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Egyptian vulture Douro reaches its winter grounds too!
After Rupis reached Mali last week, it was the time of Douro ...
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LIFE killed by poison in Sardinia
Poison is the main threat to vultures worldwide, as identified in the ...
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The International bearded vulture observation day is this Saturday (7th October) – last chance for you to join us in the Alps!
The International Observation Days (IOD) for bearded vultures have started in 2006, ...
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Egyptian vulture Rupis arrived at the wintering area in Mali
Rupis – the first Egyptian vulture caught and marked in the LIFE ...
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Can´t miss it – the 2017 bearded vulture meeting is coming – 10-12 November, Passy, Haute-Savoie (French Alps)
The VCF coordinates and/or oversees most of the bearded vulture reintroduction projects ...
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An update on griffon vultures in Croatia – 100+ breeding pairs
A survey of the breeding population of griffon vulture in the islands ...
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Finally Egyptian vulture Poiares goes to Africa too
The female Poiares did exactly what the other 4 had done – ...
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Breaking news: Germans voted overwhelmingly for vultures!
“Carcasses for Germany”, asked the vulture. And in today´s crucial German elections ...
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Bearded vulture Lea is flying again in the Alps!
Lea – a young captive-bred male bearded vulture which was released in the ...
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All about vautours – the French national conference on vultures is coming!
Vautours fauve, moine, gypaète barbu et percnoptère – if you want to ...
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The International bearded vulture observation day is coming (7-8 October) – join us in the Alps!
The International Observation Days (IOD) for bearded vultures have started in 2006, ...
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The Africa vulture crisis continues unabated – at least 45 vultures poisoned in Mozambique
The plight of African vultures has already reached the international conservation agenda, ...
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And there goes Rupis!
Following Faia, Douro, and Bruçó, Egyptian vulture RUPIS – one of the ...
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Apollo made its way to Tunisia!
Apollo, one of the 4 captive-bred Egyptian vultures released in August in ...
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All together for vultures in Extremadura (Spain)
Extremadura holds significant populations of vultures in Spain and Europe – for ...
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Interesting observation of a black vulture at the Romanian Black Sea coast
On the 7th September Pál Lajos, Simó Imre, and Simó Réka Katinka ...
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360 griffons at Lago di Cornino – a new record for Italy
Two days ago, Fulvio Genero, a VCF advisory board member and long-term ...
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Migration time – Egyptian vultures on the move!
Following Faia and Douro, Egyptian vulture Bruçó – one of the 5 ...
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Black vulture seen in Lisbon
An immature black vulture was seen last Sunday (3rd September) in Queluz, ...
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Almost 2500 griffon vultures counted summering in the western Alps in 2017 – an increase of 40% on previous years
This summer´s census of summering griffon vultures in the western Alps, which ...
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