news
Check out the latest news and stories about vultures and our conservation work
Griffon Vulture Sunchica that needed rescuing twice embarked on an impressive return trip
After Sunchica’s second rescue, rehabilitation and release, the Griffon Vulture travelled far ...
Read More →
Lead ammunition is a problem for eagles and vultures
The use of lead ammunition in hunting activities poses a severe threat ...
Read More →
Habitat modelling helps assess risk of wind farms for Bearded Vultures in the Alps
Which habitats are particularly suitable for Bearded Vultures? Sergio Vignali has investigated ...
Read More →
A wind farm in Navarre kills one vulture every three days
Eight months ago, a wind farm in Navarre, Spain, begun its operation, ...
Read More →
Andalusian authorities identify suspect in regards to the fatal poisoning of three Bearded Vultures thanks to an appropriate investigative response
We are devastated to inform you that one wild-hatched and two reintroduced ...
Read More →
Reintroduced Bearded Vulture Eglazine crosses France and embarks on an adventure in the Netherlands
A couple of weeks ago, the juvenile Bearded Vulture Eglazine left her ...
Read More →
Egyptian Vulture Alvor successfully released in Tejo Internacional (Portugal)
A young Egyptian Vulture that had a false start in life got a second ...
Read More →
Check out the newly launched website of the BalkanDetox LIFE project
The BalkanDetox LIFE project is a collaborative effort aiming to strengthen national ...
Read More →
A GPS-tagged Griffon Vulture originating from Crete wanders alongside the Cypriot coastline
A Cretan Griffon Vulture that was released in Cyprus as part of ...
Read More →
Save the date: GypConnect Seminar and Annual Bearded Vulture Meeting 2021
It has been tough. Very tough. For all of us. Many people ...
Read More →
Diego returned to his Italian spring-summer base, but soon after made a surprise excursion
After Diego returned to his spring-summer residence in Murge, Italy, after spending ...
Read More →
A Spanish Cinereous Vulture, GPS-tagged and reintroduced in Bulgaria, was probably shot in Hungary
Professionals from PannonEagle Life+ (MME Birdlife Hungary) and Horbágy National Park Directorate were alarmed ...
Read More →
Three more Griffon Vultures tagged and released in Messolonghi will help combat illegal wildlife poisoning in the Balkans
Three more Griffon Vultures were recently equipped with a GPS transmitter and ...
Read More →
Launch of new Bearded Vulture release season: Two young and captive-bred brothers reintroduced in the Grands Causses, France
The first 2021 releases of captive-bred Bearded Vultures into the wild already ...
Read More →
More Cinereous Vultures enter acclimatisation aviary to get ready for eventual release in the Bulgarian wild
Several Cinereous Vultures originating from Spain entered the acclimatisation aviary in Kotel, ...
Read More →
Bearded Vulture chick hatches and doing well after three facilities work together to secure the future of the egg produced
A Bearded Vulture egg produced in a zoo had little chances of ...
Read More →
Significant blow to vulture conservation: Largest mass vulture mortality event reported from Nepal severely impacts Endangered Species
It seemed like a typical day in Nepal yesterday until local kids ...
Read More →
Remembering Nick Williams — a raptor conservation groundbreaker and an inspiration to all of us at the VCF
Nick’s untimely and sudden departure last weekend leaves many of us here ...
Read More →
Discovery of a rare Egyptian Vulture nest in Cape Verde
The recent discovery of an Egyptian Vulture nest in Cape Verde is ...
Read More →
Most recent GPS movements of 58 Bearded Vultures across seven important European regions (March 2021)
The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring Network (IBM) monitors Bearded Vultures across seven different regions ...
Read More →
