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And the silent killing continues in Africa – more vultures poisoned in Kenya
The latest incident on a now sadly regular flow of occurrences of ...
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Conclusions and presentations of the seminar on lead poisoning and bearded vultures published
As part of the LIFE GYPHELP project, in which the VCF is ...
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Great Audio-book for children on the bearded vulture (in French)
ASTERS – the Conservatoire d´Espaces Naturels de Haute-Savoie, which works alongside the ...
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First results of the census of summering griffons in the Alps – at least 1700 birds present
The griffon vulture was absent from the Alps until the beginning of ...
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Annual bearded vulture meeting, November 2015 – the conclusions are now out!
The main conclusions of the annual bearded vulture meeting 2015, held in ...
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Restoring vulture populations in the Balkans – from griffon vultures to black vultures…
The team from the LIFE project “RECOVERY OF THE POPULATIONS OF LARGE ...
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New paper shows that vultures in Asia are still being killed by diclofenac – years after the ban. Another vet drug (Nimesulide) is also a potential threat
A new paper just published in the scientific journal Oryx (2016, 50(1), ...
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How many bearded vultures are there in the Alps? First results from the 2015 International Observation day (simultaneous census)
The bearded vulture reintroduction project in the Alps is one of the ...
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New paper details dispersion and movements of bearded vultures Gypaetus barbatus from Corsica to Sardinia
The bearded vulture population in Corsica is one of only two island ...
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MONITORING OF A BEARDED VULTURE NEST WITH CAMERA IN ANDORRA 2011-2015
In July 1999, the Department of Environment of the Government of Andorra ...
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New year, another breeding season – 28 eggs so far in the bearded vulture captive breeding network!
Bearded vultures are one of the earliest breeders in Europe – their ...
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The highlights of the VCF year
2015 was a busy year at the VCF. Some highlights… -20 bearded ...
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Bernardus the black vulture is in Doñana National Parc
A month ago we reported about the fantastic trip along the Spanish ...
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Where are Herculis and Roman?
Remember Herculis and Roman? They are the two young bearded vultures released in ...
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After Fresnedosa and Jara last winter – four more overwintering Egyptian vultures captured and tagged yesterday in Extremadura (Spain)
The Egyptian vulture is a partially migratory species across its vast global ...
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Bearded vultures in the Alps 2015
After extinction in the beginning of the 20th century, bearded vultures started ...
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Another massive poisoning of vultures in Africa – this time in Senegal, where there were no previous reports of widespread poisoning
The plight of African vultures has reached the international conservation agenda, with ...
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The bearded vulture breeding season is starting!
Winter is just starting, yet for bearded vultures (both in the wild ...
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Best practice in the work of the specialized anti-poison dog units in Spain – conference today
The first specialized anti-poison dog units in Europe were established a decade ...
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