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Captive breeding of Egyptian vultures – results from 2015
Captive breeding can be a very effective conservation tool – the captive ...
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The VCF visited Bulgaria
The VCF has recently organised its annual meeting of the VCF advisory ...
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Egyptian vultures eluded us at the Douro
Last week a team from the VCF, Junta de Castilla y Leon, ...
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MORTALITY CAUSES FOR THE EGYPTIAN VULTURE (NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS) IN BULGARIA AND GREECE (1997-2015)
A recent assessment of the causes of mortality affecting the severely declining ...
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The Egyptian vulture in France: 88 pairs, but a very bad breeding year
The latest report on the situation of the endangered Egyptian vulture in ...
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Egyptian vultures increasing in Catalonia
While the European population of this bird of prey is generally declining, ...
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One more wintering Egyptian vulture caught and tagged in Extremadura
The Egyptian vulture is a partially migratory species across its vast global ...
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The Egyptian vulture Tizón is spending its second summer in Mauritania
Tizón – the young Egyptian vulture tagged in September 2014 in Spain ...
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Egyptian vulture research and monitoring in Oman
A program of research and conservation of Egyptian vultures has been developed ...
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Effectiveness of the canine units in the fight against poison in Greece – report
Poison is the number one threat to vultures – in Europe and ...
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The highlights of the VCF year
2015 was a busy year at the VCF. Some highlights… -20 bearded ...
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After Fresnedosa and Jara last winter – four more overwintering Egyptian vultures captured and tagged yesterday in Extremadura (Spain)
The Egyptian vulture is a partially migratory species across its vast global ...
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The Egyptian vulture Tizón is back to Mali
Last time (in July) we gave you news of Tizón – the ...
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Iran bans veterinary diclofenac – in the meanwhile, the EU drags its feet and continues to threaten Europe’s vultures – sign the petition!
The Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) has announced last month that it ...
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Wildlife disease and intoxication with heavy metals and toxic compounds from agriculture/veterinarian practices do not seem to be a significant threat to the Eg
The VCF has just published a report, commissioned by the LIFE+ project ...
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Genetics explain why vultures are such good scavengers: new paper
Everybody knows that vultures are nature’s garbage cleaners. They perform an essential ...
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The Egyptian vulture in Algeria
Algeria has the largest population of the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus percnopterus) ...
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New hope for the Egyptian vulture in the Douro canyon (Portugal-Spain)
The Egyptian vulture is Europe’s most threatened vulture species – classified as ...
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Mixed news from the captive-bred Egyptian vultures released in Italy – Aneta drowned in the Med, while Tobia is now in Algeria, and Carmen and Karel prepare to
In August and September a total of 6 captive-bred Egyptian vultures have ...
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