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A wild-hatched Bearded Vulture fledged in Corsica for the first time in four years

For the first time in four years, a Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) ...
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The adventures of the Bearded Vulture “Oeil Rouge”

Meet Oeil Rouge, the bold young Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) with a ...
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More than scavengers: how vultures influenced cultures and religions 

Long before science highlighted vultures ecological importance, cultures around the world had ...
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Behind the scenes of GPS tracking in vultures conservation 

One instrument to monitor vultures’ movements, behaviour and overall condition: the GPS ...
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A froup of people holding a banner with a Bearded vulture printed on. Two people hold one young bearded vulture each. Mountains in the background

First flight for Hades and Hera: two young Bearded Vultures released in Maestrazgo this year 

2025 marks the eighth year of consecutive  Bearded Vultures releases in Maestrazgo, ...
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Vinzenz, a Bearded Vulture released in Germany on 29 May flying around his new habitat © Markus Leitner LBV

First wild-hatched Bearded Vulture takes flight in Cantabria after a century 

For the first time in over a century, a Bearded Vulture hatched ...
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Four Bearded Vulture females released in 2024 are spreading their wings across Europe 

Over the past few months, the young Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) ladies reintroduced ...
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Ubac takes off and Univers settles into his new home in Grands Causses

Over three weeks have passed since Univers, a young Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus ...
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Bearded Vulture “Vinzenz” returns to the German Alps after being rescued

After an extraordinary northern adventure, young Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus Barbatus) Vinzenz has ...
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Esperanza, the first wild-hatched Bearded Vulture from the Andalusian reintroduction project, is raising her first chick

Once upon a time—well, ten years ago—high in the cliffs of Andalusia, ...
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An unknown Bearded Vulture that visited the Melchsee-Frutt release site in the Swiss Alps in 2023 turned out to be Flysch-Vigo following genetic analysis © Franziska Lörcher / VCF

Over 100 Bearded Vultures pairs in the Alps: a true conservation success 

This year we celebrate over one hundred Bearded Vultures breeding pairs in ...
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Young Bearded Vulture perching on a tree branch

The adventures of Vinzenz: A young Bearded Vulture’s Grand Tour from the Alps to the Netherlands  

In a spectacular journey covering more than 1,600 kilometers, Vinzenz, a one-year-old ...
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Bearded Vulture in flight: illustrative © Hansruedi Weyrich

Bearded Vulture breeds in Iberian System after 100+ years following natural recolonisation from the Pyrenees

In a landmark event for species conservation, a Bearded Vulture chick has ...
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Bearded Vultures “Jaén”, “Granada” and “Acosta” released into the wild in Andalusia 

The 2025 Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus Barbatus) reintroduction season in Andalusia came to ...
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Farewell to LifeBG – Setback in Bulgaria’s Bearded Vulture reintroduction 

The journey to restore Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) to the skies of ...
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Spirale and Troubadour being carried to the release site © LIFE GypAct

Two Bearded Vultures released in Vercors, France

Two feathered newcomers are spreading their wings in the French Prealps! Spirale ...
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Bearded Vulture “Univers” joins “Ubac” and “Ushuaia” in the Grands Causses, France

There’s a new vulture in town! Meet Univers, the latest Bearded Vulture ...
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Bearded Vulture release in Andalusia: Meet Poqueira, Polarda, and Aznaitín 

On the rugged cliffs of the Sierra Nevada, three young Bearded Vultures—Poqueira, ...
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Bearded Vultures released at Grands Causses 2025

Two Bearded Vultures released in the Grands Causses, France

This year marks the thirteenth consecutive year of Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) ...
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Bearded Vultures “Generl” and “Luisa” were released into the wild in Germany

On 27 May 2025, two young female Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus), Generl ...
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