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The status of the griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Italy in 2014: population further increased to 135 breeding pairs

The current status of the 5 Eurasian griffon vulture populations in Italy ...
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Two young bearded vultures will be released Thursday in the Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria)

Following the release of the first bearded vulture young in Cazorla (see ...
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Release of bearded vultures in Cazorla a huge success!

The release of two bearded vultures last Saturday in Cazorla (Andalucia) was ...
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Two young bearded vultures will be released tomorrow in the Grands Causses

Following the release of the first two young yesterday in Cazorla (see ...
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Unique footage of the first wild bearded vulture in Andalusia for more than 30 years – today two more young were released in the reintroduction project there

Only nine years after the first bearded vultures were released back into ...
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Two bearded vultures will be released tomorrow in Andalucía

They will reinforce the reintroduced population, in a milestoneyear that marked first ...
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Young bearded vulture still in Northwest Germany

The young bearded vulture which was observed last week in the Netherlands ...
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Restoration of the bearded vulture in Europe – this year’s releases will start soon!

15 bearded vultures will be released in Andalucía, Grands Causses,Swiss Alps, Parco ...
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The silent killer strikes again – this time in Portugal and with a big conservation impact

Four black vultures and one Egyptian vulture were found dead this weekend ...
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Bearded vulture breeding season in the Alps – an update

Extinct 100 years ago across the alpine chain, the bearded vultures are ...
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Young bearded vulture first seen in Holland continuing its journey through Europe – now in northern Germany

The young bearded vulture which was observed on Tuesday in the Netherlands ...
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Tizón & western Mali – a love affair

Tizón – the young Egyptian vulture tagged last September in Spain – ...
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Young bearded vulture observed in the Netherlands!

We received news today that a young bearded vulture was seen in ...
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Not quite the royal baby, but cute nonetheless – Baby griffon born in Israel from Cretan vultures

Pairgiven a second opportunity after failed rewilding in Cyprus A griffon hatched ...
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The VCF boards met at Parc des Oiseaux

The annual meeting of the VCF management and advisory boards was held ...
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Two permanently wounded griffons travel from Portugal to France for captive breeding

Through VCF facilitation, two unrecoverable (permanently wounded) griffon vultures travelled recently from ...
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African vulture seen in Switzerland!

A Rueppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppelli) has been observed last Saturday in… Switzerland! ...
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And in the end, there is the sacred bearded vulture!

Watch this wonderful multi award-winning graduation movie, done by students Thomas Bourdis, ...
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One adult bearded vulture found dead in the French Alps – and another one shot at (and seriously wounded) in the French Pyrenees

An adult bearded vulture was found dead on the 6th April within ...
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Noel-Leya is flying again – the young bearded vulture was re-released successfuly in the Swiss Alps

Noel-Leya is flying again amongst the snowy peaks of the Alps! Last ...
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