Vulture Conservation Foundation
Tue
27
Jun
2017
Unlikely heroes behind the bearded vulture captive breeding programme – Andreas Eder and the animal transport van from Schönbrunn Zoo
Sun
25
Jun
2017
The bearded vulture in Corsica in 2017: 4 pairs and no breeding in the wild, but the young released as part of the restocking programme doing well
Fri
23
Jun
2017
Griffon vultures are breeding again in Cyprus and recolonised area not used for years
Thu
22
Jun
2017
Barcelona Zoo sent 3 captive-bred griffons for the vulture reintroduction project in Bulgaria
Wed
21
Jun
2017
Adult bearded vulture rescued and re-released back to the wild in the French Alps
Tue
20
Jun
2017
Guidelines for feeding bearded vultures in captivity are now also available in French
Sat
17
Jun
2017
New paper on guidelines for evaluation and treatment of lead poisoning of wild raptors
Wed
14
Jun
2017
Two adult Egyptian vultures have been captured and tagged in the Douro – another great milestone in the LIFE RUPIS project
Mon
12
Jun
2017
What have Jana and Tempestosa, the two griffons tagged in Sardinia, been up to?
Wed
07
Jun
2017
Saving the bearded vulture in Corsica – Luna and Ercu released last weekend
Mon
05
Jun
2017
Two young Spanish bearded vultures will be released in the Swiss Mountains today
Sun
04
Jun
2017
5 more bearded vultures released back into the wild yesterday by VCF and its partners – 2 in Vercors (Pre-Alps), 2 in Corsica and 1 in Andalucia
Thu
01
Jun
2017
Great news from Andalusia – the two breeding pairs of bearded vulture continue to raise their young in Cazorla!
Wed
31
May
2017
7th bearded vulture of 2017 to be released in Grands Causses tomorrow – 11 still to go!
Tue
30
May
2017
Dutch birders get Lucky! Bearded vulture released in Austria last year delights birdwatchers across the Netherlands
Sat
27
May
2017
One young bearded vulture was released in Cazorla – the first of six this year
Thu
25
May
2017
New supplementary feeding point established in the LIFE RUPIS project– and almost immediately up to 10 Egyptian vultures fed there!
Wed
24
May
2017
A first for Sweden – young, probably wild, bearded vulture seen in the country
Tue
23
May
2017
Egyptian vultures also seem to favour mud bathing to gain colour – but why?
Mon
22
May
2017
Over 90 vultures poisoned in Africa - sad news on the International Biodiversity Day
Tue
16
May
2017
Bearded vultures Leoux & ProNatura released in Baronnies with hundreds of people celebrating one of the most remarkable wildlife comeback stories of our times
Sat
13
May
2017
Two more bearded vultures will be released tomorrow in Baronnies – following the first successful release of the season in the Grands Causses on the 2nd of May
Wed
10
May
2017
Scattering of black vulture observations in northern France attests to the species increase in the country
Tue
09
May
2017
LIFE RUPIS - An analysis of poisoning cases in the Spanish side of the Douro canyon
Sat
06
May
2017
Bearded vulture Roc Genèse came back to its natal area in the Pre-Pyrenees – his brother Flamadel could not be tagged
Thu
04
May
2017
Egyptian vulture Rupis busy flying around the Douro area – but will probably not breed this year
Wed
03
May
2017
The most recent newsletter of IUCN´s Vulture Specialist Group published
Sun
30
Apr
2017
Reintroducing bearded vultures to the wild – first release of the Spring this week in the Grands Causses!
Fri
28
Apr
2017
Third newsletter of the LIFE+ GYPCONNECT published – linking bearded vultures from the Alps to the Pyrenees
Wed
26
Apr
2017
Egyptian vultures Tobia and Sara, now on their 3rd year, are still in Africa!
Tue
25
Apr
2017
The VCF is supporting colleagues in South Africa to establish a captive-breeding programme for the bearded vulture
Sun
23
Apr
2017
Ostrava Zoo runs campaign for the VCF – and produces one bearded vulture chick too
Thu
20
Apr
2017
Egyptian Vultures and Bone crushing factories in Uttar Pradesh, India – a curious relationship
Tue
18
Apr
2017
14 pairs of black vulture – in Boumort (Spanish Pyrenees) – 8 are still breeding
Sun
16
Apr
2017
Easter eggs? Or how decades of experience contribute to breed bearded vultures in captivity for conservation
Tue
11
Apr
2017
Spectacular aerial duel between bearded vultures in the French Alps results in the death of one of them
Mon
10
Apr
2017
Bearded vultures in the Alps – on course for another record-breaking breeding season
Sat
08
Apr
2017
Poisoning incident in Kresna Gorge (Bulgaria) gets even bigger – a total of 18 griffon vultures now confirmed dead
Fri
07
Apr
2017
Bearded vulture “Lea” (released in Austria in 2015) has been recovered weakened in Temú (Italy), near National Park Stelvio – probably a victim of collision
Wed
05
Apr
2017
And the survey of breeding Egyptian vultures started in the Douro canyons …
Tue
04
Apr
2017
A poacher kills the last black vulture in Alinyà, Spain
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