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Fresh news from the Andalusian Bearded Vulture population

How is the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) reintroduction project in Andalusia going ...
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Celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day 2023 in two weeks

It’s that time of the year again – in two weeks’ time, ...
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Cinereous Vulture “Gerês” released in Portugal after recovery from a gunshot wound

On 10 August, a Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) was released in Portugal ...
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Can insularity influence nestling sex ratio variation in Egyptian Vultures?

A recently published study sheds light on the factors influencing nestling sex ...
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Tagging Cinereous Vultures in the nest, step by step

This breeding season in Portugal, 15 Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) chicks hatched ...
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Doubling success: a breeding record for Austrian Bearded Vultures

There are reasons to celebrate in the Austrian Alps. In addition to ...
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How Rewilding Spain is bringing the Cinereous Vulture back to the Iberian Highlands

Last month, Rewilding Spain released seven Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) in the ...
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Where are the Bearded Vultures released in Maestrazgo?

The reintroduction project in Maestrazgo to establish a wild breeding population is ...
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Griffon Vulture in Cyprus: breeding failure accentuates the species’ vulnerability

Unfortunate news from Cyprus, as the only Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) pair ...
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Egyptian Vulture pair returns to Sardinia and breeds successfully again!

Marvellous news from Sardinia! The Egyptian Vulture pair that settled in Porte ...
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“Life for the Bearded Vulture”: new project to bring the species back from extinction in Bulgaria

A new LIFE project will bring the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) back ...
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Pair bonding within the Bearded Vulture Captive-Breeding Network  

In ancient mythology, Greeks would call him Eros, Romans would call him ...
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Cinereous Vulture breeding season in Portugal with promising results: 15 chicks were GPS-tagged

During July, partners of the LIFE Aegypius Return project tagged 15 Cinereous ...
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Griffon Vultures GPS-tagged in France: a “proactive monitoring system” to reduce Bearded Vulture mortality

Strengthening the population of Europe’s most vulnerable vulture species requires a combination ...
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Last chance for early bird registration: Join us at the European Vulture Conference 2023

UPDATE: The deadline for early bird registration for the European Vulture Conference ...
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When “she” becomes “he”: surprising news from Bearded Vultures Obwaldera and Marco

Bearded Vulture Obwaldera was released in June this year in Central Switzerland ...
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Training police officers in Portugal on rescuing and handling Cinereous Vultures – LIFE Aegypius Return

In Portugal, Cinereous Vultures chicks are almost ready to fledge. As this ...
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The first case of Bearded Vulture mortality potentially associated with pentobarbital intoxication 

Pentobarbital is a pharmaceutical drug commonly used for domestic animals’ euthanasia. In ...
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Back in the wild after rehabilitation in Sicily: the story Zappa, a French wild-hatched Cinereous Vulture

Last week, three Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) that have been in acclimatisation ...
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Wildlife Crime in France: a man will be prosecuted for fatally shooting a Bearded Vulture and a Cinereous Vulture

Good news from France, in the Drôme region, a wildlife crime case ...
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