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Check out the latest news and stories about vultures and our conservation work
From the Massif Central to the Alps – bearded vultures on the move in France
The two bearded vultures released this summer in the Grands Causses (Massif ...
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Iran bans veterinary diclofenac – in the meanwhile, the EU drags its feet and continues to threaten Europe’s vultures – sign the petition!
The Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) has announced last month that it ...
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More black and griffon vultures die near the Avila waste treatment centre (Spain)
The rests of two more black vultures and two griffon vultures have ...
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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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