Tag: egyptianvulture
Tizón moves further south – he is now close to Bamako
November 14, 2014
Tizón- the young Egyptian vulture tagged on the 24th September in the ...
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Tizón has been enjoying Mali
November 1, 2014
After crossing the Sahara desert over Mauritania, Tizón seems to be enjoying ...
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New paper highlights the importance of Afar region in Ethiopia for wintering Egyptian vultures
October 29, 2014
Photo Bruno Barthémy/VCF A paper published recently in Ostrich provides evidence of ...
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The Middle-East – a sink for vultures
October 23, 2014
The news coming from the Middle–East – particularly during these days – ...
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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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Ouf – still alive! Tizón the Egyptian vulture is already in Mali!
October 15, 2014
After an anxious waiting of several days for a signal from its ...
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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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Young Egyptian vulture released last week in Extremadura is already in central Morocco
September 30, 2014
Tizón , the young Egyptian Vulture released last week in the Sierra ...
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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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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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One more Egyptian vulture found poisoned in France
August 23, 2014
Photo by Eric Kobierzyck/LPO The League Pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) ...
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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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Vultures & diclofenac in today´s Tages Anzeiger (in German)
July 18, 2014
Diclofenac & Vultures in Today´s Tages Anzeiger 2014-0718TagesAnzeiger.pdf Adobe Acrobat Document 729.4 ...
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IUCN Director-General adds her voice to the VCF campaign to ban veterinary diclofenac
July 16, 2014
Veterinary diclofenac has caused a 99% decline in the once formidable vulture ...
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Two more Egyptian vultures tagged in Eastern Turkey in a VCF-supported project
July 15, 2014
Two more Egyptian vultures, Serhat, an adult, and Memba, a juvenile, have ...
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