Tag: research
29.000 years-old Bearded Vulture nesting site found in Portugal
March 14, 2023
A recently published scientific paper confirmed the presence of a Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) ...
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Change of dates for the European Vulture Conference 2023
February 24, 2023
Attention to all interested in participating in the upcoming European Vulture Conference ...
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Research review: High long-term survival and asymmetric movements in a reintroduced metapopulation of Cinereous Vultures
June 1, 2022
A recent study assessed the role survival and movements play in the ...
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Illegal wildlife poisoning depletes Balkan biodiversity yet only 1% of cases reach court
April 27, 2022
The illegal use of poisonous substances in the environment to target ‘undesirable’ ...
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Research review: A Global Review of Causes of Morbidity and Mortality in Free-Living Vultures
April 14, 2022
A recent systematic review determined the most common causes of morbidity and ...
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Releasing captive-bred Egyptian Vultures to the wild in Israel – is the reintroduction project working?
March 4, 2022
A recently published paper demonstrates the first signs of success in Egyptian Vulture reintroduction ...
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Assessing the role of African vultures as biomonitors and umbrella species
February 8, 2022
A recent study used a systematic approach to evaluate the potential of African vultures ...
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Establishing efficient conservation actions for the Bearded Vulture population in Southern Africa: synthesis of a 20-year research program
January 5, 2022
Vulture populations across Africa have undergone massive declines, ‘the African vulture crisis’, ...
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Results from the wolf and hunting dog interaction study in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park and adjacent areas
December 24, 2021
Wolf attacks on hunting dogs recorded in the Evros region in recent ...
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Research Review: Study provides new insight into the vocal repertoire of Griffon Vultures
August 19, 2021
Did we underestimate the complexity of the vocal repertoire of Griffon Vultures? ...
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The spread of misinformation as a new challenge for vulture conservation
July 8, 2021
Condors and vultures (hereafter “vultures”) are threatened necrophagous bird species relying on ...
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Research review: What are the economic benefits of avian scavenger-based tourism in Spain?
June 18, 2021
A recently published study demonstrates the benefits avian scavengers contribute to people and the need to ...
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Research review: Understanding the links between landscape anthropization and stress in Griffon Vultures
June 11, 2021
How does landscape anthropization affect vulture populations? A recently published research article investigated this ...
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Habitat modelling helps assess risk of wind farms for Bearded Vultures in the Alps
May 14, 2021
Which habitats are particularly suitable for Bearded Vultures? Sergio Vignali has investigated ...
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Discovery of the oldest wild Egyptian Vulture
April 14, 2021
Conservationists discovered the oldest known living Egyptian Vulture in the wild thanks ...
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Research review: New study reveals the importance of feeding sites and carcasses in the wider landscape for Griffon Vultures in Bulgaria and Greece.
March 16, 2021
A research article recently published in the Journal of Ornithology has revealed that Griffon Vultures in ...
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The Vulture Conservation Foundation is hiring a Research Officer
March 5, 2021
The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) seeks to recruit an ambitious and versatile ...
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Meet Emslie’s Vulture: The new vulture species identified from fossils in Cuba
January 23, 2021
A new study reveals a newly identified vulture species from fossils found ...
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Research review: How scientific research has informed Andean condor conservation in South America
January 15, 2021
In response to a comment on their recent review article about the ...
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Research Review: Winter movement patterns of the globally endangered Egyptian Vulture in south-western Europe
December 17, 2020
Although all vulture species can travel long distances, including migratory movements by Cinereous ...
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