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Open Day in the Hungarian Meadow Viper Conservation Centre

14/05/2012

After the success of last year’s “viper tour”, and celebrating 20th anniversary of the European Union’s LIFE programme,  we invite everybody again to join us on Saturday (19th of May) for a guided walk to the Hungarian Meadow Viper Conservation Centre. During the walk visitors can observe the native amphibian and reptile species in the surrounding wetland area, while in the Centre our guides will present the Hungarian meadow viper itself and the related nature conservation program, which is funded by LIFE.

At the moment more than 600 Hungarian meadow vipers live in the terrariums of the Conservation Centre, located in the Kiskunság National Park. General public have limited chance to meet a Hungarian meadow viper in the nature, therefore observing these reptiles from 2-3 meters is a memorable experience for every ages.

Meeting: 9:00 am at the car park of the shop in Kunpeszér.

The trip takes 2.5 hours, and it is free of charge.

We suggest wearing comfortable hiking clothes and closed shoes.

Registration: Erzsébet Herbót (+36-20-314-3192)
 

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20th anniversary of the LIFE programme – show up of our most prized natural values

14/05/2012

The European Union has launched the LIFE fund 20 years ago, in 1992, for supporting its own environmental aims. The LIFE supports the Hungarian Meadow Viper Program among others. Thanks to the fund, the population of the Red-footed Falcon, Great Bastard and Saker Falcon has increased in Hungary, we could revitalize the environmentally friendly grassland management and restore wildlife of grasslands in Hortobágy area. Besides these species, LIFE-funding helped to save the Spanish Imperial Eagle, the Azores Bullfinch and the Iberian Lynx from extinction.

BirdLife Hungary, Budapest Zoo and the Ministry of Rural Development would like to celebrate this important anniversary appropriately, therefore we organised the “20th anniversary of the LIFE programme – show up of our most prized natural values” event which will take place on Sunday (20th May 2012) in the Cave Cinema of Budapest Zoo (1146 Budapest, XIV. ker. Állatkerti krt. 6-12.)

The presentations and documentaries start at 10:00 am, and finish at 17:00 pm.

The event is free of charge for zoo visitors.

Planned program of the event (only in Hungarian) >>

Facebook page of the event >>

Other celebration events in Hungary and in Europe>>

 

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Our mobile exhibition is at new locations

16/04/2012

Our mobile exhibition – we launched last year – is still followed with great interest. The 8 big posters are offered to educational and social institutions free of charge as well the presentations of our educational officer.

Our exhibition can be ordered at our education officer, Erzsébet Herbót (phone: +36-20-314-3192; email: herbot.erzsebet@mme.hu)

The exhibition can be seen on the following locations:

 11. – 23. April 2012.

Mátyás Király Primary School (2141 Csömör, Major út 7-9.)

17. April – 02. May 2012. .

Mátra Museum (3200 Gyöngyös, Kossuth u 40.)
 

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