In search of the “Phantom Sturgeon”

In search of the “Phantom Sturgeon”

Mar 29, 2015 | News

News - In search of the “Phantom Sturgeon” Another very challenging WWF project started in winter 2014/15 in the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve “Mura-Drava-Danube” (TBR MDD). It is trying to find evidence whether the ship sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris), also called...
Little sturgeons are hatching!

Little sturgeons are hatching!

Feb 27, 2015 | News

News - Little sturgeons are hatching! Great news from the WWF restocking project on the Danube in Bulgaria: on February, 18th 2015, small sterlets began to hatch on a farm in Montana, Bulgaria, which were bred for the WWF sturgeon restocking programme. The Sterlet...
Sturgeons in the Danube – on the brink of extinction

Sturgeons in the Danube – on the brink of extinction

Feb 22, 2015 | News

News - Sturgeons in the Danube – on the brink of extinction Sturgeons are an ancient migratory fish family which originated about 200 million years ago. The Danube River (especially in Romania and Bulgaria) preserves some of the most important sturgeon populations in...
Poisoning of white-tailed eagle must be stopped

Poisoning of white-tailed eagle must be stopped

Jan 11, 2015 | News

News - Poisoning of white-tailed eagle must be stopped Poisoning of white-tailed eagles has severely increased in the past few years in the territory of Special Nature Reserve Gornje Podunavlje in Serbia, which is part of the planned Transboundary Biosphere Reserve...