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European vulture comeback boosted by new agreement
Vultures are a vital yet vulnerable part of European wild nature. A ...
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Shot Griffon Vulture from Crete operated upon for the chance to fly in the wild again
A rescued Cretan Griffon Vulture gets a second chance at life! This ...
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Research review: Study demonstrates the high risk of lead poisoning in birds of prey, especially Griffon Vultures, in Spain
A recently published research article used active and passive monitoring methods to assess sublethal ...
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Highest-ever number of roosting Griffon Vultures counted in the Rhodope Mountains
The annual Griffon Vulture census across the Balkans, carried out within LIFE ...
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2020 Annual Griffon Vulture Census in Sardinia shows a gradual increase of individuals
Since 2017, the Life Under Griffon Wings Project’s team and volunteers carried ...
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Two Griffon Vultures left Dresden zoo for a new island life in Sardinia
Two young Griffon Vultures are on their way to Sardinia from Germany, ...
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A successful Kick-off Meeting of the newly launched LIFE project BalkanDetox LIFE
Even though partners and stakeholders could not meet in person for the BalkanDetox ...
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Arrival of three Griffon Vultures to the most important Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Centre to help monitor the West Nile Virus threat
West Nile Virus poses a growing threat to captive Bearded Vultures in Europe, ...
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From the Balkans to the Middle East: The vast travels of a wandering Griffon Vulture
As part of the efforts to track poisoning incidents in the Balkans, ...
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More fallow deer relocated in the Eastern Rhodopes to support vulture conservation and broader rewilding goals
The LIFE RE-Vultures project relocated more fallow deer in the Eastern Rhodopes, which is a ...
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Kick-off meeting of the BalkanDetox LIFE project
Monday, 30 November 2020 |10:00 – 16:00 CET | Zoom The Vulture ...
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Research Review: Risk of exposure to diclofenac and other NSAIDs for vultures in Iberia and update on the situation in South Asia
Since the 1990s, the Gyps vulture populations of South Asia have collapsed by more ...
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New study estimates the extinction risk for Cyprus Griffon Vultures and identifies priority actions for their conservation
Throughout the world, vultures are faced with severe population declines and local ...
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Illegal use of poison baits in the Cypriot countryside killed one-third of the Griffon Vulture population in recent years
Poisoning is considered the biggest threat to vultures worldwide, according to the Vulture ...
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IUCN Vulture Specialist Group’s Guide for attaching harness tracking devices to vultures and condors
Tracking the movements and behaviour of vultures and condors by installing tracking devices ...
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Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the first Griffon Vulture releases in the Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria, to reintroduce the species
Ten years ago, on 27 October, the first Griffon Vulture releases in ...
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Portuguese Cinereous Vulture rescued, rehabilitated, tagged and released in the Douro
A young Cinereous Vulture got a second chance at life after the ...
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Increase in the number of Griffon Vultures in the Alps with a record number of individuals observed
The eleventh annual Griffon Vulture Census across the Alps, coordinated by Envergures Alpines, ...
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BalkanDetox LIFE: New project combats illegal wildlife poisoning across Balkan countries
Launch of EU-funded project raises awareness and strengthens national capacities to fight ...
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Latest newsletter of the IUCN’s Vulture Specialist Group (October 2020)
The IUCN’s Vulture Specialist Group (VSG) have published their latest biannual newsletter, which covers ...
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