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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, …
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 …
Attracting Cinereous Vulture pairs in Kotel Mountain
The Vultures Back To LIFE project aims to establish a nesting population of the …
Restoring Bearded Vulture populations in nature requires help from zoos
For the past few decades, we have been part of the coordinated …
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 …
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 …
Missing Cinereous Vulture Bessie found dead after collision against power lines
Discovering Bessie’s carcass On 24 November, a hunter discovered the body of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Bearded Vulture (c) Hansruedi Weyrich
The 2019/20 Bearded Vulture breeding season in the wild got off to an early …
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 …
Weak Griffon Vulture rescued in the Var (France)
On 8 January 2020, a young Griffon Vulture arrived at Le Centre …
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 …
Necropsy performed on two Griffon Vultures in Bulgaria
Two dead Griffon Vultures were recently admitted to the Green Balkans’ Wildlife Rehabilitation and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
