Tag: beardedvulture
Record year in the bearded vulture alpine reintroduction project: 31 territories and 19 young fledged in the wild, the highest ever
November 10, 2014
Annual meeting of theproject partners celebrated this remarkable comeback and planned the ...
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Bearded vulture captive breeding network – busy times preparing the next breeding season! Prague Zoo has just received a new adult pair
October 30, 2014
On the 14th of October a pair of bearded vultures born in ...
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Thank you to all volunteers that have joined us in the International Bearded Vulture Observation Days!
October 27, 2014
The international bearded vulture observation days took place from the 10 – ...
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Nature´s editorial: Europe must act to stop livestock drugs from wiping out its vulture populations
October 22, 2014
http://www.nature.com/news/toxic-influence-1.16190?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNews Thank you NATURE! EU, please ban vet diclofenac!
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NATURE reports on diclofenac, other veterinary drugs and vultures
October 17, 2014
http://www.nature.com/news/poisoned-vulture-could-herald-european-bird-crisis-1.16161 The recently published evidence about the death of a griffon vulture ...
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VCF and Generalitat of Catalonia sign important agreement for the conservation of Bearded Vultures
October 13, 2014
The VCF will be signing today a collaboration agreement with the Departament ...
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VCF submits reasoned opinion for the public consultation on veterinary diclofenac
October 8, 2014
The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) has been leading a campaign together with ...
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Veterinary diclofenac in Europe – we know what it did to India´s vultures & there is an alternative – so WHY?
October 7, 2014
This is indeed the question that tens of thousands of concerned citizens ...
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Vultures in Europe – a future foretold?
October 5, 2014
Vultures – a future foretold. Frontiers in Ecology Vultures a future foretold.pdf ...
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Great year for bearded vultures in Crete – five young from five breeding pairs!
October 2, 2014
The island of Crete in the eastern Mediterranean has one of the ...
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The International Bearded Vulture Observation Days are coming: 10-19 October. Join us!
September 24, 2014
The 9th International Bearded Vulture Observation Days will take place from the ...
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Significant breakthrough in the battle to ban veterinary diclofenac – Europe announces a Public Consultation.
September 20, 2014
Diclofenac is a veterinary anti-inflammatory drug that kills vultures and eagles – ...
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New review article on the effects of lead on wildlife published. Lead poisoning is a significant threat to vultures – VCF is working on the matter
September 17, 2014
Lead (Pb) is a metabolic poison that can negatively influence biological processes, ...
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New LIFE project on bearded vulture in the French Alps will be launched on the International Vulture Awareness Day
September 2, 2014
To celebrate the 2014 International Vulture Awareness Day, Asters (Conservatoire des Espaces ...
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International Vulture Awareness Day is this weekend. Let´s all celebrate vultures!
September 1, 2014
This weekend will see another International Vulture Awareness Day (see http://www.vultureday.org/2014/) – ...
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Poison – the silent killer. Unseen, undetected and underreported, poison is nevertheless here, as some figures recently released in Spain show
August 25, 2014
Photo Inigo Fajardo/VCF Vulture conservationists, researchers and enthusiast all know this – ...
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Bearded vulture and hydropower in the Swiss Alps – a good vote!
August 21, 2014
Photo Bruno Barthémy/VCF Switzerland is famous for its referenda – and also ...
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Vet diclofenac in Europe- While the EU Commission drags its feet; the issue remains very much alive in the minds of Europeans.
August 19, 2014
The EU commission has recently clarified that it WILL send a request ...
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Three new bearded vulture pairs in the French Pyrenees!
August 12, 2014
Photo Bruno Barthémy/VCF The preliminary results of this year´s breeding season at ...
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Bearded vulture reintroduction projects in Europe: 9 young released this year in 4 sites in Austria, Switzerland, France and Spain
July 26, 2014
VCF is recovering the species in Europe, but globally it is still ...
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