A recent rise in dolphin deaths in the Black Sea may have been caused by the war in Ukraine, scientists have said. Researchers believe heightened noise pollution in the northern Black Sea, caused by about 20 Russian navy vessels and ongoing military activities, may have been driving cetaceans south to Turkish and Bulgarian shores, where […]
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Video of Zebra Mistreatment Goes Viral
A video of zebras being mistreated during a zoo transfer from Bulgaria to Iran has gone viral. One animal was beaten and another one died in transit. Animal activists are describing it as a failure by the officials. The video, taken at customs patrol, shows several people trying to contain the zebra as they move […]
A baby dolphin died at a performance at the Dolphinarium in Varna
A baby dolphin died at the Dolphinarium in Varna. The little one was born just nine days ago, and the incident occurred during a show on Friday. “Mammals feel misery. There was some turmoil, the dolphins refused to play, dance, make the show themselves,” said Biser Lyubenov, who was quoted in the audience by bTV. […]
Bulgarians rush to save a phalanx of distressed, frozen storks
What would you do if you encountered scores of distressed storks covered in ice lying in a snow-covered field? In Bulgaria, people have been taking them home. A cold snap in the north-east of the country has stranded hundreds of the migrating birds this week, covering their wings in ice and grounding them. “I found […]