ველური ბუნებისეროვნული სააგენტო ველური ბუნებისეროვნული სააგენტო

Specialists from the Wildlife Agency and the Agency of Protected Areas released 200 Rock Partridges (Alectoris graeca) and 200 Grey Partridges (Perdix perdix) into the wild at a pre-selected site in Algeti National Park as part of a population restoration initiative. The birds released in Algeti National Park come from the breeding farm of the charitable foundation “Agro Kartu.”
The farm, situated in the village of Chorvila within the Sachkhere Municipality, is dedicated to breeding endemic bird species.

The release was attended by Revaz Bezhashvili, Head of the Wildlife Agency, and Besik Amiranashvili, Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas.

The restoration and conservation of native species on protected territories is a key priority for both agencies, which jointly implement numerous projects in this direction.

The Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a native wild species mainly distributed across eastern Georgia. It inhabits rocky slopes, shrub-covered hills, and treeless areas, and was once widespread in the mountains surrounding Tbilisi.
The Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) is also native to Georgia and inhabits open fields, shrublands, and highland plateaus up to 2,600 meters above sea level, often migrating locally during the winter.

Since 2016, the National Wildlife Agency has been implementing a program aimed at breeding and restoring populations of native wild fauna. Within the framework of this program, the populations of the Colchic Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus colchicus), Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca), and Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) have been steadily increasing each year.