birds
The "Birds of Kuwait" Project also affectionately known as BoK was funded by Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) in an effort to increase awareness of Kuwait's outstanding biodiveristy and the need to protect it. The first phase of the project begun in...
Text by Stam Zogaris - photos by Aris Vidalis
Kuwait Bay at high noon in early July, with an incoming sand-storm and temperatures just over 40 oC. Even at the oddest times, it could be rewarding to take a drive 20 minutes west of Kuwait City, for some birdwatching! We visited without a guide, even...
By Nancy Papathanasopoulou (photos by Aris Vidalis)First published in the Arab Times July 18, 2011
During its three years of research on sea turtles as well as their underwater and beach habitats, the Kuwait Turtle Conservation Project(KTCP) has not been indifferent to the bird population of islets...
By Stam Zogaris
In Greece bird racing is slowly but surely becoming a tradition among resident birders. Athens celebrated its 6th bird race this April 9th 2011. 15 teams of birders participated – this is a typical number in Athens, a city with a remarkably low number of naturalists. The rally to...
By Nancy Papathanasopoulou
Masirah Island, tucked neatly against the eastern shore of Oman and the biggest island off the sultanate, is a wonder of nature. This Indian Ocean jewel hosts a number of fabulous sandy beaches where four species of sea turtles nest every year. Over 400 species of birds...
Text by Stam Zogaris
The Evros (Maritsa in Bulgarian, Meric in Turkish) is a watery “iron-curtain” separating Greece and Turkey for nearly 200 KMs along one of the most fortified borders Europe. The border zone has been a no-man’s land, long considered a dangerous off-limits zone, with military...
Text by Stam Zogaris - photos by Aris Vidalis
The Amvrakikos wetlands form one of Greece’s largest wetlands of International Importance, covering over 220 square km within the unique Amvrakikos embayment, on Greece’s west coast. The Greek Government has designated a National Park, and a Park...
Text by Stam Zogaris - photos by Aris Vidalis
Schinias wetland has been known since ancient times as “Marathon Marsh”, or simply the “Great Marsh”. On its beach the Persian forces landed in order to attack Athens, and on the adjacent plain the famous battle of Marathon took place 2500 years ago....
