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French farmers ask for the removal of vulture eggs from nests due to incidents with cattle – but this is not the solution for an inflated problem!
British, French and Swiss news media (The Times, Le Parisien, Cnews and 20 Minutes) recently reported ...
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Ecosystem service provision – what do vultures do for us and the environment?
From helping reduce CO2 emissions to providing cultural and spiritual services dating ...
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First Griffon Vulture equipped with GPS tag in Mallorca to study the natural colonisation of the species
Griffon Vultures naturally colonised Mallorca in 2008 and joined the resident Cinereous ...
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A win-win collaboration between livestock breeders and vultures in Kompsatos valley (Greece)
It has been one year now since the operation of the small-sized ...
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Vulture Research Update: November 2019 – June 2020
In this research update we provide a list of recent vulture-related research ...
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How GPS technology is key to securing the future of vultures
GPS tracking of big birds started in the early 90s and saw ...
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Conservation status of Griffon Vultures in Armenia
The Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) used to breed in North-eastern, Central, Southern, ...
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Poaching in northwestern Italy: Griffon Vulture shot and left in critical condition
A serious act of poaching was detected at Torre Pellice in southwestern ...
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Three active Griffon Vulture nests confirmed in Cyprus
It seems that 2020 is shaping up to be a relatively good ...
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Tackling illegal wildlife poisoning to preserve the remaining Griffon Vulture population in Greece
Illegal wildlife poisoning resulted in the plight of the Griffon Vulture population ...
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Many chicks hatched this year again in Bulgaria’s only indigenous Griffon Vulture population
This has been yet another great year for Griffon Vultures in the ...
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Electrocuted in Turkey: Vultures and other soaring birds under threat
Located at the interface of Asia, Africa and Europe, Turkey is a ...
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Introducing a schematic sampling protocol for raptor biomonitoring to harmonize procedures across Europe
Bird species like scavengers have been widely used as sentinel species in ...
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Watch: Griffon Vulture dad feeding his one-month-old chick at the Green Balkans’ Centre
The second-ever Griffon Vulture chick to hatch at the Green Balkans’ Wildlife Rehabilitation ...
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Watch vulture videos and nest cams to feel closer to our feathered friends
As we are spending more time indoors, it is perfectly normal for ...
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Are vultures really becoming livestock predators? Shedding some light on negative misconceptions and false accusations – new paper
We can all agree that vultures get a bad reputation for the ...
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Lords of the Rhodopean Skies — a new online wildlife photography exhibition available for a limited time
‘Lords of the Rhodopean Skies’ features 12 images depicting some of the ...
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The website of our latest LIFE project in Cyprus, LIFE with Vultures, is now available for the public!
LIFE With Vultures is a collaborative project among BirdLife Cyprus, the Game ...
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Research review: new article demonstrates the value of research for effective vulture conservation
A new review article published in the journal Conservation Letters has identified that the majority of ...
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Why, when, where? Rigorous investigation answers important questions about illegal wildlife poisoning in Serbia
Accurate data and knowledge are vital to implement targeted conservation actions. To ...
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