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Competition: Win a GPS tag – suitable for Griffon or Cinereous Vultures
We teamed up with Ecotone Telemetry to give away a GPS transmitter to a ...
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Cinereous Vulture in Spain killed by ingesting illegal poisoned bait
Vultures’ biggest threat struck again, this time killing a Cinereous Vulture found near Madrid, ...
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Gulper, ripper and scrapper: anatomy of the neck in three species of vultures
A recently published journal analysed the highly complex neck anatomy of three ...
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Five feeding sites built in the Greek part of Rhodope Mountains as part of LIFE Re-Vultures
The primary conservation objective of the LIFE Re-Vultures project in the Greek part of ...
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Another mass poisoning in Zululand causes alarm for the future of vultures in the region
Unfortunately, yet another mass poisoning incident occurred in Africa, ending 2019 on ...
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Vulture Conservation – 2019 Overview
From reintroducing a record of 22 Bearded Vultures into the wild to ...
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Bearded Vulture Conservation – 2019 Overview
The bone-eating Bearded Vulture is the rarest vulture in Europe. Today, there are around ...
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Egyptian Vulture Conservation – 2019 Overview
The migratory Egyptian Vulture is unfortunately considered Endangered at a global level. ...
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Cinereous Vulture Conservation – 2019 Overview
One of the world’s largest raptors, the Cinereous Vulture is making a comeback in ...
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Griffon Vulture Conservation – 2019 Overview
The most social of Europe’s vultures, the Griffon Vulture, is making an extraordinary comeback ...
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Bearded Vulture pairs in captivity started laying eggs
It might be the holiday season, but Bearded Vultures are hard at work. It’s ...
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Der Falke special issue on vultures: Biology – Threats – Conservation
A special edition of the German birding magazine ‘Der Falke’, initially published ...
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Are Egyptian Vultures under threat from NSAIDs in Greece?
The extensive use of veterinary medicines in livestock, particularly of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory ...
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Conclusions of the Annual Bearded Vulture Meeting 2019
This November we had our Annual Bearded Vulture Meeting, where we exchanged ...
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Are dogs also vultures’ best friends, too?
The illegal use of poison baits is the most significant threat for ...
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Complicated surgery gives Bearded Vulture Flamadel new hope for his future
This past Sunday, a very challenging surgical procedure was undertaken to save ...
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Bearded Vulture Silviano regained her freedom in the heart of the Pyrenees
On Friday 6 December, the magnificent Bearded Vulture Silviano returned in the ...
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Wildlife-human conflict in Greece: wolves, vultures and actions
Within the scope of Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project Small Grants Programme, we here ...
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LIFE with Vultures: a targeted effort to save the Griffon Vulture in Cyprus
BirdLife Cyprus, the Game and Fauna Service, Terra Cypria-The Cyprus Conservation Foundation ...
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Griffon Vulture Census results in the Balkans
The annual Griffon Vulture census coordinated by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds(BSPB) ...
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