Tag: TacklingThreats
Raising awareness about illegal wildlife poisoning in Albania’s hotspots to help change attitudes
The practice of wildlife poisoning in Albania has started before the 90s …
Bird collisions: Identifying and securing dangerous power lines to help safeguard the threatened Griffon Vulture in Cyprus
Collisions with dangerous powerlines pose a significant threat to vultures and other …
Reintroduced Bearded Vulture recaptured badly injured in the Swiss Alps
Unfortunately, the Bearded Vulture Donna Elvira reintroduced in the Swiss Alps collided …
The tenth edition of La Plume du Life, the LIFE GypConnect newsletter, released
The LIFE GypConnect project aims to establish a breeding population of Bearded …
Establishing efficient conservation actions for the Bearded Vulture population in Southern Africa: synthesis of a 20-year research program
Vulture populations across Africa have undergone massive declines, ‘the African vulture crisis’, …
Results from the wolf and hunting dog interaction study in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park and adjacent areas
Wolf attacks on hunting dogs recorded in the Evros region in recent …
Appropriate response to poisoning incident prevents mass mortality of 18 Griffon Vultures in North Macedonia
A recent poisoning incident involving many dogs in the Republic of North …
What happened to the five Egyptian Vultures released in Italy this summer
In August 2021, the LIFE Egyptian Vulture project released five captive-bred Egyptian Vultures that hatched in CERM …
Tagging and releasing rescued Griffon Vultures in Croatia
Croatia is one of the few places hosting Griffon Vultures that nest …
Progress review: The first year of BalkanDetox LIFE
In the one year since the launch BalkanDetox LIFE, the project partners have …
Wildlife Crime Academy: Advanced Course equips participants to improve forensic and police investigation on poisoning incidents in the Balkans and beyond
In today’s conservation work, combating wildlife crime is essential to effectively protect …
Vulture conservation works: Status of Bearded Vulture and Egyptian Vulture in Europe improves
Birds and nature suffer daily due to the unravelling biodiversity and climate …
Two impressive collisions involving vultures highlight the increasing conflict between transport infrastructure and bird conservation in Spain
After the recent mass-poisoning event in Israel, we are sad to report …
Educational workshops about poisoning in Bosnia and Herzegovina raise awareness about the issues in hotspots to help preserve wildlife
Illegal animal poisoning in Bosnia and Herzegovina poses a significant threat to …
Poisoned! Mass mortality event of Griffon Vultures in Israel causes significant blow to vulnerable population
Another poisoning incident created a mass mortality event once again, killing numerous …
Educational initiatives among key local communities on vultures and poisoning in the Republic of North Macedonia
This summer, within the BalkanDetox LIFE project, our North Macedonian partners from …
First wildlife poisoning stakeholder meeting in Croatia generates key insights from the perspective of target groups
Wildlife poisoning is a common and significant problem in the central Dalmatian …
INFOGRAPHIC: Vultures and Sanitary Regulations in the European Union
In the wake of the mad-cow disease crisis in the early 2000s, …
Understanding the perception of wildlife poisoning in Albania and raising awareness about the problem
Wildlife poisoning in Albania is an open secret and a widespread phenomenon …
Minimising the risk of electrocution for Griffon Vultures in Sardinia
Every year, many vultures across Europe and the world die as a …