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Egyptian vulture research and monitoring in Oman
A program of research and conservation of Egyptian vultures has been developed ...
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Effectiveness of the canine units in the fight against poison in Greece – report
Poison is the number one threat to vultures – in Europe and ...
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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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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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The Egyptian vulture Tizón is back to Mali
Last time (in July) we gave you news of Tizón – the ...
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Iran bans veterinary diclofenac – in the meanwhile, the EU drags its feet and continues to threaten Europe’s vultures – sign the petition!
The Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) has announced last month that it ...
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Wildlife disease and intoxication with heavy metals and toxic compounds from agriculture/veterinarian practices do not seem to be a significant threat to the Eg
The VCF has just published a report, commissioned by the LIFE+ project ...
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Genetics explain why vultures are such good scavengers: new paper
Everybody knows that vultures are nature’s garbage cleaners. They perform an essential ...
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The Egyptian vulture in Algeria
Algeria has the largest population of the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus percnopterus) ...
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New hope for the Egyptian vulture in the Douro canyon (Portugal-Spain)
The Egyptian vulture is Europe’s most threatened vulture species – classified as ...
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Mixed news from the captive-bred Egyptian vultures released in Italy – Aneta drowned in the Med, while Tobia is now in Algeria, and Carmen and Karel prepare to
In August and September a total of 6 captive-bred Egyptian vultures have ...
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And he made it to Libya – Tobia the Egyptian vulture had already survived a night in Malta, now he landed in Misurata
Our Italian colleagues that have been following Tobia – the male captive ...
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Tobia the Egyptian vulture made it to Malta – and survived the ordeal, after having been guarded all night long by conservationists and the police!
After Agata and Sara were released in Puglia in late August (see ...
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The VCF was present in the meeting on Mediterranean Raptors held recently in Italy
The Meeting on the conservation of Mediterranean Raptors “Sotto il segno del ...
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Sara made it to the winter grounds – she is in Niger!
After crossing the Mediterranean in a record 540km flight from Sicily to ...
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Egyptian Vultures wintering in Extremadura (Spain): a summary
The VCF and the Regional Government of Extremadura (GOBEX) have been monitoring ...
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Agata drowns in the Mediterranean while Sara has crossed the Messina strait to Sicily – in the meantime 4 other captive bred Egyptian vultures were released in
Agata and Sara, the two female Egyptian vultures born in captivity, had ...
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New paper published on the role of supplementary feeding on the conservation of Egyptian vultures in France
Egyptian vultures are declining almost everywhere across its range, and due to ...
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