It is the largest bird of prey in Europe, with a wingspan of 2.5 to 3 metres. It nests in the Dadia forest, its only colony in all the Balkans for many decades. It builds its nests in the treetops where it gives birth to one young a year. Long-term efforts to protect the Maurogipa, this iconic species, have been linked to the history of the protected area of the Dadia-Levkimi-Soufli National Forest Park.

Decisions on the restitution of the Evros after the great fires are taken by the government with a claim for European funding, while a package of measures in two directions, on the one hand to support the primary sector and on the other hand to restore the natural environment, will be announced by Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday.

irefighters are battling the flames in Evros, trying to save the protected forest of Dadia..