News & Events

Check out the latest news and upcoming events of LIFE Aegypius Return to stay tuned with the project

NEWS AND EVENTS

Our website is updated regularly with our latest news and upcoming events about our LIFE Aegypius Return conservation project. Be sure to check our news and events page frequently to stay informed. By engaging with our project and attending our events, you can help us achieve our objective to consolidate the Cinereous Vulture population in Portugal and Western Spain.

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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Cinereous vultures flock at a feeding ground. Two Cinereous Vultures in the front looking at the camera

LIFE Aegypius Return unlocks food reinforcement for vultures in southern Portugal 

First private unfenced feeding areas for vultures approved at Herdade da Contenda ...
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X-ray image of Cinereous Vulture Pousio showing a large number of pellets © LxCRAS

Shooting threatens the recovery of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal: three recently shot birds spark unified condemnation 

Among the victims were two birds tagged with GPS/GSM transmitters as part ...
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Natator’s release. © Fernando Sanchez

Meet Natator: the Cinereous Vulture who swam for his life between Portugal and Spain

Natator was rescued on an international mission, recovered and released back into ...
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A dead Cinereous Vulture with gps tag laying on shrubs

Human factors dominate Cinereous Vulture mortality in the Iberian Peninsula 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project is dedicated to the conservation of the ...
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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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scientists taking samples from a young Cinereous Vultures in a forest

A year of progress: Milestones of the LIFE Aegypius Return project in 2024 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project continues its bold mission to bring the ...
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There are already 22 artificial nests for Cinereous Vultures to nest in Douro International  

The cross-border Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) breeding colony in the Douro International ...
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Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) at a feeding ground for scavenging birds. © Bruno Berthemy/VCF 

LIFE Aegypius Return promotes good practices in the management of supplementary feeding for vultures 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project organised a technical visit to Herdade da ...
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