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Cinereous vultures flock at a feeding ground. Two Cinereous Vultures in the front looking at the camera

LIFE Aegypius Return unlocks food reinforcement for vultures in southern Portugal 

First private unfenced feeding areas for vultures approved at Herdade da Contenda ...
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X-ray image of Cinereous Vulture Pousio showing a large number of pellets © LxCRAS

Shooting threatens the recovery of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal: three recently shot birds spark unified condemnation 

Among the victims were two birds tagged with GPS/GSM transmitters as part ...
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Natator’s release. © Fernando Sanchez

Meet Natator: the Cinereous Vulture who swam for his life between Portugal and Spain

Natator was rescued on an international mission, recovered and released back into ...
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A dead Cinereous Vulture with gps tag laying on shrubs

Human factors dominate Cinereous Vulture mortality in the Iberian Peninsula 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project is dedicated to the conservation of the ...
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Tagging Pousio with a GPS/GSM transmitter ©LPN.

Reinforced monitoring for the newest Cinereous Vulture colony in Portugal

Herdade do Monte da Ribeira, the national authority, and LIFE Aegypius Return ...
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scientists taking samples from a young Cinereous Vultures in a forest

A year of progress: Milestones of the LIFE Aegypius Return project in 2024 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project continues its bold mission to bring the ...
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There are already 22 artificial nests for Cinereous Vultures to nest in Douro International  

The cross-border Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) breeding colony in the Douro International ...
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Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) at a feeding ground for scavenging birds. © Bruno Berthemy/VCF 

LIFE Aegypius Return promotes good practices in the management of supplementary feeding for vultures 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project organised a technical visit to Herdade da ...
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New animation video: Securing the Cinereous Vulture’s future in Portugal and Western Spain

The return of the Cinereous Vulture to Portugal is a powerful symbol ...
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Marking a Cinereous Vulture chick in the Serra da Malcata. © Dora Oliveira/ICNF

Cinereous vulture increases to more than 108 nesting pairs in Portugal

The LIFE Aegypius Return project closes its second breeding season with optimism.  ...
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life aegypius return animation video - the return of a giant

The return of a giant: Introducing the new LIFE Aegypius Return animation video 

In a remarkable tale of conservation and recovery, the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius ...
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The four Cinereous Vultures in the acclimatisation cage built in Fornos - Douro International © Palombar

Cinereous Vultures soft released to freedom in Douro International, Portugal

Four Cinereous Vultures are set to strengthen Portugal’s most isolated breeding colony, ...
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The four species of vultures that occur in Portugal (Griffon Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Bearded Vulture and Egyptian Vulture). ©VCF 

Vultures: pop culture icons or the curse of bad PR?

From politics to memes and literature, vultures are all the rage – ...
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Detection of a dead cinereous vulture with symptoms of poisoning and collection of the corpse by the authorities, in accordance with the protocol of the Antidote Programme. ©ATN/Faia Brava 

There are at least two suspected cases of wildlife poisoning per month in Portugal

Despite the serious consequences of wildlife poisoning for biodiversity and public health, ...
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When vultures doodle: Raia’s GPS flight path art

Who knew vultures could be artists? Meet Raia, a young Cinereous Vulture ...
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Technology and monitoring in the service of Cinereous Vulture conservation

GPS/GSM transmitters help reduce mortality, but not all stories have a happy ...
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Cinereous Vulture chick tagged in Malcata

LIFE Aegypius Return: 34 Cinereous Vulture chicks already tagged 

The “tagging season” of Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) chicks ended at the ...
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Cinereous Vulture chick that hatched this year at the Douro International cross-border colony were tagged in July

Three new Cinereous Vulture chicks tagged in Douro International, the most fragile breeding colony in Portugal 

Three of the only five Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) chicks that hatched ...
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Young Cinereous Vulture on the ground with a freshly applied GPS transmitter on its back. On the side of the picture, the LIFE Aegypius Return green shirt.

New Cinereous Vulture breeding colony discovered in Portugal

Following the discovery of a fifth breeding colony by the ICNF, the ...
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Participants at the third meeting of LIFE Aegypius Return partners and stakeholders, in Castelo Branco.

Cinereous Vulture conservation joins stakeholdersin Tejo Internacional, the largest breeding colony in Portugal 

Conservationists, authorities and land managers met for the third progress meeting of ...
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