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Black (cinereous) vulture seen in Macedonia – first observation in the last 10 years

A second or third year black vulture was seen yesterday (Friday 30.10.15) ...
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Esperanza continues to give us hope

Esperanza – the first bearded vulture born in the wild in Andalucía ...
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Africa vulture crisis confirmed – six of Africa´s 11 species of vultures have seen their global status worsen in the latest update of the bird red data list

4 species are now Critically Endangered Vultures are the big losers in the ...
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Wildlife disease and intoxication with heavy metals and toxic compounds from agriculture/veterinarian practices do not seem to be a significant threat to the Eg

The VCF has just published a report, commissioned by the LIFE+ project ...
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Genetics explain why vultures are such good scavengers: new paper

Everybody knows that vultures are nature’s garbage cleaners. They perform an essential ...
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One man´s passion for Spanish griffons – and the diclofenac threat pending over them – video

In this video, you can see a short story about one man´s ...
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LIFE GYPHELP newsletter is out!

The first newsletter of the LIFE GYPHELP has just been published – ...
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Wild Bearded Vulture “Jacques” released in the French Pyrenees after successful rehabilitation

The adult male bearded vulture, named “Jacques”, that had been picked up ...
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The Egyptian vulture in Algeria

Algeria has the largest population of the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus percnopterus) ...
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Bearded vulture collage – happy Sunday everyone!

Sending you now a picture of a beautiful collage that the VCF ...
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Halloween at Parc des Oiseaux with bearded vultures!

Parc des Oiseaux is one of the newest partners in the bearded ...
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The Bearded Vulture EEP: a continuously increasing conservation program: Nikolaev zoo (Ukraine) one of the most recent partners

The bearded vulture captive breeding network (organised under an EEP program under ...
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Last preparations for the new bearded vulture breeding season

Summer has finished not so long ago, yet in the bearded vulture ...
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Thank you to all the volunteers who have joined us for the International Bearded Vulture Observation Days!

This Saturday hundreds of observers spent a great day in the field ...
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The International alpine bearded vulture observation day is this Saturday – come and count bearded vultures with us in the Alps!

Last year over 600 observers saw more than 90 different bearded vultures ...
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Bearded vulture exhibition & other events in Haute-Savoie (France)

If you live in the Geneva-Lyon-Annecy area, don´t miss the bearded vulture ...
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Come and count bearded vultures in the Alps with us – International bearded vulture observation day is on the 10th October!

The bearded vulture reintroduction project in the Alps is one of the ...
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New hope for the Egyptian vulture in the Douro canyon (Portugal-Spain)

The Egyptian vulture is Europe’s most threatened vulture species – classified as ...
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Mixed news from the captive-bred Egyptian vultures released in Italy – Aneta drowned in the Med, while Tobia is now in Algeria, and Carmen and Karel prepare to

In August and September a total of 6 captive-bred Egyptian vultures have ...
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Lead poisoning and bearded vultures in the French Alps –significant progress in the seminar this week at Annecy

Frank dialogue and important commitments from both conservation organisations and the hunting ...
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