Vulture Conservation Foundation
Fri
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Mar
2017
Egyptian vulture “falls from the sky” – rare accident kills breeding bird in Portugal
Thu
30
Mar
2017
Massive poisoning incident(s) in Kresna George, Bulgaria, deals a blow to the recovering Balkan griffon vulture population
Wed
29
Mar
2017
Griffons in peril in Cyprus – only 21 birds left and no breeding in the last two years
Tue
28
Mar
2017
New research project on the presence of diclofenac and other anti-inflammatory drugs in avian scavengers in the Iberian Peninsula
Mon
27
Mar
2017
Two pairs – and two chicks – in the bearded vulture reintroduction project in Andalusia!
Sun
26
Mar
2017
Breeding bearded vultures for reintroduction: a tale of a successful adoption of hatchling in Guadalentin
Thu
23
Mar
2017
2016 bearded vulture captive breeding season annual report just published – record breaking season, 27 young produced & 17 reintroduced back to the wild
Wed
22
Mar
2017
How many bearded vultures are there in the Alps? See results from the 2016 International Observation day (simultaneous census)
Tue
21
Mar
2017
Vultures indirectly regulate the abundance of foxes through limiting their access to carrion - new paper
Sun
19
Mar
2017
LIFE RE-Vultures - news from the Rhodopes at the project annual meeting
Thu
16
Mar
2017
25 griffon Vultures from Extremadura (Spain) on the way to Sardinia (Italy)
Sun
12
Mar
2017
Jana and Tempestosa: Two griffon vultures released in Sardinia within LIFE Grifone
Sat
11
Mar
2017
Bearded vultures and lead poisoning – The Cévennes National Park (France) is promoting lead-free hunting practices
Wed
08
Mar
2017
Infogipeto - latest newsletter on the bearded vulture reintroduction project in the Alps just published (in Italian)
Mon
06
Mar
2017
Portuguese police establishes the first-ever anti-poisoning dog teams in northern Portugal – soon they will start patrolling the LIFE RUPIS area
Sun
05
Mar
2017
Bearded vultures in the Alps – looks like we are having another great breeding season!
Sat
04
Mar
2017
Bearded vulture clutch extracted from a wild nest in Corsica again – part of a plan to save this highly endangered population from extinction
Thu
02
Mar
2017
Frustration – and then hope – with the only black vulture pair in Douro International
Wed
01
Mar
2017
Bernardus has overwintered in Toledo (Spain). Where will she go in Spring?
Tue
28
Feb
2017
Griffon vultures and livestock activities – the French national action plan to decrease potential problems is now available for public consultation
Sat
25
Feb
2017
Three black vultures to be released tomorrow in the Gorges du Verdon (France)
Tue
21
Feb
2017
Hundreds of vulture experts ask for a global ban of veterinary diclofenac - while the government of Portugal is considering to approve it!
Mon
20
Feb
2017
Bearded vultures and lead poisoning – National Park Hohe Tauern (Austria) is promoting lead-free hunting practices
Fri
17
Feb
2017
After Andalusia, bearded vultures are also breeding in Picos de Europa
Mon
13
Feb
2017
And they are out - first two baby bearded vultures of the season hatched in Guadalentin
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Sun
12
Feb
2017
New data reveals there are 11-12 pairs of bearded vultures in Armenia
Sat
11
Feb
2017
Good outcomes at the Middle-East regional workshop for the Vulture multi-Species Action Plan
Thu
02
Feb
2017
Public consultation on the Draft Flyway Action Plan for the Conservation of the Balkan and Central Asian Populations of the Egyptian Vulture (EVFAP)
Mon
30
Jan
2017
New poisoning case in the LIFE RUPIS area – fortunately no vultures dead, but a serious reminder that the silent killer is a real threat
Sun
29
Jan
2017
Bringing Egyptian vultures and LIFE RUPIS to the local school children
Wed
25
Jan
2017
Tono and Blimunda lay an egg again in Andalusia – after the first ever successful breeding in the wild in 2015 following reintroduction, and after a gap in 2016
Mon
23
Jan
2017
New paper on ranging of Pyrenean bearded vultures: supplementary feeding not that important (at least for breeding adults), and half of home ranges outside PAs
Fri
20
Jan
2017
Bearded vulture captive breeding: Old ladies come to the rescue
Wed
18
Jan
2017
News from LIFE RUPIS: Supplementary feeding points ready to receive the Egyptian vultures coming from Africa. And they are helping the local black vultures too!
Tue
17
Jan
2017
Female Egyptian vultures have lower survival and start breeding earlier than males in Central-North Spain
Mon
16
Jan
2017
Egyptian vulture in France in 2016 – a summary: smaller population but average breeding productivity and a good number of young ringed
Sun
15
Jan
2017
An analysis of poisoning cases in the Portuguese side of the Douro canyon
Sat
14
Jan
2017
News from the bearded vulture pairs in Andalusia: Hortelano & Marchena are in fine breeding plumage and going through all the breeding antics (see video)
Fri
13
Jan
2017
Better and better at our bearded vulture captive breeding network – mortality rate decreases significantly while the average age at death increases!
Wed
11
Jan
2017
The number of griffon vultures breeding and roosting in Eastern Rhodopes continues to increase
Mon
09
Jan
2017
Girun and Volcaire doing well – and have been celebrated by a Côtes du Rhône wine!
Sun
08
Jan
2017
News from LIFE GYPCONNECT: Bearded vulture Roc Genèse is a male, is now in Spain, and its parents are breeding again
Fri
06
Jan
2017
News from the LIFE Re vultures – griffon and black vultures from the Rodopes-Dadia area (Bulgaria/Greece) tracked
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