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Bearded Vulture in the Pyrenees: 2025 Breeding results and conservation actions  

The year 2025 brought mixed results for the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) population in the ...
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Ivory seized in Angola © Interpol

Operation Thunder 2025 by Interpol seizes nearly 30,000 live animals

The seizure of nearly 30,000 live animals in just one month marks ...
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Silent sentinels: how GPS-tagged vultures help detect wildlife crime 

GPS tracking data are a cornerstone of conservation protocols all over the ...
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The beginning of the Bearded Vulture Breeding Season: Building the nest 

As early as October, when temperatures begin to drop, the first signs ...
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Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) at a feeding ground for scavenging birds. © Bruno Berthemy/VCF 

Using the Cinereous Vulture microbiome to strengthen public and animal health 

A LIFE Aegypius Return spin-off project has been approved to link scientific research with ...
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International Bearded Vulture Monitoring 2024: A record year for the species in Europe 

The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring (IBM) network has published its Annual Report 2024, offering a ...
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three men and two women checking a Griffon Vulture

New year, new chapter for 15 Griffon Vultures in Sardinia

15 Spanish Griffon Vultures started a new chapter of their life in ...
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2025 LIFE projects milestones 

Another intensive year of vulture conservation has passed and, together with our many partners, we managed ...
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The first year of the Wildlife Crime Academy: building a stronger response to wildlife crime 

The past year has marked a decisive step forward for the Wildlife Crime ...
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First clutches of the Bearded Vulture breeding season

The Bearded Vulture captive breeding season has begun with the first clutches ...
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LIFE Aegypius Return 2025: A Year of resilience and big moments for Cinereous Vultures in Portugal 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project is pushing ahead with its ambitious goal: Consolidating and expanding the ...
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Griffon Vulture in Sardinia feeding_LIFE Safe for Vultures

Record number of Griffon Vultures in Sardinia  

LIFE Safe for Vultures project coordinated the largest simultaneous ornithological census in Sardinia, ...
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BalkanDetox LIFE: The Balkans’ 2025 response to wildlife poisoning 

As 2025 draws to a close, so does the penultimate chapter of ...
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An unexpected rescue of a legendary Bearded Vulture “Balthazar”

The oldest Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) ever recorded in the wild was ...
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Cinereous Vulture released this spring in the Eastern Rhodopes dies from electrocution

A male Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) released in the Eastern Rhodopes earlier ...
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A second chance cut short: Griffon Vulture dies from electrocution hours after release in Cyprus 

Less than a day after being released back into the wild in ...
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Anti-poison dog unit finds Egyptian Vulture Deni dead in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria © BSPB

Strengthening the fight against wildlife poisoning in Bulgaria

A national meeting organized by the Ministry of Environment and Water and ...
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IBM data helps prevent conflicts between wind energy and biodiversity

GPS-tracking data from the International Bearded Vulture Monitoring (IBM) network has contributed ...
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Cinereous Vulture © Hansruedi Weyrich

Portuguese Cinereous Vulture population grows timidly in 2025 

The LIFE Aegypius Return project has also recorded a slight decline in ...
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Bulgaria adopts National Action Plan to restore the Bearded Vulture 

In November 2025, Bulgaria took a historic step for vulture conservation: the ...
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