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The breeding season started for Cinereous Vultures in the International Douro Valley, Portugal | LIFE Aegypius Return
The only two Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) breeding pairs in the International ...
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GPS-tagged African White-backed Vulture vastly explores the Iberian Peninsula
The African White-backed Vulture, tagged in Spain in December 2021, has been ...
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Bearded Vulture Eglazine winters in Germany
The Bearded Vulture Eglazine continues to surprise us as she winters in ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Update on the Bearded Vulture reintroduction project in Maestrazgo
The project to bring the Bearded Vulture back to Maestrazgo is making good progress ...
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Recapping the movements of Cinereous Vulture Monsanto | LIFE Aegypius Return
After following the Cinereous Vulture Monsanto from Portugal for 16 months, his ...
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The first Bearded Vulture chick of the new season has hatched
We welcome the first European Bearded Vulture chick of the new 2022/23 ...
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Shocking cases of illegal shooting with Griffon Vultures
Unsettling news from Europe and the Middle East, with several shooting incidents ...
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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 ...
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Pyrenees and Alps: 99 Bearded Vultures fledged in 2022
The 2021/22 breeding season was very successful, as 99 juvenile Bearded Vultures ...
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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 ...
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Cinereous Vulture reintroduced in Bulgaria dead in Greece
On the last day of 2022, the Cinereous Vulture ‘Praha-Liberec,’ reintroduced in ...
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Michel Terrasse (1938-2023)
There are (many) prominent vulture conservationists across the world. And there IS ...
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BalkanDetox LIFE Animation video: It’s time to stop illegal wildlife poisoning
A new animation video produced by the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) within ...
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Two captive-bred Griffon Vultures from Holland released in Sardinia
Two Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) raised in captivity in Holland were recently ...
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Hunters prosecuted in Hungary for wildlife crime
Four hunters were caught and prosecuted in Hungary for wildlife crime following ...
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Vulture conservation achievements 2022
As we reflect on the past year, we want to thank our ...
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Griffon Vulture numbers continue to grow in Sardinia
The Griffon Vulture numbers in Sardinia are booming thanks to the ongoing ...
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BalkanDetox LIFE key achievements of 2022
2022 has been another busy year for the BalkanDetox LIFE team, realising ...
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