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The 2013 annual bearded vulture meeting in Aosta was a great success
The 2013 annual bearded vulture meeting in the regional news (in Italian). ...
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Spain gives 6 more black vultures to the French reintroduction project VCF organised the logistics and the transport
Six black vultures (Aegypius monachus) were transported this weekend by a team from ...
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Summer is just over – but for bearded vultures the breeding season is now starting!
The fall migration is still in full swing, but for bearded vultures ...
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Black Vulture reintroduction project in France register more successes – first breeding in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region!
The Black Vulture is the only vulture species that went extinct in ...
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SEO/BirdLife develops precious tool in the fight against poison
The use of poisoned bait is one of the predator-control methods most ...
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More Rüppell’s Vultures Gyps rueppellii seen in Portugal
Following the tagging of a Rüppell’s vulture in Portugal last June (see ...
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VCF founder receives Dutch Royal distinction
The Dutch royal family has granted Mr. Jan Louwman and Mrs. Hanneke ...
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The Egyptian vulture population in Andalusia stabilizes at 25 pairs
The Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación del Territorio of the Junta de Andalucía has informed ...
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Results of the annual census of summering Griffon Vultures in the Alps are out: 1800+ birds!
Griffon vultures are gregarious birds, with both breeding and non-breeding vultures usually ...
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Zoo de Lille and Éspace Rambouillet organize fundraising events for the VCF
The Zoo de Lille and the Éspace Rambouillet have kindly organized fundraising ...
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Longevity record for wild griffon vultures broken
On the 6th of May 1996 a griffon vulture chick was ringed ...
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Tagged Ruppel´s vulture moves from Portugal to France
The Rüppell’s Griffon Vulture (Gyps ruppellii) that had been found starved in ...
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Eurasian Black Vulture chick raised successfully in Antwerp Zoo
This summer, Antwerp Zoo (Belgium) has enriched its exhibition with the addition ...
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Egyptian Vultures bred again in Malaga province (Spain)
After some year’s absence, the Egyptian Vulture bred again this Spring-Summer in ...
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Egyptian Vultures using tools – new photos
The use of tools by animals has always fascinated the human mind. ...
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Massive poisoning of vultures reported from Africa
Poisoning is the major threat affecting vultures worldwide – and the main ...
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Live the challenges that the Egyptian vulture has to face through a new computer game!
An original game, entitled Life of the Egyptian Vulture, has been released ...
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Expedition to Albania finds only 8 pairs of Egyptian Vulture
A decade ago, it was estimated that up to 20 pairs of ...
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More and more Black Vultures are appearing in the Italian Eastern Alps
Presence of Black and Egyptian Vulture in the Italian Eastern Alps In ...
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