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Journey of wandering Cinereous Vulture suddenly ends in Iran
Sad news: the life of Cinereous Vulture Dzhuranli, a vast traveller, was …
Egyptian Vulture in Italy: restocking efforts and an unfortunate death by electrocution
Conservationists have been releasing captive-bred Egyptian Vultures in Italy for years now …
Update on the Bearded Vulture reintroduction project in Maestrazgo
The project to bring the Bearded Vulture back to Maestrazgo is making good progress …
Recapping the movements of Cinereous Vulture Monsanto | LIFE Aegypius Return
After following the Cinereous Vulture Monsanto from Portugal for 16 months, his …
The first Bearded Vulture chick of the new season has hatched
We welcome the first European Bearded Vulture chick of the new 2022/23 …
Shocking cases of illegal shooting with Griffon Vultures
Unsettling news from Europe and the Middle East, with several shooting incidents …
First maintenances of Cinereous Vulture nests in Portugal bring promising results | LIFE Aegypius Return
With the first maintenance of Cinereous Vulture nests, the LIFE Aegypius Return team has …
Pyrenees and Alps: 99 Bearded Vultures fledged in 2022
The 2021/22 breeding season was very successful, as 99 juvenile Bearded Vultures …
A first for Cyprus: €21,000 fine imposed for illegal wildlife poisoning
For the first-ever time in Cyprus, prosecuting authorities issued a €21,000 fine …
Cinereous Vulture reintroduced in Bulgaria dead in Greece
On the last day of 2022, the Cinereous Vulture ‘Praha-Liberec,’ reintroduced in …
Michel Terrasse (1938-2023)
There are (many) prominent vulture conservationists across the world. And there IS …
BalkanDetox LIFE Animation video: It’s time to stop illegal wildlife poisoning
A new animation video produced by the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) within …
Two captive-bred Griffon Vultures from Holland released in Sardinia
Two Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) raised in captivity in Holland were recently …
Hunters prosecuted in Hungary for wildlife crime
Four hunters were caught and prosecuted in Hungary for wildlife crime following …
Vulture conservation achievements 2022
As we reflect on the past year, we want to thank our …
Griffon Vulture numbers continue to grow in Sardinia
The Griffon Vulture numbers in Sardinia are booming thanks to the ongoing …
BalkanDetox LIFE key achievements of 2022
2022 has been another busy year for the BalkanDetox LIFE team, realising …
LIFE Aegypius Return: New project to consolidate the return of a threatened vulture species along the Portuguese and Spanish border
Almost four decades after becoming extinct as a breeding species in Portugal, …
LIFE Aegypius Return: Consolidar o regresso de uma espécie de abutre ameaçada, ao longo da fronteira portuguesa e espanhola
Quase quatro décadas após se ter extinguido em Portugal como espécie nidificante, …
The European Vulture Conference is coming back in 2023!
We are thrilled to announce that the European Vulture Conference will return …
