https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0 Wetland Restoration Project Eastern Thessaly Plain, Greece en-us 2019-02-08 12:10:30 UTC 2024-12-01 01:31:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329565601 The newly restored Lake Karla as well as several irrigation reservoirs are the remains of the old Lake Karla which used to dominate the eastern part of the Thessaly plain for hundred of thousands of years. They form a wetland network which is important for migration feeding and reproduction for numerous birds species.

]]> 2019-02-10 07:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329565601 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329566491 Lake Karla and the Mavrovouni mountain to the east form a unique environment including dense forested areas, remote sand beaches among a rocky coastline and swallow lakes in the eastern part of the Thessaly basin ]]> 2019-02-10 07:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329566491 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329864314  A legal entity involved with the protection, preservation and management of nature and landscape, as natural heritage and a valuable national natural resource.]]> 2019-02-11 14:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329864314 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329873200 A pair of lesser kestrel - Falco naumanni hunts over 150 locusts and beetles per day during its breeding period to feed its nestlings. 30% of the greek population of this small migratory raptor nest every year in the plain of Thessaly, Eastern Greece.]]> 2019-02-11 14:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329873200 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329876138 More than a hundred breeding pairs of white stork - Ciconia ciconia nest in the villages surrounding Lake Karla, feeding in wetlands, pastures and wet meadows of the area.]]> 2019-02-11 14:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329876138 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329879661 Thousands of great cormorants - Phalacrocorax carbo visit every morning Karla Lake for feeding as they travel from the Tempi Valley which is run through by Pinios River.]]> 2019-02-11 14:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329879661 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329910198 14 species of fish have returned to Lake Kalra, mainly through the ditches and canals which feed the newborn lake with Pinios water. Among them is the common carp which has been long praised among local populations and endemic species of ichthyofauna such as Cobitis stephanidisi]]> 2019-02-11 15:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329910198 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329917442 Although on top of the food pyramid, raptors as buzzards and kites host numerous external parasites like lice, mites and fleas which often can be a real trouble when handling injured adults or nestlings.]]> 2019-02-11 15:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329917442 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329925666 Numerous species of fungi  thrive in the dense forests of oak, beech and chestnut in the Mavrovouni and Nothern Pelion mountains, taking advantage of the abundant decomposing plant biomass.]]> 2019-02-11 15:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329925666 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329932909 Road kills pose a significant threat to the biodiversity of the Karla - Mavrovouni area. A beech marten - Martes foina lies dead after being hit by a car in the Volos - Kanalia road. Foxes, badgers, martens and weasels as well as birds and reptiles are often get run over by all kinds of vehicles. The lack of signs and infrastucture, as well as low public awareness are the main reasons for this endless sacrifice.]]> 2019-02-11 16:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329932909 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329939147 Saturnia pyri, the giant peacock moth is the largest European moth, with a wingspan reaching 15–20 cm and though impressive is often a nuissance for apple and pear orhards surrounding Karla Lake.]]> 2019-02-11 16:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/329939147 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/330094147 Funded by the EU, the Lake Karla restoration project was a colossal successful attempt to recreate the wetland ecosystem which was drained back in 1962. ]]> 2019-02-11 20:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/330094147 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/330107770 Totally drained in 1962, as a result of a national project to cope with malaria, seasonal floods and in order to gain land for agriculture the lake Karla ecosystem ceased to exist after hundred of thousands of years. It took only a couple of decades and a series of environmental problems to realise that the wetland had to be restored. Infertile and salty land which failed to meet the expectations of intensive agriculture production, salinization of the aquifer, drift to a drier microclimate, income loss for the local fishermen,  land subsidences and faults were some of the negative impacts of the Lake Karla drainage. ]]> 2019-02-11 21:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/330107770 ioannisvergos https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/330230429 Deposition of municipal waste and debris, wastewater from industries and farms, illegal fishing and logging, poaching, increased concentrations of agrochemicals and fertilizers, intensive use of water resources are some of the pressures imposed on the Natura 2000 sites of Karla and Mavrovouni. They lead to ecosystem degradation and gradually to loss of habitats for endangered species and biodiversity in general. The Management Body of Karla - Mavrovouni - Kefalovryso Velestinou - Delta Pineiou in cooperation with local authorities such as municipalities, forestry department, police and environmental agencies, implements a supervision and guarding program on a daily basis during the whole year.]]> 2019-02-12 08:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ioannisvergos/l1q10jxk1rr0/wish/330230429