Breeding Bulgaria illegal 
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 26, 2024
Explaining the increase in the number of sightings is difficult, as the Siberian breeding population is declining. In recent years the majority of the Red-breasted Geese have stayed in Romania, with much smaller numbers in Bulgaria. Last year the peak count of Red-breasts in Bulgaria was 800, with 14,600 over the border in Romania).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
The decrease in numbers has been accompanied by fragmentation of the breeding range and is continuing to affect all populations. Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway.
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