Tag: egyptianvulture
Egyptian Vultures wintering in Extremadura (Spain): a summary
September 15, 2015
The VCF and the Regional Government of Extremadura (GOBEX) have been monitoring ...
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Sara made it to Libya!
September 12, 2015
Some days ago we were saddened to learn that Agata – one ...
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Agata drowns in the Mediterranean while Sara has crossed the Messina strait to Sicily – in the meantime 4 other captive bred Egyptian vultures were released in
September 9, 2015
Agata and Sara, the two female Egyptian vultures born in captivity, had ...
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New paper published on the role of supplementary feeding on the conservation of Egyptian vultures in France
September 8, 2015
Egyptian vultures are declining almost everywhere across its range, and due to ...
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Today it is the International Vulture Awareness Day, and VCF has a message – Ban killer drug diclofenac or Europe’s vultures may face extinction!
September 5, 2015
The VCF warns that today´s International Vulture Awareness Day could be one ...
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Spreading the word – vultures are beautiful, necessary and endangered! International Vulture Awareness Day, 5th September
September 3, 2015
Vultures play a vital ecological role in our ecosystems, yet they face ...
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Help spread awareness on vultures – share your vulture pictures with National Geographic!
September 2, 2015
As part of the International Vulture Awareness Day (5th September, see here), ...
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News on the two captive bred Egyptian vultures released last week in Italy
August 27, 2015
The two young Egyptian vultures released last week in Puglia – part ...
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Two captive bred Egyptian vultures released in Italy
August 25, 2015
Last week two young Egyptian vultures bred in captivity were released in ...
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Egyptian Vultures found breeding in Niger
August 17, 2015
The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) – one of the smallest vultures in ...
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New paper discusses supplementary feeding programs for European vultures, and makes recommendations for the management of vulture feeding sites
August 16, 2015
Ideally, all scavenger species, including vultures, should survive based primarily on natural ...
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Another Egyptian vulture poisoned in Greece
August 3, 2015
Only a few days after 70+ Egyptian vulture experts from all over ...
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Tizón is spending its first summer in Mauritania
July 29, 2015
Last time (in May) we gave you news of Tizón – the ...
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Poison and lead are the main cause of vulture deaths in the French Pyrenees
July 19, 2015
Knowing causes of mortality of biodiversity, especially of rare and endangered species, ...
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Captive breeding in the Egyptian vulture – a relevant conservation tool for future reintroduction or restocking projects?
July 16, 2015
The reintroduction of vultures to former distribution range has been a very ...
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Declaration from the workshop to develop a flyway action plan for the Egyptian vulture populations in the Balkans, Turkey, Central Asia & the Caucasus published
July 15, 2015
The declaration from the recently held workshop to develop an international species ...
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Planning towards safeguarding Egyptian vultures across the eastern Flyway (Balkans, Turkey & Central Asia, Middle East and Africa)
July 10, 2015
The VCF has this week contributed and co-facilitated a workshop to develop ...
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New success in captive breeding of the endangered Canary Islands Egyptian vulture (Guirre)
July 3, 2015
Following a world first in 2013 – the breeding in captivity of ...
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The problem of poisoning in the Balkans and its impact on vulture conservation debated at a workshop
June 14, 2015
The VCF has recently participated in a two-day workshop organized in Papingo ...
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The silent killer strikes again – this time in Portugal and with a big conservation impact
May 10, 2015
Four black vultures and one Egyptian vulture were found dead this weekend ...
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