New study shows that African bearded vulture populations have reduced genetic variability and have little interpopulation variability
October 15, 2014
A recent paper published in Ibis (link) providesnew data on the genetic variation within, evolutionary ...
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Ouf – still alive! Tizón the Egyptian vulture is already in Mali!
October 15, 2014
After an anxious waiting of several days for a signal from its ...
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VCF and Generalitat of Catalonia sign important agreement for the conservation of Bearded Vultures
October 13, 2014
The VCF will be signing today a collaboration agreement with the Departament ...
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New paper published with first reported case of a griffon vulture being killed by a veterinary drug in Spain
October 11, 2014
Photo VCF On the same day that a EU public consultation on ...
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VCF submits reasoned opinion for the public consultation on veterinary diclofenac
October 8, 2014
The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) has been leading a campaign together with ...
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Veterinary diclofenac in Europe – we know what it did to India´s vultures & there is an alternative – so WHY?
October 7, 2014
This is indeed the question that tens of thousands of concerned citizens ...
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Vultures in Europe – a future foretold?
October 5, 2014
Vultures – a future foretold. Frontiers in Ecology Vultures a future foretold.pdf ...
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Tizón, the young Egyptian vulture released in Extremadura, is already in Southern Morocco
October 4, 2014
Tizón , the young Egyptian Vulture released on the 24th September in ...
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The Alps International Bearded Vulture Observation Days are coming – join us & 600 other volunteers on 10-19 October!
October 3, 2014
The 9th International Bearded Vulture Observation Days will take place from the ...
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Great year for bearded vultures in Crete – five young from five breeding pairs!
October 2, 2014
The island of Crete in the eastern Mediterranean has one of the ...
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Young Egyptian vulture released last week in Extremadura is already in central Morocco
September 30, 2014
Tizón , the young Egyptian Vulture released last week in the Sierra ...
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The International Bearded Vulture Observation Days are coming: 10-19 October. Join us!
September 24, 2014
The 9th International Bearded Vulture Observation Days will take place from the ...
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Significant breakthrough in the battle to ban veterinary diclofenac – Europe announces a Public Consultation.
September 20, 2014
Diclofenac is a veterinary anti-inflammatory drug that kills vultures and eagles – ...
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New review article on the effects of lead on wildlife published. Lead poisoning is a significant threat to vultures – VCF is working on the matter
September 17, 2014
Lead (Pb) is a metabolic poison that can negatively influence biological processes, ...
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Misterious vulture from southern Spain is after all a Rueppell´s
September 16, 2014
Yesterday we had reported the observation of another African white-backed vulture in ...
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Good news on the International Vulture Awareness Day: Junta de Extremadura reveals that the black vulture population has increased
September 8, 2014
The Junta also commits to continue to collaborate with the VCF in ...
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Two captive-bred black vultures will be released this weekend in France – when the world celebrates International Vulture Awareness Day
September 4, 2014
The European captive breeding program (EEP) for the Eurasian black vulture registered ...
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African white-backed vulture seen in Portugal
September 3, 2014
Last week (24th August) an African white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) has been ...
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New LIFE project on bearded vulture in the French Alps will be launched on the International Vulture Awareness Day
September 2, 2014
To celebrate the 2014 International Vulture Awareness Day, Asters (Conservatoire des Espaces ...
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International Vulture Awareness Day is this weekend. Let´s all celebrate vultures!
September 1, 2014
This weekend will see another International Vulture Awareness Day (see http://www.vultureday.org/2014/) – ...
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