2,500 decares of forest between the villages Borislavtsi, Malko Bryagovo, Dolni and Gorni Glavanak were affected by the fire, but there is no danger that the fire is going to reach the residential buildings.
In order to provide additional help a volunteer team of BSPB also joined the firefighting. During the putting out the fire dead tortoises, which are among the species most vulnerable to fires have been found.
The building of the Nature Conservation center and the nests of endangered birds found in the area are not affected by the fire and there is no danger for fire to reach them.
Another fire case has been detected in the region of Elhovo 15 days ago. Fortunately no nests of endangered bird species such as eastern imperial eagle were damaged nor pastures, which we keep with conservation purpose have been affected by the fire