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Etiqueta: Monitoring

Silent sentinels: how GPS-tagged vultures help detect wildlife crime 

GPS tracking data are a cornerstone of conservation protocols all over the ...
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International Bearded Vulture Monitoring 2024: A record year for the species in Europe 

The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring (IBM) network has published its Annual Report 2024, offering a ...
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Cinereous Vulture © Hansruedi Weyrich

Portuguese Cinereous Vulture population grows timidly in 2025 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project has also recorded a slight decline in ...
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© Bruno Berthemy

What is IBM and why is it important?

The recovery of the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus Barbatus) in Europe is one ...
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A record number of young Bearded Vultures take flight in the Alps 

The Bearded Vulture population in the Alps has reached a major milestone ...
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Cinereous Vulture chick in the nest © Álvares Figueira

LIFE Aegypius Return reaches milestone of 50 Cinereous Vultures fitted with GPS/GSM transmitters

The mortality rate of the monitored birds stands at 18% and is ...
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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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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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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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Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro after release @ VCF

Six years of GPS tracking Egyptian Vultures Fangueiro and Arribas

Over the past six years, two Egyptian Vultures—Fangueiro and Arribas—have been tracked ...
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Egyptian Vultures consolidate their wintering population in Cáceres 

The Egyptian Vulture is the smallest and the only true long-distance migratory ...
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Young Cinereous Vulture taking off in a green field with mountains in the background

Tewes, the globe-trotter Cinereous Vulture, did it again!

Tewes, a female Cinereous Vulture, delights scientists and nature enthusiasts travelling far ...
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Where are the Bearded Vultures released so far in Maestrazgo, Spain? 

Once soaring freely over Maestrazgo, the Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus Barbatus) vanished from ...
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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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Are the European wintering populations of Griffon Vultures increasing in the south of Spain?

A survey conducted in Andalusia (southern Spain) indicates that the wintering presence ...
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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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The power of reporting: How a citizen’s holiday discovery uncovered the fate of a young vulture 

During a holiday at Sérignan Plage, vulture enthusiast Regan Buchmüller-Baltes discovered a ...
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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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How many Bearded Vultures are there in Europe and how can you help them?

Discover the results from the International Observation Days for Bearded Vultures 2024 ...
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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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