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First captive-bred Bearded Vulture chick of the season hatches at Parc Animalier des Pyrénées
The 2025–2026 Bearded Vulture captive breeding season has officially kicked off: the ...
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The Golden Jackal’s arrival on Cres threatens sheep farming and Vultures’ food security
The recent appearance of the Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) on the island ...
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Where are the Cinereous Vultures acclimatised in Douro Internacional?
The soft release programme of the LIFE Aegypius Return project has already completed the ...
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New specialized laboratory strengthens poison detection and nature protection in Portugal
The National Republican Guard (GNR) has inaugurated a new K9 laboratory to ...
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Another wave of wildlife poisonings hits Africa
Two separate poisoning incidents, one at the Kenya-Tanzania border and one in ...
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The silent killer strikes again – Six Cinereous Vultures and one Griffon Vulture found dead in Bulgaria
The new year began with heartbreak in Bulgaria. Instead of following the movements ...
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Gradual recovery continues for Egyptian Vultures in Bulgaria
For many years, the Egyptian Vulture was on the verge of extinction ...
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Griffon Vultures in the Balkans are thriving
The results of the last Balkan-wide Griffon vultures census are unequivocal: the ...
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17 Red kites found dead in central Portugal
The Portuguese authorities – Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) and ...
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Bearded Vulture in the Pyrenees: 2025 Breeding results and conservation actions
The year 2025 brought mixed results for the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) population in the ...
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Operation Thunder 2025 by Interpol seizes nearly 30,000 live animals
The seizure of nearly 30,000 live animals in just one month marks ...
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Silent sentinels: how GPS-tagged vultures help detect wildlife crime
GPS tracking data are a cornerstone of conservation protocols all over the ...
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The beginning of the Bearded Vulture Breeding Season: Building the nest
As early as October, when temperatures begin to drop, the first signs ...
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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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International Bearded Vulture Monitoring 2024: A record year for the species in Europe
The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring (IBM) network has published its Annual Report 2024, offering a ...
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New year, new chapter for 15 Griffon Vultures in Sardinia
15 Spanish Griffon Vultures started a new chapter of their life in ...
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2025 LIFE projects milestones
Another intensive year of vulture conservation has passed and, together with our many partners, we managed ...
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The first year of the Wildlife Crime Academy: building a stronger response to wildlife crime
The past year has marked a decisive step forward for the Wildlife Crime ...
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First clutches of the Bearded Vulture breeding season
The Bearded Vulture captive breeding season has begun with the first clutches ...
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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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