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.

A red kite killed in a suspected case of poisoning, detected as part of Palombar's Sentinels project in 2023. ©Palombar

17 Red kites found dead in central Portugal

The Portuguese authorities – Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) and ...
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Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) at a feeding ground for scavenging birds. © Bruno Berthemy/VCF 

Using the Cinereous Vulture microbiome to strengthen public and animal health 

A LIFE Aegypius Return spin-off project has been approved to link scientific research with ...
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LIFE Aegypius Return 2025: A Year of resilience and big moments for Cinereous Vultures in Portugal 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project is pushing ahead with its ambitious goal: Consolidating and expanding the ...
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Cinereous Vulture © Hansruedi Weyrich

Portuguese Cinereous Vulture population grows timidly in 2025 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project has also recorded a slight decline in ...
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Cinereous Vultures killed by collision with wind turbines in Greece © A. Condina: Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace

Clean energy yes, but not at the cost of biodiversity!

LIFE Aegypius Return project questions the impact of mega renewable energy projects. ...
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Wildlife Crime Academy expands network of advanced investigators with Cohort 3

As wildlife crime grows increasingly sophisticated—fuelled by international trafficking networks, illegal killing ...
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Group photo © VCF

Nature conservation authority and biodiversity conservation NGOs cooperate to protect the Cinereous Vulture in central Portugal

Within the scope of the LIFE Aegypius Return project, the Portuguese Institute ...
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4th Transformer Station ©VCF

Cinereous Vulture gave biodiversity a voice at renewable energy conference 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project was invited to clarify some of the ...
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Cinereous Vultures © Bruno Berthemy

Cinereous vultures and friendship: unlikely bonds in LIFE Aegypius Return

In Portugal, the LIFE Aegypius Return project has been tracking the movements ...
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