The "Pelican Way of LIFE" EU-funded project is a pan-European project which aims to boost populations of the Dalmatian pelican in 27 Natura 2000 sites in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Ukraine. The pelican needs significant protection, given the low population size, vulnerability of the habitats, and threats from powerlines, disturbances and persecution. These photos show pelicans and other birds on the site of the Burgas Lakes, a group of five coastal lakes located around the Bulgarian city of Burgas in the proximity of the Black Sea.