In Romania, 100 nest boxes for the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) were installed within the LIFE Danube Free Sky project with great success. Rollers occupied 28 boxes in 2024 and 39 boxes during the 2025 season. How were the locations for the nest boxes selected, and what criteria had to be met? What makes a site suitable for this spectacular, colorful bird? Journey into the stunning landscapes of the Danube Delta with Alexandru Dorosencu, Senior Scientific Researcher at the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, and discover how science and conservation come together to support one of Europe’s most charismatic species!

Watch another short video from series Introducing LIFE Danube Free Sky in Romania, this time with Project Manager Șerban – Ioan Vasile from energy distribution company Rețele Electrice Muntenia, Banat, Dobrogea will introduce you to project activities that took place in the area of the Danube Delta in Romania in order to save our precious birds.

Since 2018, a smaller population of Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) has been regularly wintering, but also present during summer, on the Danube between Negotin and Kladovo areas in eastern Serbia. So far, their numbers have been increasing slightly year after year. In late December 2025, workers from the Elixir factory near Prahovo informed our project partner - Birdlife Serbia that a large flock of Pelicans had formed downstream from the settlement.

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Read about how building trust and overcoming difference can ensure successful bird protection around power lines: factsheet available HERE. RGI (Renewables Grid Initiave) published series of factsheets on onshore energy and nature best practices, detailing the history, development and success factors of certain aspects of nature protection alongside power lines in 5 EU countries - Austria, Czechia, Portugal, Spain and Slovakia.

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