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Cinereous, Egyptian and Griffon Vultures © Bruno Berthemy

Vultures play an important role in nature… and in the economy! 

By 2048, vultures could contribute more than 18 million euros to the ...
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Behind the scenes of GPS tracking in vultures conservation 

One instrument to monitor vultures’ movements, behaviour and overall condition: the GPS ...
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A froup of people holding a banner with a Bearded vulture printed on. Two people hold one young bearded vulture each. Mountains in the background

First flight for Hades and Hera: two young Bearded Vultures released in Maestrazgo this year 

2025 marks the eighth year of consecutive  Bearded Vultures releases in Maestrazgo, ...
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Vinzenz, a Bearded Vulture released in Germany on 29 May flying around his new habitat © Markus Leitner LBV

First wild-hatched Bearded Vulture takes flight in Cantabria after a century 

For the first time in over a century, a Bearded Vulture hatched ...
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Egyptian vulture in flight

Egyptian Vulture pair chooses Sardinia to nest once again 

Italy’s rarest raptor nests on Capo Caccia (Sardinia) cliffs for the 7th ...
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Four Bearded Vulture females released in 2024 are spreading their wings across Europe 

Over the past few months, the young Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) ladies reintroduced ...
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Saving Cinereous Vulture Dryan – A 10,000 km journey ends in a successful rescue 

Young, fearless adventurers like Dryan are making sure vulture conservation is anything ...
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dead Rüppell’s vulture laying on the ground

Rüppell’s Vulture found dead in Southern Portugal 

A Rüppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppelli) was recently found dead near Beja, in ...
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Ubac takes off and Univers settles into his new home in Grands Causses

Over three weeks have passed since Univers, a young Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus ...
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Bearded Vulture “Vinzenz” returns to the German Alps after being rescued

After an extraordinary northern adventure, young Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus Barbatus) Vinzenz has ...
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Esperanza, the first wild-hatched Bearded Vulture from the Andalusian reintroduction project, is raising her first chick

Once upon a time—well, ten years ago—high in the cliffs of Andalusia, ...
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First flight of Cinereous Vulture Kutelka in Bulgaria © Green Balkans

Farewell, Kutelka: the Cinereous Vulture that kept conservationists always on their toes 

On June 2, Kutelka, one of Bulgaria’s most iconic Cinereous Vultures, was ...
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Cinereous vulture chick in the Douro Internacional colony. © Palombar

It’s Cinereous Vulture tagging time! 

GPS/GSM tagging provides essential information for the conservation of the species.  In ...
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An unknown Bearded Vulture that visited the Melchsee-Frutt release site in the Swiss Alps in 2023 turned out to be Flysch-Vigo following genetic analysis © Franziska Lörcher / VCF

Over 100 Bearded Vultures pairs in the Alps: a true conservation success 

This year we celebrate over one hundred Bearded Vultures breeding pairs in ...
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Cinereous Vulture in the nest on a tree with its chick

New breeding record for Cinereous Vultures in Bulgaria following reintroduction efforts 

In a promising turn for wildlife conservation, eight Cinereous Vulture chicks were ...
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Young Bearded Vulture perching on a tree branch

The adventures of Vinzenz: A young Bearded Vulture’s Grand Tour from the Alps to the Netherlands  

In a spectacular journey covering more than 1,600 kilometers, Vinzenz, a one-year-old ...
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Bearded Vulture in flight: illustrative © Hansruedi Weyrich

Bearded Vulture breeds in Iberian System after 100+ years following natural recolonisation from the Pyrenees

In a landmark event for species conservation, a Bearded Vulture chick has ...
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Bearded Vultures “Jaén”, “Granada” and “Acosta” released into the wild in Andalusia 

The 2025 Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus Barbatus) reintroduction season in Andalusia came to ...
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Portugal joins international efforts to combat wildlife crime

Illegal killing, poisoning, trafficking and other wildlife crimes are not only threatening ...
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Farewell to LifeBG – Setback in Bulgaria’s Bearded Vulture reintroduction 

The journey to restore Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) to the skies of ...
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