Did you know that most of the 20 breeding pairs of the Short-toed Eagle, a very rare and endangered species in Slovenia, are located in the Karst? The results of the census carried out by DOPPS ornithologists on Saturday, 5 April, within the framework of the Kras4us project, will show how many there actually are. The data will be revealed soon.
According to the data collected by DOPPS and presented to the general public at a lecture in Cerje on Saturday, 29 March, at least one nesting pair is present in the fire-affected sites of the Komen Karst.
The results of the 2023 and 2024 monitoring of birds in areas affected by fire in 2022 showed that some bird species were positively affected by the fire, while some bird populations declined. Species that prefer open areas and bare ground, such as the siskin, hill wren and pied wagtail, have benefited most from the fire. However, some forest and shrub layer species, such as Nightingale, Short-tailed Rosefinch, Black-crowned Nightjar and Willow Warbler, were most affected.
The lecture "The Short-toed Eagle Eagle and Birds on fire-affected sites" was followed on Sunday, 30 March, by a botanical and ornithological walk through the overgrown areas and areas burnt down in 2022 near Sela na Krasu, where participants learned about the plants and birds typical of the Karst.
