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Bulgaria Wildlife Rehabilitation Rescue Center

A veterinary Darren Weeks from UK comforts a Pernis apivor in the wildlife rehabilitation, rescue and breeding center of Stara Zagora, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Sep. 08, 2014. The center is unique in the Balkans, its goal being the rehabilitation, medical treatment, recovery and release into the wild of the rescued birds and animals. The center focuses on the rehabilitation of injured wildlife, and specializes in the treatment of threatened and endangered raptors (birds of prey). It is an official CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora) center and is responsible for the care of wild animals involved in illegal trading in Bulgaria. It is also a breeding center aiming to increase the populations of some species (Imperial Eagle, Griffon Vulture) and the reintroduction into the wild of others (Bearded Vulture, Black Vulture). Annually, approximately 600 wild animals (mostly raptors) are treated at the center, with approximately 40 percent successfully released back into the wild. Photo by: Petar Petrov/Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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