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Fire in the Douro International Natural Park ©Mieza:Palombar

Several Cinereous Vulture nests burned in the Douro Internacional Nature Park, in northern Portugal

Massive wildfire caused a direct and significant impact on the recovery of ...
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Cinereous, Egyptian and Griffon Vultures © Bruno Berthemy

Discover Vulture News: The voice of global Vulture Conservation & Research 

If you’re passionate about vultures and their conservation, Vulture News is a ...
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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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Bearded Vulture release season 2025 recap  

The Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) release season 2025 has come to a ...
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Vulture crisis in The Gambia: two suspects arrested but the killing continues  

Two more Hooded Vultures mass killing incidents shook The Gambia at the ...
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Egyptian Vulture Deni found dead from suspected poisoning in Bulgaria © BSPB

Second Egyptian Vulture poisoning in Bulgaria this year leaves one dead and a chick rescued

Bulgaria’s endangered Egyptian Vultures have faced another tragedy this year — the ...
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IVAD 2025

International Vulture Awareness Day 2025 is 4 weeks away – Join the celebration!

The countdown has officially begun. On Saturday, 6 September 2025, International Vulture ...
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Griffon Vulture in Sardinia feeding_LIFE Safe for Vultures

Griffon Vultures return to the Gennargentu mountains as supplementary feeding stations network grows in Sardinia

Griffon vultures have returned to the Gennargentu mountains in Sardinia. Recent sightings ...
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Dead Hooded vultures

Mass Hooded vulture mortality incidents in The Gambia in July: a devastating trend 

In July 2025, The Gambia became the centre of a conservation crisis ...
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The Bearded Vultures of Vercors: A fragile season

The Parc naturel régional du Vercors, one of the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus ...
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A wild-hatched Bearded Vulture fledged in Corsica for the first time in four years

For the first time in four years, a Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) ...
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two men holding a kennel with a cinereous vultures inside, walking in the woods

Cinereous vulture rescued in Serbia thanks to regional and international collaboration

Vultures know no borders, and conservation efforts should follow the same route. ...
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The adventures of the Bearded Vulture “Oeil Rouge”

Meet Oeil Rouge, the bold young Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) with a ...
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More than scavengers: how vultures influenced cultures and religions 

Long before science highlighted vultures ecological importance, cultures around the world had ...
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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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