Tag: captivebreeding
New milestone for Bearded Vulture conservation in Europe
August 28, 2023
The 2022/2023 season marked an unprecedented milestone within the Bearded Vulture Captive-Breeding
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Pair bonding within the Bearded Vulture Captive-Breeding Network
July 28, 2023
In ancient mythology, Greeks would call him Eros, Romans would call him
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EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Cinereous Vulture
May 29, 2023
After extensive work coordinated by the Cinereous Vulture European Endangered Species Programme
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The Cinereous Vulture Captive Breeding Network (EEP) produced positive results in 2022
November 14, 2022
In 2022, several chicks hatched and survived within the Cinereous Vulture Captive
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One of the last remaining ‘founder’ Bearded Vultures has died
October 24, 2022
Sadly, last Monday, we had no choice but to bid farewell to
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Esperanza, the first wild-hatched Bearded Vulture in Andalusia since reintroduction project, builds its first nest
March 5, 2022
Our Bearded Vulture reintroduction project in Andalusia reached another milestone! Esperanza, the
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Releasing captive-bred Egyptian Vultures to the wild in Israel – is the reintroduction project working?
March 4, 2022
A recently published paper demonstrates the first signs of success in Egyptian Vulture reintroduction
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Breeding and rearing the first Bearded Vulture chick of 2022 in our specialized centre
February 18, 2022
It all started in autumn of last year when pairs at our
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Sinite Kamani National Park in Bulgaria: Recent releases of Griffon Vultures and new pair formed in the wild
February 16, 2022
Exciting news for the Griffon Vulture at Sinite Kamani National Park –
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Saving Bearded Vultures in Southern Africa through a captive breeding programme – the success of 2021
February 15, 2022
Without any breeding pairs of Bearded Vultures in captivity, attaining chicks in
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The Bearded Vulture egg-laying season in captivity started very early on this time!
December 9, 2021
The first Bearded Vulture egg of the new captive breeding season has
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Overview of the Annual Bearded Vulture Meeting 2021
December 7, 2021
Every year, we at the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) bring together over
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Bearded Vulture pairs in captivity are already busy with the new breeding season
November 17, 2021
The previous Bearded Vulture captive breeding season was longer than usual and
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Can captive breeding prevent the extinction of a migratory vulture population?
August 4, 2021
Captive breeding programmes can prove critical in saving species under threat. Such
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