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Possibly the highest Bearded Vulture nest at almost 5000 metres altitude discovered in the Himalayas

Some propose that Bearded Vultures can nest at an altitude of over 5000 metres, …

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An unlikely pairing: Rüppell’s Vulture breeding with Griffon Vulture in Spain

New evidence suggests two cases of a Rüppell’s Vulture breeding with a …

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Attracting Cinereous Vulture pairs in Kotel Mountain

The Vultures Back To LIFE project aims to establish a nesting population of the …

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Restoring Bearded Vulture populations in nature requires help from zoos

For the past few decades, we have been part of the coordinated …

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Results from the three methods used to release captive-bred Egyptian Vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes in 2019

The Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project tested three methods for the release of captive-bred …

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The breeding season for the Cinereous Vulture pair in the Green Balkans’ rescue centre has begun

The breeding season for the Cinereous Vulture pair in the Green Balkans’ Wildlife …

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Missing Cinereous Vulture Bessie found dead after collision against power lines

Discovering Bessie’s carcass On 24 November, a hunter discovered the body of …

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Research review: Technical-scientific order for the analysis of the diet of Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in the Douro Canyon

A study led by Associação Transumância e Natureza (ATN) and carried out within the …

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More Egyptian Vultures tagged with GPS transmitters in Ethiopia and new insights into the threats they face revealed

A joint team of EWNHS, BirdLife Africa, external experts, RSPB and BSPB headed towards Afar in Ethiopia once …

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Brilliant photograph of an encounter between Bearded Vulture Carmen and Griffon Vulture in Barronies

Bearded Vulture Carmen, one of the nine Bearded Vultures released within the LIFE GypConnect project in …

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Prison, fine and hunting disqualification for a hunter who poisoned four vultures in Spain

Some justice was recently served for four vultures that were killed from …

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Griffon Vulture pair lays the first clutch of the year in Sardinia

The Griffon Vulture egg laying period kicks off in Sardinia as the LIFE …

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Bearded Vulture (c) Hansruedi Weyrich

The 2019/20 Bearded Vulture breeding season in the wild got off to an early …

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What duties do Egyptian Vulture pairs share during the breeding period?

The  Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project recently published a study revealing insights into the …

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Weak Griffon Vulture rescued in the Var (France)

On 8 January 2020, a young Griffon Vulture arrived at Le Centre …

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Released Egyptian Vulture Kate found dead in Western Sicily after spending only two months on the island

Captive-bred Egyptian Vulture Kate was found dead in Western Sicily in early …

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Necropsy performed on two Griffon Vultures in Bulgaria

Two dead Griffon Vultures were recently admitted to the Green Balkans’ Wildlife Rehabilitation and …

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The Stolen Wildlife Campaign just released the second series of awareness photographs

The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) supports the Stolen Wildlife campaign to help raise awareness …

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The GPS movements of the first-ever wild Portuguese Cinereous Vulture tagged stopped. What happened?

During the summer of 2018, we tagged the first wild Cinereous Vulture nestling in …

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The Bearded Vulture breeding trio in Ecrins laid an egg for the 3rd consecutive year

In 2018, vulture lovers and conservationists rejoiced  when after more than a century of …

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