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
A recently published journal article shares interesting results derived from studying the movements of 30 GPS tagged Hooded Vulture across eastern, western and southern Africa. Tracking
Guinea-Bissau became a vulture graveyard over the past couple of months, with an unprecedented situation killing a minimum of 1,600 Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus),
Lead ammunition used in hunting activities presents a risk to vultures, other wildlife and people. The fragmentation of lead ammunition and the dissolution of
Vultures face multiple threats and secondary poisoning is one of the most serious. If animals that are euthanized with veterinary drugs (e.g. sodium pentobarbital)
Unfortunately, yet another mass poisoning incident occurred in Africa, ending 2019 on a sad note for vulture conservation. Two days before Christmas in Northern
A few days ago, government institutions and non-governmental organisations joined forces to develop a strategy to fight illegal wildlife poisoning. This strategy will be one
Every year, Egyptian Vultures make a round trip of around 7,000km from their breeding areas in Europe to their winter grounds in sub-Saharan Africa.
The captive-bred Egyptian Vultures, Sara and Tobia, were released in Italy in 2015. Both birds migrated to Africa after their release and have not
During the first four days in October, we will be bringing together scientists, conservationists and the public in the Algarve, Portugal, for an international
