Balgarianovinite.com More than 20 dead white storks have been found near Gabrovo, all beneath the same electricity pole, Dr. Rusko Petrov, head of the Scientific, Educational and Conservation Activities Department at the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre, said here on Monday.
Following reports of an unusually high number of dead storks near the Gabrovo landfill, a rescue centre team inspected the area and collected five carcasses for veterinary examination. The tests will determine the cause of death and confirm or rule out electrocution. Petrov pointed out that the results would be sent to the relevant authorities, including Gabrovo Municipality, to help initiate measures to make the electricity network safer.
Later in the day, Gabrovo Municipality said it will urgently commission a company to prepare an expert assessment of possible additional measures to improve the safety of the seven electricity poles and a pole-mounted transformer substation in the area of the regional landfill.
Following the construction of the landfill, Energo-Pro installed special bird-protection devices on all lattice steel electricity poles supplying power to the site, the municipality added. The forthcoming assessment will determine what additional measures can be taken to make the electricity infrastructure serving the landfill safer for birds.
“These are young birds that are currently migrating and use Bulgaria as a place to regain their strength before continuing south,” he emphasized, adding that the problem affects more than storks, as other protected species found dead near power poles include buzzards, white-tailed eagles, imperial eagles, golden eagles, kestrels and honey buzzards. Petrov noted that Bulgaria has made significant progress in recent years in securing dangerous sections of the electricity grid.
On August 7, the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) in Veliko Tarnovo requested that the electricity distribution company take measures to secure the electrical installations in the area of the Regional Non-Hazardous Waste Landfill in Gabrovo as soon as possible due to numerous cases of dead white storks as a result of contact with the power grid. The RIEW insisted that measures be taken to secure the facilities by installing diverters on the wires and insulating covers on the poles in order to limit bird deaths. Over 20 Dead Storks Found Near Gabrovo, Electrocution Suspected 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-10 11:17:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law