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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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BIOM educators teaching elementary school students about vultures in a classroom

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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Cinereous Vultures in the Dadia Forest © Petros Babakas, Archive of the Management Unit of Evros Delta and Dadia National Parks

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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Fostering international collaboration at Bearded Vulture captive-breeding centre Guadalentín 

From March 5 to 11 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting ...
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Strengthening Wildlife Crime investigations in Romania 

Last week, on 27 March 2025 a pivotal meeting took place in ...
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First successful Bearded Vulture hatching at Zoobotánico Jerez

The decades of hard work has finally paid off! On 14 March ...
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Meet the first Bearded Vulture chicks from Vallcalent Specialized Breeding Unit 

Spring has arrived at the Vallcalent Specialised Breeding Centre in Spain, bringing ...
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First documented migration of Cinereous Vultures from Central Asia

For the first time, the migration of juvenile Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) ...
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New group of Cinereous Vultures acclimatising in the Douro International Nature Park. © LIFE Aegypius Return

Six more Cinereous Vultures join the soft release programme to strengthen the Douro International colony 

Last week, a new group of six Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) joined ...
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Egyptian Vultures consolidate their wintering population in Cáceres 

The Egyptian Vulture is the smallest and the only true long-distance migratory ...
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Meet the new Bearded Vulture chicks from Guadalentín captive-breeding centre 

The 2024-2025 Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) breeding season is underway, and at ...
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From persecution to protection: Restoring Griffon Vulture populations

Imagine a world where nature’s cleanup crew disappears. Carcasses are left to ...
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Tewes, the globe-trotter Cinereous Vulture, did it again!

Tewes, a female Cinereous Vulture, delights scientists and nature enthusiasts travelling far ...
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Serbia’s crackdown on the illegal pesticide trade yields immediate results 

In a major breakthrough, Serbian authorities have strengthened efforts to tackle the ...
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