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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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Vultures at risk from changes to regulations in Spain’s Asturias region
The regional government of the Asturias region of Spain recently passed a ...
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What killed bearded vulture Palanfré?
Palanfré, a captive-bred female bearded vulture released as part of our Alpine ...
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A great breeding season for Balkan Griffon vultures
Following last summer’s success, this year’s fledging of 62 young vultures represents ...
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Research summary for August
In this month’s research update we summarize articles on the wildlife poisoning ...
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Visitor to feeding station surprises staff at Monte Velino Reserve
Rarely seen in the Italian skies since they were declared extinct in ...
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Egyptian vultures are migrating to Africa!
August has just finished and most of the Egyptian vultures breeding in ...
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One less Egyptian vulture in the Balkans – and what an horrible death!
Working to save the injured Egyptian vulture An adult Egyptian vulture was ...
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Why are vultures important?
Vultures may not be the prettiest of birds: they are often reviled ...
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LIFE Re-Vultures – Conserving Griffon and Cinereous vultures in the Balkans
Populations of vultures drastically decreased in the Balkans over the course of ...
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LIFE Rupis – Conserving Egyptian vultures in Portugal and Spain
They are Europe’s smallest vultures, and worryingly out of the four species ...
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Vultures Back to LIFE – conserving cinereous vultures in Bulgaria
They were declared extinct in the country in the 1980s, but the ...
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LIFE GYPCONNECT – Connecting bearded vulture populations from the Alps to the Pyrenees
The rarest of Europe’s vultures, the bearded vulture, was once found across ...
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Who are the Vulture Conservation Foundation?
Through our work we aim for the four species of European vultures ...
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