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Remembering Nick Williams — a raptor conservation groundbreaker and an inspiration to all of us at the VCF

Nick’s untimely and sudden departure last weekend leaves many of us here ...
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Discovery of a rare Egyptian Vulture nest in Cape Verde

The recent discovery of an Egyptian Vulture nest in Cape Verde is ...
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Most recent GPS movements of 58 Bearded Vultures across seven important European regions (March 2021)

The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring Network (IBM) monitors Bearded Vultures across seven different regions ...
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Award-winning author released her new children’s adventure book with a vulture conservation theme

A professional violist turned award-winning author has released yet another children’s adventure ...
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Nikolay and Bars – the first anti-poisoning dog unit in Bulgaria

Nature heroes: Dog and human team up to search and remove poison from Bulgaria’s countryside

Four years ago, as a pilot measure led by BSPB within the ...
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Alpine Bearded Vultures pairs have already produced several chicks during this breeding season

Bearded Vulture pairs in Europe are currently extra busy with their parental ...
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Discovery of the oldest wild Egyptian Vulture

Conservationists discovered the oldest known living Egyptian Vulture in the wild thanks ...
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The reintroduced Cinereous Vulture Riga finally returns to Bulgaria after a long absence

Do you remember the captive-bred Riga, who, together with two other Cinereous ...
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The ninth edition of La Plume du Life, the LIFE GYPCONNECT’s newsletter, released

In the latest edition of LIFE GYPCONNECT‘s newsletter ‘La Plume due Life’, Bearded ...
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A Cinereous Vulture “love triangle” in Bulgaria: Who will Montana choose?

A sought-after Cinereous Vulture female reintroduced in Bulgaria has to choose between ...
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Egyptian Vulture Sara carries out incredible migration journey from Niger to Italy

The captive-bred Egyptian Vulture Sara, a now adult bird we have been ...
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Bearded Vulture Flamadel returns home after 15 months of receiving challenging veterinary treatment

Before leaving the nest, the wild-hatched Bearded Vulture Flamadel experienced health problems ...
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First evidence of a vulture killed by veterinary diclofenac in Spain – will the Spanish government and the EU act after this smoking gun?

According to a paper recently published, a fledging Cinereous Vulture found dead in ...
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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 — ...
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New issue of the Bulletin “infoGIPETO” now available

Bearded Vultures are now well into their breeding season in the Alps ...
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Two adult Egyptian Vultures from Bulgaria will not return to their breeding grounds this spring

Two Egyptian Vultures from Bulgaria met a tragic fate in Africa in ...
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New research reveals when, where, and why Egyptian Vultures are dying

A new tracking study covering most of the global Egyptian Vulture distribution reveals that ...
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Bearded Vulture chick travels to a new facility to be adopted by experienced foster parents

Every year, several Bearded Vulture chicks hatched in captivity are transported to ...
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Second proven case of fatal lead poisoning for a Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria

For the second time ever in Bulgaria, the Green Balkans proved that ...
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Ten Bearded Vulture chicks that broke worldwide record

Achieving a world-record: Guadalentín centre in Andalusia hatched the highest-ever number of Bearded Vulture chicks produced in a single breeding season

The Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Centre of Guadalentín achieved a worldwide record as it ...
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