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Vote LIFE RE-Vultures for the LIFE Citizens’ Prize Award and support vulture recovery
The efforts of the LIFE RE-Vultures project to preserve and increase the …
The First Bearded Vulture releases of 2022 already took place
On Monday, 9 May, the first 2022 Bearded Vulture releases into the …
Mortality event causes a huge blow to the Griffon Vulture population in Cyprus
The status of the Griffon Vulture in Cyprus seems even bleaker due …
Natural recolonization: Bearded Vulture pair attempts to breed in La Rioja, Spain, 70 years after extinction
A significant event for Bearded Vulture conservation transpired in La Rioja, Spain …
The first Bearded Vulture releases of 2022 are just around the corner
After a long and productive breeding season in captivity, it is time …
Transferring Spanish Cinereous Vultures to Bulgaria for the last time
An additional batch of Spanish Cinereous Vultures is on their way to …
Electrocution takes the life of Griffon Vulture Nepheli in Cyprus
The journeys of Griffon Vulture Nepheli in the Cypriot skies ended rather …
How many Bearded Vulture chicks hatched in captivity this year?
Since last autumn, when the first Bearded Vulture pairs began exhibiting breeding …
Illegal wildlife poisoning depletes Balkan biodiversity yet only 1% of cases reach court
The illegal use of poisonous substances in the environment to target ‘undesirable’ …
The ‘guirre’ Egyptian Vulture population in the Canary Islands exceeds 400 individuals
In 2021, the Egyptian Vulture population in the Canary Islands, exceeded 400 …
Captive-bred and reintroduced Cinereous Vulture Riga settles down in Greece
The captive-bred and reintroduced Cinereous Vulture Riga has settled down in Greece! …
Confirmed for the first time in Europe: A captive-bred Egyptian Vulture forms a pair in the wild
For the first time in Europe, a captive-bred Egyptian Vulture released in …
Research review: A Global Review of Causes of Morbidity and Mortality in Free-Living Vultures
A recent systematic review determined the most common causes of morbidity and …
Conservation milestone: Reintroduced Cinereous Vulture pair hatches the first chick in Bulgaria’s Western Balkan Mountains
Conservationists have been working for nearly 30 years to reintroduce the Cinereous …
One more Cinereous Vulture in Portugal becomes part of important monitoring activities
One more Cinereous Vulture in Portugal got a second chance in life following a …
New video illustrates the progress of the LIFE GypConnect project
The LIFE GypConnect project recently released a video offering an inside look …
The Vultures Back to LIFE project is a finalist for the European Commission’s Natura 2000 awards
The European Commission recently announced the finalists of the 6th edition of …
International Observation Days 2021: Bearded Vulture population estimates and more insights
Over a thousand participants have joined the 2021 International Bearded Vulture Observation …
100 protected vultures killed in Assam, India – Officials suspect poisoning incident targeting dogs
A mass vulture mortality event recently transpired, causing significant damage – as …
Serious poisoning incident causes mass mortality of protected birds in Serbia
It has been a terrible past few days for poisoning mortality, with …
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