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  • Author: Eleni Karatzia

Author: Eleni Karatzia

Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro after release @ VCF

Six years of GPS tracking Egyptian Vultures Fangueiro and Arribas

Over the past six years, two Egyptian Vultures—Fangueiro and Arribas—have been tracked ...
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A huge win for wildlife in Albania: Action Plan against poisoning finally approved!

In a major win for biodiversity, Albania’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment ...
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Three recent Griffon Vulture deaths, one urgent message: Threats must be mitigated in Cyprus  

It’s been another hard hit for Cyprus’s Critically Endangered Griffon Vulture population. ...
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Cinereous Vultures in the Dadia Forest © Petros Babakas, Archive of the Management Unit of Evros Delta and Dadia National Parks

Record population of Cinereous Vultures in Dadia, two years after the wildfire 

Almost two years after a major wildfire hit the Evros region, there ...
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New group of Cinereous Vultures acclimatising in the Douro International Nature Park. © LIFE Aegypius Return

Six more Cinereous Vultures join the soft release programme to strengthen the Douro International colony 

Last week, a new group of six Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) joined ...
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Griffon Vultures from Spain to Cyprus_TerraCypria_3

From persecution to protection: Restoring Griffon Vulture populations

Imagine a world where nature’s cleanup crew disappears. Carcasses are left to ...
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Another vulture lost to electrocution in Cyprus

Electrocution from power lines continues to pose a significant threat to the ...
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Dead young white-tailed eagle in Sremska Rača © Goran Jević

New wave of poisoning: Birds of prey in Serbia are fighting for their survival

A year after one of Europe’s most devastating bird poisoning incidents in ...
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A poisoned Egyptian Vulture in Greece, a globally endangered species © Lavrentis Sidiropoulos/ HOS

Poison is still widespread in Europe – and has a huge biodiversity impact

A comprehensive study on Raptor Poisoning in Europe, which received a significant ...
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19,000 packages of banned herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides seized from suspects. © MUP

Major arrest in Serbia exposes the dark side of pesticide smuggling and its ecological impact

In a significant crackdown on the illegal pesticide trade, authorities have arrested ...
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X-ray image of Cinereous Vulture Pousio showing a large number of pellets © LxCRAS

Shooting threatens the recovery of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal: three recently shot birds spark unified condemnation 

Among the victims were two birds tagged with GPS/GSM transmitters as part ...
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Natator’s release. © Fernando Sanchez

Meet Natator: the Cinereous Vulture who swam for his life between Portugal and Spain

Natator was rescued on an international mission, recovered and released back into ...
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Cinereous Vultures and Griffon Vultures © Pilar Oliva

Unveiling European vulture survival across a continent 

The SURVIVALIST project aims to quantify the survival of three of four ...
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Recovery of the GPS/GSM transmitter of the black vulture Jacinto by teams from the Junta de Castilla y León. ©JCyL

The Cinereous Vulture Colony in the Douro International has grown, along with cross-border cooperation to protect it

Palombar, together with Portuguese and Spanish authorities, is strengthening efforts to monitor ...
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egyptian vulture bruno berthemy

Egyptian Vulture reinforcement project in Bulgaria brings promising results

For Egyptian Vultures in Bulgaria, 2024 was a year to celebrate. The ...
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Cyprus welcomes 15 Griffon Vultures from Spain to help struggling population

The Critically Endangered Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) population in Cyprus needs a ...
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Tagging Pousio with a GPS/GSM transmitter ©LPN.

Reinforced monitoring for the newest Cinereous Vulture colony in Portugal

Herdade do Monte da Ribeira, the national authority, and LIFE Aegypius Return ...
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scientists taking samples from a young Cinereous Vultures in a forest

A year of progress: Milestones of the LIFE Aegypius Return project in 2024 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project continues its bold mission to bring the ...
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Crime scene analysis instruments with people observing in the background

Tackling wildlife poisoning in the Balkans: 2024 milestones of the BalkanDetox LIFE project  

The BalkanDetox LIFE project continues to lead the charge against illegal wildlife ...
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Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) at a feeding ground for scavenging birds. © Bruno Berthemy/VCF 

LIFE Aegypius Return promotes good practices in the management of supplementary feeding for vultures 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project organised a technical visit to Herdade da ...
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