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One step closer to GYPCONNECT – bearded vulture pair present in the Corbières?

Since the LIFE Gypconnect project began in 2015, to connect the breeding ...
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LIFE Rupis: Investigating the movements of breeding Egyptian vultures in the Douro region.

We recently posted about the migration routes of the Egyptian vultures that ...
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Vulture research update, April-May 2018.

In this month’s research update we summarise articles on Egyptian vulture migration ...
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Success from the Rehabilitation Centre for Griffon Vultures in Croatia

Six young Griffon vultures were released into the wild from the Beli ...
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Bearded vulture breeding season: Good news from the Alps

This time of year, early summer, the skies above the Alps will ...
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Sara and Tobia are on their way north, will Europe be next?

Over the last three years, thanks to the GPS transmitters that were ...
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Two more bearded vultures released in Andalusia

Following a successful journey from the Green Balkans captive breeding centre, the ...
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First bearded vultures released in new reintroduction programme in Spain

Following the successful public launch of the bearded vulture reintroduction programme in ...
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Another bearded vulture visits Netherlands – Updated news

Binoculars were fixed to the skies above a pine forest near the ...
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Electrocution of Egyptian vulture in Iran highlights this often-overlooked threat to vultures

Of the main threats posed to vultures in Europe – illegal poisoning, ...
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Landmark day for vulture conservation in Europe

The 23 May 2018 wil be known as a landmark day in ...
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Bearded vulture reintroductions in Europe: young bird flies from Bulgaria to Spain

In the runup to the final Andalusian bearded vulture release, on Friday ...
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Black vulture chick doing well in Douro Valley

Fantastic news from the black vultures of the Douro Valley. Following a ...
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Fighting for vultures in the Balkans – Excellent progress in Macedonia within the Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project!

A significant breakthrough has been made in establishing cooperation with relevant government ...
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Egyptian vulture Rupis invades the schools – a day with the LIFE Rupis environmental education programme

School class from Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo on a field visit to ...
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Release season continues with another bearded vulture reintroduction in Andalusia (22nd May)

The bearded vulture release season kicked off a few weeks ago in ...
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Bearded vulture reintroductions: New project in Maestrazgo kicks off in style

The new bearded vulture reintroduction project in the Maestrazgo region, which has ...
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Fighting illegal poisoning of vultures in the Balkans – setting a baseline for anti-poisoning work in Albania

 One of the objectives of the Balkan Anti-poison project (BAPP), an integral ...
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One more bearded vulture will be released tomorrow in Andalusia

This year the VCF and its partners will release at least 13 ...
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Celebrating the Egyptian vulture on World Migratory Birds Day, 2018.

World Migratory Bird Day is being celebrated this weekend, 12-13th May 2018, ...
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