LECTURE
30.11.2024
11:00
Historical Museum Petrich, 2850, 80 Rockefeller Street, City Park
FREE ADMISSION
Lecture by Senior Assistant Professor Dr. Atanas Grozdanov
THE BIRDS NEXT TO US
The presentation "Birds around us – how to observe and protect them" tells about some of the most interesting bird species in urban environments and near populated areas, their characteristics, how to observe them, and important things related to their protection. It also includes general information about biodiversity in the world and in Bulgaria, why it is endangered and why it is important to protect it, as well as what efforts are being made to do so at the national level. Special attention is paid to interesting species inhabiting southwestern Bulgaria in the context of its unique climate, influenced by the Mediterranean and the great bird migration route Via Aristotelis.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atanas Grozdanov
Born in Sofia, he graduated from the National Natural Sciences and Mathematics High School "Acad. L. Chakalov." He holds a bachelor's degree in biology, a master's degree in zoology, and a doctorate in zoology from the Faculty of Biology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski." He is the author and co-author of over 40 popular and over 60 scientific articles, book chapters, manuals, and other publications related to ornithology, herpetology, conservation biology, biological education, etc. He has participated as a leader or expert in over 20 scientific projects dedicated to species studies, monitoring of protected areas, educational developments, etc. He is a lecturer and group leader in the Erasmus Intensive Program in Spain and Portugal. Since 2004, he has been working as an assistant and senior assistant at the Faculty of Biology of Sofia University, where he is currently a member of the Faculty Council and the Academic Council. Guest lecturer at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy and the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. He is the founder of the SKORETS educational platform – a student club for education and development with an ecological center at the Faculty of Biology, which develops students' skills and motivation to study and protect nature, and maintains a living educational collection with hundreds of visitors annually. Participant in the preparation of the national biology team and member of the National Commission of the Olympiad. Creator of the "Wild Sofia" page, dedicated to promoting and protecting wild animals and plants in urban environments, as well as the social media groups "Amphibians and Reptiles in Bulgaria," "Invasive Species in Bulgaria," and others.