nature-based tours and multi-day holidays in Greece, a country with very rich and varied biodiversity, and fabulous natural landscapes and seascapes. Our team of excellent local guides possess great conservation knowledge, communication skills and a deep passion for their home-land. Our trips include: Conservation Travel opportunities Marine Eco Adventures Walking holidays with an eco-focus Birdwatching holidays Bear tracking trips Botanical tours General wildlife tours Our expanding client base includes both renowned specialist tour

Chantel, founder and managing director of Natural Greece, was just interviewed by Nicole Kow of Trekksoft, a leading booking & payment software company. Read parts of the interesting interview below: When I think of Greece, I think of Santorini with its pristine waters, Athens for its ancient Acropolis, and Meteora

Why Greece should be your next birding destination

This is third post in a series about birding Greece. The first one was “when”, the second “where” and this, the final one is all about “why birding Greece”. Sounds easy? Well… it is easy for me. Why? Because it is there. Because it exists. Cos I love Greece! And that

Birdwatching in North Greece – Bird list

Trip report 3-10 April 2015 of the Northern Greece Birdwatching Holiday that Keith, Hazel and Michael from the UK enjoyed with our expert bird guide Georgos Spiridakis. Apart from numerous fantastic species they observed a rarity for Greece too: the Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), a black seaduck! The birdwatching sites visited during this 8-day trip starting from Thessaloniki include: Lake Kerkini, Mount Belles, Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli forest, Evros Delta, Lake Ismarida, Porto Lagos, Nestos. Here is the detailed bird list: Species (scientific name) 1.Podiceps nigricollis 2. Podiceps cristatus 3. Pelecanus onocrotalus 4. Pelecanus crispus 5. Phalacrocorax carbo 6. Phalacrocorax pygmeus 7. Botaurus stellaris 8. Nycticorax nycticorax 9. Ardeola ralloides 10. Egretta garzetta 11. Casmerodius albus 12. Ardea cinerea 13. Ardea purpurea 14. Ciconia ciconia 15. Ciconia nigra 16. Plegadis faldnellus 17. Platalea leucorodia 18. Phoenicopterus roseus 19. Cygnus olor 20. Anser anser 21. Tadorna tadorna 22. Anas platyrhynchos 23. Anas strepera 24. Anas acuta 25. Anas clypeata 26. Anas penelope 27. Anas crecca 28. Anas querquedula 29. Aythya retina 30. Aythya nyroca 31. Melanitta fusca 32. Bucephala clangula 33. Mergus serrator 34. Gyps fulvus 35. Aegypius monachus 36. Neophron percnopterus 37. Haliaetus albicilla 38. Pandion hal iaetus 39. Aquila pomarina 40. Circaetus gall icus 41. Milvus migrans 42. Circus aeroginosus 43. Circus cyaneus 44. Circus pygargus 45. Circus macrourus 46. Buteo rufinus 47. Buteo buteo 48. Accipiter nisus 49. Falco tinunculus 50. Falco subbuteo 51. Coturnix coturnix (heard only) 52. Ral I us aquaticus 53. Porzana parva 54. Gallinula chloropus 55. Fulica atra 56. Haemantopus ostralegus 57. Recurvirostra avosetta 58. Charadrius alexandrinus 59. Pluvialis squatarola 60. Vanellus vanellus 61. Vanellus spinosus 62. Calidris al pina 63. Tringa glareola 64. Tringa ochropus 65. Tringa totanus 66. Tringa erythropus 67. Tringa nebularia 68. Tringa stagnatilis 69. Limosa limosa 70. Numenius arquata 71. Numenius phaeopus

Trip report 3-10 April 2015 of the Northern Greece Birdwatching Holiday that Keith, Hazel and Michael from the UK enjoyed with our expert bird guide Georgos Spiridakis. Apart from numerous fantastic species they observed a rarity for Greece too: the Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), a black seaduck! The birdwatching sites

Where to watch birds in Greece?

There are 449 birds in Greece, distributed unevenly over the surface area of about 130,000 km2 and across the additional 400,000 km2 of its coastal waters, dotted with 1400 islands. Add the 15,000 km of a coastline and the mountains, the highest reaching almost 3000 metres, and the question where

When to Watch Birds in Greece

When to Watch Birds in Greece Asked to write a short blog on when and where and why to watch birds in Greece, I was puzzled. Googling for other recommendations, I hardly found any. Where to start? Greece has 449 bird species recorded. A glimpse of a map shows close

Brown Bear sighting in Northern Greece

May 7, 2015 June 16, 2020
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Martin & Liz Pitt were lucky to have 2 days with bear encounters during their Wild Bears in Northern Pindos trip! The 1st time Martin got up close and personal with a bear that was wearing a collar for the research purposes of CALLISTO, a wildlife charity protecting the large

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Brown bear tracking in Greece

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Birdwatching in North Greece – Bird list

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