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Artificial Cinereous Vulture nest built in the Douro Internacional colony area ©Palombar

In this destructive winter in Iberia, Cinereous Vultures have gained more nesting platforms and safer nests

The impacts of the catastrophic episodes that have ravaged Portugal and Spain ...
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Bulgarian Egyptian Vulture dies from poisoning along its migratory flyway in Yemen

The recent death of a young Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) named Kushka ...
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Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) ©Pedro Rego

Cinereous Vulture: Crowdfunding campaign launched after major fire in Douro Internacional hits target and restoration measures are implemented  

The campaign generated a wave of solidarity, and donations are helping to ...
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Bearded Vulture “Centenario” found dead in Picos de Europa 

An adult Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) known as “Centenario” has been recently found dead after ...
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Bearded Vulture in flight carrying a bone © Bruno Berthemy

France adopts a new National Action Plan for the Bearded Vulture  

The future is looking bright for Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) in France: The relevant national authorities have officially ...
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First Bearded Vulture chick of the season 25-26 © Parc Animalier des Pyrénées

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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The six acclimatised Cinereous Vultures in 2025. ©Palombar 

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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GIC training in Serra da Estrela © GNR

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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Balkan landscape with mountains and a river

Griffon Vultures in the Balkans are thriving

The results of the last Balkan-wide Griffon vultures census are unequivocal: the ...
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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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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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Ivory seized in Angola © Interpol

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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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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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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