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Fire in the Douro International Natural Park ©Mieza:Palombar

Several Cinereous Vulture nests burned in the Douro Internacional Nature Park, in northern Portugal

Massive wildfire caused a direct and significant impact on the recovery of ...
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Cinereous Vulture chick in the nest © Álvares Figueira

LIFE Aegypius Return reaches milestone of 50 Cinereous Vultures fitted with GPS/GSM transmitters

The mortality rate of the monitored birds stands at 18% and is ...
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Cinereous, Egyptian and Griffon Vultures © Bruno Berthemy

Vultures play an important role in nature… and in the economy! 

By 2048, vultures could contribute more than 18 million euros to the ...
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dead Rüppell’s vulture laying on the ground

Rüppell’s Vulture found dead in Southern Portugal 

A Rüppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppelli) was recently found dead near Beja, in ...
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Cinereous vulture chick in the Douro Internacional colony. © Palombar

It’s Cinereous Vulture tagging time! 

GPS/GSM tagging provides essential information for the conservation of the species.  In ...
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Portugal joins international efforts to combat wildlife crime

Illegal killing, poisoning, trafficking and other wildlife crimes are not only threatening ...
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LIFE Aegypius Return partners and stakeholders gathered at Herdade da Contenda ©VCF

All together for the Cinereous Vulture: LIFE Aegypius Return joins partners and stakeholders for the 4th time 

LIFE Aegypius Return partners and Portuguese and Spanish authorities got together in ...
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New group of Cinereous Vultures acclimatising in the Douro International Nature Park. © LIFE Aegypius Return

Six more Cinereous Vultures join the soft release programme to strengthen the Douro International colony 

Last week, a new group of six Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) joined ...
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Cinereous vultures flock at a feeding ground. Two Cinereous Vultures in the front looking at the camera

LIFE Aegypius Return unlocks food reinforcement for vultures in southern Portugal 

First private unfenced feeding areas for vultures approved at Herdade da Contenda ...
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X-ray image of Cinereous Vulture Pousio showing a large number of pellets © LxCRAS

Shooting threatens the recovery of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal: three recently shot birds spark unified condemnation 

Among the victims were two birds tagged with GPS/GSM transmitters as part ...
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Natator’s release. © Fernando Sanchez

Meet Natator: the Cinereous Vulture who swam for his life between Portugal and Spain

Natator was rescued on an international mission, recovered and released back into ...
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A dead Cinereous Vulture with gps tag laying on shrubs

Human factors dominate Cinereous Vulture mortality in the Iberian Peninsula 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project is dedicated to the conservation of the ...
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Tagging Pousio with a GPS/GSM transmitter ©LPN.

Reinforced monitoring for the newest Cinereous Vulture colony in Portugal

Herdade do Monte da Ribeira, the national authority, and LIFE Aegypius Return ...
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scientists taking samples from a young Cinereous Vultures in a forest

A year of progress: Milestones of the LIFE Aegypius Return project in 2024 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project continues its bold mission to bring the ...
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There are already 22 artificial nests for Cinereous Vultures to nest in Douro International  

The cross-border Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) breeding colony in the Douro International ...
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Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) at a feeding ground for scavenging birds. © Bruno Berthemy/VCF 

LIFE Aegypius Return promotes good practices in the management of supplementary feeding for vultures 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project organised a technical visit to Herdade da ...
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New animation video: Securing the Cinereous Vulture’s future in Portugal and Western Spain

The return of the Cinereous Vulture to Portugal is a powerful symbol ...
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Marking a Cinereous Vulture chick in the Serra da Malcata. © Dora Oliveira/ICNF

Cinereous vulture increases to more than 108 nesting pairs in Portugal

The LIFE Aegypius Return project closes its second breeding season with optimism.  ...
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life aegypius return animation video - the return of a giant

The return of a giant: Introducing the new LIFE Aegypius Return animation video 

In a remarkable tale of conservation and recovery, the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius ...
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The four Cinereous Vultures in the acclimatisation cage built in Fornos - Douro International © Palombar

Cinereous Vultures soft released to freedom in Douro International, Portugal

Four Cinereous Vultures are set to strengthen Portugal’s most isolated breeding colony, ...
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