Massive poisoning of vultures reported from Africa
Poisoning is the major threat affecting vultures worldwide – and the main cause of past and present vulture extinctions, at local and regional level.
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4 years in prison for fatally poisoning 50 vultures in Guinea-Bissau: the first environmental crime conviction in the country
Man was sentenced 4 years in prison for poisoning 50 Hooded Vultures, making it the first environmental crime conviction in Guinea-Bissau.
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Telemetry study reveals the challenges and possibilities of creating Vulture Safe Zones in Africa
Protected areas (PAs) are crucial tools for biodiversity conservation, and this is also the case for vulture populations in Africa. PAs can have a
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Greece: Electric fences to save vultures from unintentional poisoning
How can electric fences support vulture recovery? Vultures face a significant threat from unintentional poisoning in the Balkans and worldwide. To tackle this issue,
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GPS-tagged African White-backed Vulture vastly explores the Iberian Peninsula
The African White-backed Vulture, tagged in Spain in December 2021, has been exploring half of the Iberian Peninsula, according to the GPS data shared
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Conservation on the ground: training Guinea-Bissau officials on anti-poisoning response
Two years ago, we received the shocking news that more than 2000 Hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus) had been found dead in Guinea-Bissau, poisoned in order
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100 protected vultures killed in Assam, India – Officials suspect poisoning incident targeting dogs
A mass vulture mortality event recently transpired, causing significant damage – as a result of a suspected poisoning incident, at least 100 protected vultures
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Assessing the role of African vultures as biomonitors and umbrella species
A recent study used a systematic approach to evaluate the potential of African vultures as umbrella species and avian biomonitors. Introduction and Objectives Biomonitoring is the
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First African White-backed Vulture fitted with GPS transmitter in Spain and Europe
A White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus), a rare vagrant species to Europe, became the first in Spain and the continent equipped with a GPS transmitter. Fundación
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Establishing efficient conservation actions for the Bearded Vulture population in Southern Africa: synthesis of a 20-year research program
Vulture populations across Africa have undergone massive declines, ‘the African vulture crisis’, mainly as a result of poison use. Similarly, the Bearded Vulture population
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Update: The Rüppell’s Vulture Vouzela is male and is doing well in Africa
We last shared an update on the Rüppell’s Vulture named Vouzela that travelled from Europe to Africa back in November. After the young vulture
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First Rüppell’s Vulture GPS-tagged in Portugal already travelled to Africa
As the sightings of the African Rüppell’s Vulture continue to grow in Europe, especially in Iberia, we at the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) intend to monitor
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Cáceres Farmer receives a hefty penalty for intentionally poisoning sheep to kill vultures
Spanish authorities lead the way in the fight against wildlife crime once again. Thanks to their investigation, a farmer from Cáceres who intentionally left
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DEAD OR DYING: Nearly 100 vultures fall victim to suspected mass poisoning in Castilla y León (Spain)
An area in Castilla y León, Spain, became a death trap for vultures over the past couple of days. Since yesterday, when locals came
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Significant blow to the Cinereous Vulture breeding population in Turkey – 7 birds found dead, probably poisoned
Late last week, a citizen in Turkey encountered a shocking sight — 7 Cinereous Vultures lying lifeless at Üçlerkayası Keçili in western central Turkey,
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At least 34 Critically Endangered vultures recently killed from suspected mass poisoning in India
Vultures’ biggest threat strikes again, leaving a major disaster behind. At least 34 Critically Endangered vultures lost their lives in Tinsukia, Eastern Assam in
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The Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro finally reaches Africa against all odds!
Weak, malnourished and with problematic feathers— that’s how the life of young Egyptian Vulture Fangueiro begun. Thankfully, he was rescued and rehabilitated in time. Through
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Lethal poisoning of 2000+ Critically Endangered vultures in Guinea-Bissau — Update on the toxicology results and criminal investigation
The biggest vulture mortality event in the world unfolded in Guinea-Bissau during the beginning of 2020, with an estimate of over 2000 Critically Endangered
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Status, conservation and captive breeding of Bearded Vultures in Southern Africa
The Bearded Vulture breeding season is coming to an end in the northern hemisphere but in the southern hemisphere, the breeding season of the
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Sign the petition and help us #StopTheKillings of vultures in Africa
A coalition of international conservation organizations has today launched an online petition dubbed #StopTheKillings, calling for action to address the unprecedented mass killings of vultures in
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