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Gradual recovery continues for Egyptian Vultures in Bulgaria
For many years, the Egyptian Vulture was on the verge of extinction ...
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Griffon Vultures in the Balkans are thriving
The results of the last Balkan-wide Griffon vultures census are unequivocal: the ...
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17 Red kites found dead in central Portugal
The Portuguese authorities – Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) and ...
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Bearded Vulture in the Pyrenees: 2025 Breeding results and conservation actions
The year 2025 brought mixed results for the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) population in the ...
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Operation Thunder 2025 by Interpol seizes nearly 30,000 live animals
The seizure of nearly 30,000 live animals in just one month marks ...
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Silent sentinels: how GPS-tagged vultures help detect wildlife crime
GPS tracking data are a cornerstone of conservation protocols all over the ...
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The beginning of the Bearded Vulture Breeding Season: Building the nest
As early as October, when temperatures begin to drop, the first signs ...
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Using the Cinereous Vulture microbiome to strengthen public and animal health
A LIFE Aegypius Return spin-off project has been approved to link scientific research with ...
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International Bearded Vulture Monitoring 2024: A record year for the species in Europe
The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring (IBM) network has published its Annual Report 2024, offering a ...
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New year, new chapter for 15 Griffon Vultures in Sardinia
15 Spanish Griffon Vultures started a new chapter of their life in ...
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2025 LIFE projects milestones
Another intensive year of vulture conservation has passed and, together with our many partners, we managed ...
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The first year of the Wildlife Crime Academy: building a stronger response to wildlife crime
The past year has marked a decisive step forward for the Wildlife Crime ...
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First clutches of the Bearded Vulture breeding season
The Bearded Vulture captive breeding season has begun with the first clutches ...
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LIFE Aegypius Return 2025: A Year of resilience and big moments for Cinereous Vultures in Portugal
The LIFE Aegypius Return project is pushing ahead with its ambitious goal: Consolidating and expanding the ...
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Record number of Griffon Vultures in Sardinia
LIFE Safe for Vultures project coordinated the largest simultaneous ornithological census in Sardinia, ...
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BalkanDetox LIFE: The Balkans’ 2025 response to wildlife poisoning
As 2025 draws to a close, so does the penultimate chapter of ...
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An unexpected rescue of a legendary Bearded Vulture “Balthazar”
The oldest Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) ever recorded in the wild was ...
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Cinereous Vulture released this spring in the Eastern Rhodopes dies from electrocution
A male Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) released in the Eastern Rhodopes earlier ...
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A second chance cut short: Griffon Vulture dies from electrocution hours after release in Cyprus
Less than a day after being released back into the wild in ...
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Strengthening the fight against wildlife poisoning in Bulgaria
A national meeting organized by the Ministry of Environment and Water and ...
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