Tag: LIFEAegypiusreturn
Six more Cinereous Vultures join the soft release programme to strengthen the Douro International colony
March 27, 2025
Last week, a new group of six Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) joined ...
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LIFE Aegypius Return unlocks food reinforcement for vultures in southern Portugal
March 3, 2025
First private unfenced feeding areas for vultures approved at Herdade da Contenda ...
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Shooting threatens the recovery of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal: three recently shot birds spark unified condemnation
February 26, 2025
Among the victims were two birds tagged with GPS/GSM transmitters as part ...
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Meet Natator: the Cinereous Vulture who swam for his life between Portugal and Spain
February 24, 2025
Natator was rescued on an international mission, recovered and released back into ...
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Human factors dominate Cinereous Vulture mortality in the Iberian Peninsula
February 12, 2025
The LIFE Aegypius Return project is dedicated to the conservation of the ...
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Reinforced monitoring for the newest Cinereous Vulture colony in Portugal
February 3, 2025
Herdade do Monte da Ribeira, the national authority, and LIFE Aegypius Return ...
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A year of progress: Milestones of the LIFE Aegypius Return project in 2024
December 21, 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
December 17, 2024
The cross-border Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) breeding colony in the Douro International ...
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LIFE Aegypius Return promotes good practices in the management of supplementary feeding for vultures
December 12, 2024
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
December 6, 2024
The return of the Cinereous Vulture to Portugal is a powerful symbol ...
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Cinereous vulture increases to more than 108 nesting pairs in Portugal
November 25, 2024
The LIFE Aegypius Return project closes its second breeding season with optimism. ...
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The return of a giant: Introducing the new LIFE Aegypius Return animation video
November 15, 2024
In a remarkable tale of conservation and recovery, the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius ...
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Cinereous Vultures soft released to freedom in Douro International, Portugal
November 5, 2024
Four Cinereous Vultures are set to strengthen Portugal’s most isolated breeding colony, ...
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Vultures: pop culture icons or the curse of bad PR?
October 29, 2024
From politics to memes and literature, vultures are all the rage – ...
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There are at least two suspected cases of wildlife poisoning per month in Portugal
October 17, 2024
Despite the serious consequences of wildlife poisoning for biodiversity and public health, ...
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When vultures doodle: Raia’s GPS flight path art
September 24, 2024
Who knew vultures could be artists? Meet Raia, a young Cinereous Vulture ...
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Technology and monitoring in the service of Cinereous Vulture conservation
September 5, 2024
GPS/GSM transmitters help reduce mortality, but not all stories have a happy ...
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LIFE Aegypius Return: 34 Cinereous Vulture chicks already tagged
August 8, 2024
The “tagging season” of Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) chicks ended at the ...
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Three new Cinereous Vulture chicks tagged in Douro International, the most fragile breeding colony in Portugal
August 5, 2024
Three of the only five Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) chicks that hatched ...
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New Cinereous Vulture breeding colony discovered in Portugal
July 19, 2024
Following the discovery of a fifth breeding colony by the ICNF, the ...
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