Citizens gathered today in the center of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, demanding that the "Serbia Wins" banner be removed from the Albania Palace, which covers all 13 floors of the 53-meter-high building and threatens a protected species of bird - the white-tailed eagles that nest there.
The large banner prevented the white-tailed eagles from accessing their nests, leaving the chicks trapped without food.
The gathered people blocked traffic on Kolarčeva Street and were making noise, reports a Beta agency reporter.
The banner was damaged when citizens pulled the rope hanging from it.
The leader of the "Move-Change" Movement, Savo Manojlović, also arrived, and the police ordered him to move away from the Albanija Palace.
He stated in a written statement that he would remain at that location until the controversial banner was completely removed.
As the movement announced, a service responsible for removing the banners arrived in front of the building.
The banners carried by the Publish and Update Time group read "Those who don't like woodpeckers don't like people either," "The evil government is killing woodpeckers' babies, let's save the birds," and "Billboard captures woodpeckers, little birds without food, this is a criminal act."
The Faculty of Biology at the University of Belgrade warned yesterday that the banner endangers a rare and strictly protected bird species.
Serbian Finance Minister Siniša Mali said this morning that the banner will be removed today.
The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Stari Grad Municipal Board announced that it will organize the care and feeding of the white-tailed eagle chicks, and that the removal of the banners will begin at 19 p.m.
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