Tag: rupis
Is Cinereous Vulture Carrascalinho a Real Madrid fan?
September 9, 2020
Do you remember the Cinereous Vulture Carrascalinho? Well, he was responsible for bringing together ...
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Egyptian Vultures: the start of autumn migration
August 26, 2020
It’s that time of the year again when Egyptian Vultures embark on their long ...
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First-ever Cinereous Vulture nestlings equipped with GPS tags in the Douro
July 24, 2020
The Douro Canyon is currently home to two Cinereous Vulture breeding pairs, ...
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Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro gets new feathers to be able to fly again in the wild
July 18, 2020
A young Egyptian Vulture that had an unfortunate start in life got ...
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Record number of Cinereous Vultures photographed at a LIFE Rupis feeding station in the Douro (Portugal)
June 21, 2020
The presence of Cinereous Vultures is frequent in the feeding station in ...
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Four Egyptian Vultures are back on our radar – will they migrate back to Europe?
March 27, 2020
Four Egyptian Vultures that migrated to Africa last autumn are back on our radar, ...
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Watch: From extinction to recolonisation to reproduction – the return of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal
March 25, 2020
The Cinereous Vulture was declared extinct as a breeding species in Portugal ...
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Egyptian Vulture Faia is the first LIFE Rupis bird to safely cross the Strait of Gibraltar on her way back home this spring
March 10, 2020
It’s that time of the year again when Egyptian Vultures start their ...
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Research review: Technical-scientific order for the analysis of the diet of Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in the Douro Canyon
January 25, 2020
A study led by Associação Transumância e Natureza (ATN) and carried out within the ...
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The GPS movements of the first-ever wild Portuguese Cinereous Vulture tagged stopped. What happened?
January 12, 2020
During the summer of 2018, we tagged the first wild Cinereous Vulture nestling in ...
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Egyptian Vulture Conservation – 2019 Overview
December 28, 2019
The migratory Egyptian Vulture is unfortunately considered Endangered at a global level. ...
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A Rüppell’s Vulture paid a visit to a LIFE Rupis feeding station in Portugal
November 27, 2019
A Rüppell’s Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) was recorded this summer at the feeding ...
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The epic migration of the Egyptian Vulture
October 12, 2019
Did you know that the Egyptian Vulture is Europe’s only long-distance migratory vulture? The ...
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More LIFE Rupis Egyptian Vultures migrated to Africa
September 28, 2019
Every year, Egyptian Vultures make a round trip of around 7,000km from ...
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Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar: Egyptian Vultures Britango and Faia on the move
September 14, 2019
It’s that time of the year again when Egyptian Vultures start their ...
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New study reveals amazing flexibility of migration among Egyptian Vultures
September 11, 2019
Adapted from a blog article written by Dr Steffen Oppel, RSPB What ...
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Get to know Europe’s vultures – key facts and conservation
September 7, 2019
Vultures need all the help they can get when it comes to ...
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The mystery of the Egyptian Vulture in Lamoso feeding station…solved!
September 6, 2019
The CAAN Lamoso feeding station in the LIFE Rupis project area in Portugal had ...
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Continuing our monitoring efforts to understand Egyptian Vulture behaviour in the Douro (Spain-Portugal border)
August 8, 2019
The migratory Egyptian vulture carries out a 7,000km round trip between their ...
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Update on summer movements of LIFE Rupis Egyptian Vultures: July 2019
August 3, 2019
The five migratory Egyptian Vultures fitted with GPS transmitters continue to provide ...
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