Tag: rupis
Unveiling Egyptian Vultures’ Summertime 2023
September 8, 2023
As summer fades away, the Egyptian Vultures (Neophron percnopterus) that returned to ...
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Highlights 2021: Egyptian Vulture conservation
December 28, 2021
2021 was a challenging year for all of us, but our work ...
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The Egyptian Vulture autumn migration has already started!
September 7, 2021
The Egyptian Vulture autumn migration has already begun! Several of our GPS-tagged Egyptian ...
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One of only two tagged Cinereous Vultures from the Douro returns home
August 17, 2021
In 2020, two Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) chicks hatched in the Douro ...
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LIFE Rupis: Layman’s report and project films now available
July 20, 2021
The LIFE Rupis project took an integrated approach to the conservation of ...
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Egyptian Vulture Alvor successfully released in Tejo Internacional (Portugal)
May 8, 2021
A young Egyptian Vulture that had a false start in life got a second ...
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New research reveals when, where, and why Egyptian Vultures are dying
March 31, 2021
A new tracking study covering most of the global Egyptian Vulture distribution reveals that ...
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Express rescue mission rehabilitates, tags and releases Cinereous Vulture breeding adult in Salamanca (Spain)
March 24, 2021
An adult Cinereous Vulture, a breeding bird in the province of Salamanca in ...
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Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro arrived in the Douro two months after its early return to Europe
February 26, 2021
At first, we were worried that Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro might not survive in the ...
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Most vulture mortality cases in the Douro between 2015-2019 related to illegal wildlife poisoning
February 3, 2021
The LIFE Rupis project, which started in 2015 and finished in 2020, ...
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French Egyptian Vulture Buoux that spent much of its life in captivity explores African wintering grounds for the first time
January 19, 2021
The Egyptian Vulture Buoux did not have an easy start. The vulture ...
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Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro returns to Europe after spending only two months in Africa
January 7, 2021
The Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro keeps surprising us with its movements. At first, ...
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Overview of Egyptian Vulture conservation in 2020
December 27, 2020
2020 was a challenging year for all of us, but our work ...
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Overview of Cinereous Vulture conservation in 2020
December 26, 2020
2020 was a challenging year for all of us, but our work ...
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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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Portuguese Cinereous Vulture rescued, rehabilitated, tagged and released in the Douro
November 3, 2020
A young Cinereous Vulture got a second chance at life after the ...
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The Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro finally reaches Africa against all odds!
October 28, 2020
Weak, malnourished and with problematic feathers— that’s how the life of young ...
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Surprise GPS data received from Egyptian Vulture Rupis after nearly a year without information
October 15, 2020
We received an update about the movements of the first Egyptian Vulture ...
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World Migratory Bird Day: A closer look into the movements of the Egyptian Vulture — Europe’s only long-distance migratory vulture
October 10, 2020
On this World Migratory Bird Day, we will take a closer look into ...
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The first movements of three GPS-tagged Cinereous Vultures in Portugal that recently fledged
September 24, 2020
The Vulture Conservation Foundation, alongside its partners, equipped three Cinereous Vulture nestlings ...
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