Tag: 2020-05
Many chicks hatched this year again in Bulgaria’s only indigenous Griffon Vulture population
This has been yet another great year for Griffon Vultures in the …
Electrocuted in Turkey: Vultures and other soaring birds under threat
Located at the interface of Asia, Africa and Europe, Turkey is a …
Two captive-bred Bearded Vultures from Austrian and Czech zoos released in Baronnies
The first 2020 Bearded Vulture releases in France with the LIFE GypConnect project took …
Poacher shot and killed reintroduced Cinereous Vulture Ultron in Bulgaria
Today, there is more awareness and support for the restoration of the …
Sign the petition and help us #StopTheKillings of vultures in Africa
A coalition of international conservation organizations has today launched an online petition dubbed #StopTheKillings, …
The only remaining Cinereous Vulture breeding colony in the Balkans
The Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park, where the only breeding colony of Cinereous Vultures …
Watch: Guadalentín — the centre that breeds the most Bearded Vultures
In 1986, Bearded Vultures disappeared from the skies of Andalusia. One of …
The reintroduced Cinereous Vulture Sliven met a tragic end in Kharkiv, Ukraine
The Cinereous Vulture Sliven that travelled over 6405 km in 30 days, carrying …
Watch two newly hatched Egyptian Vulture siblings in the wild in Israel
An Egyptian Vulture breeding pair in Israel has been busy during their …
Introducing a schematic sampling protocol for raptor biomonitoring to harmonize procedures across Europe
Bird species like scavengers have been widely used as sentinel species in …
Bearded Vulture vagrancy: leaving the mountains to explore the North of France
Young Bearded Vultures have done it again — they left their mountain …
The first Cinereous Vultures releases at Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park in Bulgaria
The Vultures Back To LIFE team released five additional Cinereous Vultures in a new release …
Will Egyptian Vultures breed in Sardinia again?
Once a rare visitor to Sardinia, with no breeding records, now an …
How many Bearded Vultures hatched this breeding season in captivity?
The breeding season within our Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Network (EEP) kicked …
Watch: Griffon Vulture dad feeding his one-month-old chick at the Green Balkans’ Centre
The second-ever Griffon Vulture chick to hatch at the Green Balkans’ Wildlife Rehabilitation …
Food shortage will not be a problem this summer for our Bearded Vulture breeding centres
Every summer, our regular food supply for our captive Bearded Vultures drastically …
Research review: New study estimates the Bearded Vulture population in the Pyrenees at around 1,000 individuals
How many Bearded Vultures live in the Pyrenees? A recently published article answers this question comprehensively …
Two Bearded Vulture siblings kick off the 2020 release season in Andalusia
It’s that time of the year again when the Vulture Conservation Foundation …
Over 900 migratory Egyptian Vultures observed in Turkey during one month
Hundreds of thousands of birds pass through Turkey during migration seasons. Turkey …
From Bulgaria to Ukraine back to Bulgaria and Ukraine again in 30 days — the travels of Cinereous Vulture Sliven
Sliven, a reintroduced Cinereous Vulture in Bulgaria, has greatly surprised the Vultures Back To LIFE …