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People sitting during a conference about lead ammunition

Hunter2Hunter: non-lead ammunitions in Kvarner Islands

Lead poisoning is one of the leading causes of death among vultures ...
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Insights from the 5th Andean Condor Conference and 1st Symposium on Vultures of the Americas 

Different continent and different species, but the threats, tools, challenges and processes ...
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BIOM educators teaching elementary school students about vultures in a classroom

Growing up with vultures: how education is powering conservation in Croatia

Education is one of the pillars of conservation, especially for vultures species ...
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Cinereous Vultures in the Dadia Forest © Petros Babakas, Archive of the Management Unit of Evros Delta and Dadia National Parks

Record population of Cinereous Vultures in Dadia, two years after the wildfire 

Almost two years after a major wildfire hit the Evros region, there ...
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Fostering international collaboration at Bearded Vulture captive-breeding centre Guadalentín 

From March 5 to 11 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting ...
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Strengthening Wildlife Crime investigations in Romania 

Last week, on 27 March 2025 a pivotal meeting took place in ...
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First successful Bearded Vulture hatching at Zoobotánico Jerez

The decades of hard work has finally paid off! On 14 March ...
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BG1277 after intensive care and gaining weight  

Meet the first Bearded Vulture chicks from Vallcalent Specialized Breeding Unit 

Spring has arrived at the Vallcalent Specialised Breeding Centre in Spain, bringing ...
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First documented migration of Cinereous Vultures from Central Asia

For the first time, the migration of juvenile Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) ...
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New group of Cinereous Vultures acclimatising in the Douro International Nature Park. © LIFE Aegypius Return

Six more Cinereous Vultures join the soft release programme to strengthen the Douro International colony 

Last week, a new group of six Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) joined ...
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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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Meet the new Bearded Vulture chicks from Guadalentín captive-breeding centre 

The 2024-2025 Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) breeding season is underway, and at ...
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From persecution to protection: Restoring Griffon Vulture populations

Imagine a world where nature’s cleanup crew disappears. Carcasses are left to ...
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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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Serbia’s crackdown on the illegal pesticide trade yields immediate results 

In a major breakthrough, Serbian authorities have strengthened efforts to tackle the ...
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Another vulture lost to electrocution in Cyprus

Electrocution from power lines continues to pose a significant threat to the ...
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Seventeen Spanish Cinereous Vultures arrive to their new home in Bulgaria 

As part of the Bearded Vulture LIFE project, 17 Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius ...
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B14 comes back home after a one-year long adventure 

Thanks to a remarkable international collaborative effort, a young female Cinereous Vulture ...
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Dead young white-tailed eagle in Sremska Rača © Goran Jević

New wave of poisoning: Birds of prey in Serbia are fighting for their survival

A year after one of Europe’s most devastating bird poisoning incidents in ...
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Historic milestone for Bearded Vultures in Andalusia: A record number of breeding pairs 

The Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) reintroduction project in Andalusia has reached a ...
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