12 years since the Axios Delta National Park was created, the number of mating pairs of birds that chose the region has tripled. Biologist Eva Katrana presented the figures, showing that nests had increased from 860 in 2014 to 2,826 in 2015, while nesting birds included six new species, including four types of terns, a first appearance by cattle egrets and the return of great egrets, last seen nesting in this area during the 1990s.

Speakers at a conference, she outlined plans to clean up the Loudias and Gallikos Rivers running through the park and remove some 4,600 cubic metres of solid waste illegally dumped there over the years.

Starting in December, visitors will also be able to visit an interactive exhibition at the park’s information centre in Halastra.