Animals
Environment
Protected Species Threatened Along Greek-Albanian Border
Over 200 traps for the poaching of wild animals have been found along the Greek-Albanian border in the last three months by members of the Environmental Protection Association (EPA) of Kastoria. The recent ominous discovery of the snares was...
Greece
Greece on Alert Following Detection of H5N8 Virus in Wild Swan
Greece’s veterinary services are on increased alert to prevent the transmission of H5N8 avian influenza from wild birds to poultry, after the detection of the virus in a wild swan at the Evros Delta, in northeastern Greece, last December and...
Europe
The Attica Zoological Park Receives Four Dolphins from Finland
Four bottlenose dolphins were transferred to their new home at the Attica Zoological Park in Greece during what was described as a "covert operation" by Yle, Finland's national public broadcasting company.
The four dolphins named Veera, Delfi, Leevi and Eevertti...