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Our latest keynote speaker at the European Vulture Conference, Dr Steffen Oppel, will discuss Egyptian Vulture threats and conservation strategies
During the European Vulture Conference, leading professionals in the field of vulture conservation ...
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LIFE RE-Vultures can now track the movements of two more juvenile Griffon Vultures
We will be able to track the movements of two more juvenile ...
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Where did the reintroduced Bulgarian Cinereous Vultures travel next?
The Cinereous Vulture disappeared from the skies of Bulgaria over the 20th Century and ...
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We reintroduced a record of 22 Bearded Vultures into the wild to help boost local populations
It’s official – 2019 was our best Bearded Vulture Release Season. This ...
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First recorded fatality from lead poisoning for Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria
At the end of April, a mature Griffon Vulture marked with a GPS transmitter ...
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The many challenges and adventures of the recently released Egyptian Vultures in Bulgaria
It has already been a month since the two captive-bred Egyptian Vultures, ...
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Thirteen more Griffon Vultures are freed in Sardinia
One of the released Griffon Vultures (c) LIFE Under Griffon Wings The LIFE ...
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International Observation Days – what we found out from 2017
In just a week’s time the largest count of bearded vulture is ...
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POISON KILLS! A new LPO publication helping to fight illegal wildlife poisoning in the French Pyrenees
France’s Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux have released a series of ...
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What is the Bearded Vulture European Endangered Species Programme?
Asters Specialized Breeding Centre, Haute-Savoie, France We are 10 days into our ...
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Captive-bred Egyptian vultures released in Italy found dead in Sicily and Tunisia during their migration to wintering grounds
Egyptian vulture Bianca found dead in Tunisia in September 2018 Two young ...
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Meet GypHelp BG 973 – a Bearded Vulture On The Move
Born in the wild, at Bargy, French Alps, in 2017, this bird ...
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Volunteers needed to count Europe’s rarest vulture on International Observation Day Saturday 6 October
Running since 2006 and organised by by the International Bearded Vulture Monitoring ...
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12 more griffon vultures released in Sardinia to boost the local population
Twelve more griffon vultures are flying in the Sardinian skies. On Thursday, ...
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Help us get BEARDED VULTURES ON THE MOVE with our first ever public fundraising campaign
Right now, the VCF and our partners are reintroducing or restocking bearded ...
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Reintroduction of cinereous vultures in Bulgaria – what is happening with the three birds released?
It’s been a month since Riga, Boyan and Ostrava, Bulgaria’s first young ...
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Captive-bred bearded vultures released in Baronnies doing well
Clapas, Drumana and Simay at a feeding station Three months have passed ...
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Happy ending for Portuguese cinereous vulture pair that lost chick to fire last year
Cinereous vulture chick fledging in the Douro International Natural Park After losing ...
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Significant progress for anti-poison work in Bosnia and Herzegovina
An important step towards establishing a National Anti-Poisoning Working Group in Bosnia ...
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Captive-bred Egyptian vultures released in Bulgaria now on the move!
Like everywhere, the Egyptian vultures in the eastern part of the species´ ...
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