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Meet Tejo and Mesa: The widowers who found each other
At the heart of efforts to save Europe’s rarest vulture, the Vallcalent ...
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Ecological crisis in South Africa: another vulture mass poisoning incident in Mpumalanga
Only a few weeks after a shocking vulture mass poisoning incident was ...
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Strengthening the fight against wildlife crime in France: LIFE Gyp’Act and the WildLIFE Crime Academy join forces
As the LIFE Gyp’Act project celebrates two years of action for the ...
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First steps to reintroduce extinct vulture species in Sardinia
A three-day technical meeting was recently held in Alghero, Sardinia (Italy), to ...
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Bearded Vulture breeding season 2025 in Corsica: A mix of hope and hardship
The Bearded Vultures (Gypeatus Barbatus) of Corsica began their 2025 breeding season ...
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A devastating mass vulture poisoning in Kruger National Park
On 6 May 2025, tragedy struck South Africa’s Kruger National Park. In ...
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Meet Ainat: a Pyrenean Bearded Vulture founder with a life full of drama
As we celebrate Vallcalent Specialised Bearded Vulture Breeding Units 20 year anniversary, ...
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Six years of GPS tracking Egyptian Vultures Fangueiro and Arribas
Over the past six years, two Egyptian Vultures—Fangueiro and Arribas—have been tracked ...
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Farewell to the Bearded Vulture King: The death of beloved Rei del Causse
It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the ...
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A historic homecoming: Bearded Vultures will return to Bulgaria after 50 years
On 17 May 2025, Bulgaria will witness a historical moment in wildlife ...
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Meet Secundino and Torla: A Pyrenean founder pair
This year, as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Specialised Bearded ...
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A huge win for wildlife in Albania: Action Plan against poisoning finally approved!
In a major win for biodiversity, Albania’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment ...
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Workshop on Bearded Vulture Care: 2-Day Training at Vallcalent Breeding Unit
On April 22–23, 25 wildlife professionals gathered at the Vallcalent Bearded Vulture ...
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Three recent Griffon Vulture deaths, one urgent message: Threats must be mitigated in Cyprus
It’s been another hard hit for Cyprus’s Critically Endangered Griffon Vulture population. ...
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Cinereous Vultures released in Eastern Rhodope Mountains
The LIFE Rhodope Vulture project recently released six Cinereous Vultures in the ...
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New research highlights the drivers behind Bearded Vulture breeding success in the Alps
Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) were completely extirpated from the Alps in the ...
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Hunter2Hunter: non-lead ammunitions in Kvarner Islands
Lead poisoning is one of the leading causes of death among vultures ...
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Insights from the 5th Andean Condor Conference and 1st Symposium on Vultures of the Americas
Different continent and different species, but the threats, tools, challenges and processes ...
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Growing up with vultures: how education is powering conservation in Croatia
Education is one of the pillars of conservation, especially for vultures species ...
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Record population of Cinereous Vultures in Dadia, two years after the wildfire
Almost two years after a major wildfire hit the Evros region, there ...
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