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.

The four species of vultures that occur in Portugal (Griffon Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Bearded Vulture and Egyptian Vulture). ©VCF 

Vultures: pop culture icons or the curse of bad PR?

From politics to memes and literature, vultures are all the rage – ...
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Detection of a dead cinereous vulture with symptoms of poisoning and collection of the corpse by the authorities, in accordance with the protocol of the Antidote Programme. ©ATN/Faia Brava 

There are at least two suspected cases of wildlife poisoning per month in Portugal

Despite the serious consequences of wildlife poisoning for biodiversity and public health, ...
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When vultures doodle: Raia’s GPS flight path art

Who knew vultures could be artists? Meet Raia, a young Cinereous Vulture ...
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Technology and monitoring in the service of Cinereous Vulture conservation

GPS/GSM transmitters help reduce mortality, but not all stories have a happy ...
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Cinereous Vulture chick tagged in Malcata

LIFE Aegypius Return: 34 Cinereous Vulture chicks already tagged 

The “tagging season” of Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) chicks ended at the ...
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Cinereous Vulture chick that hatched this year at the Douro International cross-border colony were tagged in July

Three new Cinereous Vulture chicks tagged in Douro International, the most fragile breeding colony in Portugal 

Three of the only five Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) chicks that hatched ...
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Young Cinereous Vulture on the ground with a freshly applied GPS transmitter on its back. On the side of the picture, the LIFE Aegypius Return green shirt.

New Cinereous Vulture breeding colony discovered in Portugal

Following the discovery of a fifth breeding colony by the ICNF, the ...
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Participants at the third meeting of LIFE Aegypius Return partners and stakeholders, in Castelo Branco.

Cinereous Vulture conservation joins stakeholdersin Tejo Internacional, the largest breeding colony in Portugal 

Conservationists, authorities and land managers met for the third progress meeting of ...
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Cinereous vulture in acclimatisation. Image taken via the video surveillance system.

Four Cinereous Vultures inaugurate pioneering conservation programme in Portugal

The aviary for the soft release of Cinereous Vultures aims to strengthen ...
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