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Pyrenean Bearded Vulture rescued three times and unable to return to the wild becomes part of the captive-breeding programme
A Bearded Vulture that hatched in Navarra in the Spanish Pyrenees last ...
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Plumage, bleached feathers and moulting: How we can tell apart Bearded Vultures in the wild
You hear us often talking about the age of certain Bearded Vultures ...
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Pair in Austria signals the start of the new Bearded Vulture breeding season in captivity
The 2019/20 Bearded Vulture breeding season has finished not a long time ...
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The Ambassador of Spain in Bulgaria visited the Green Balkans as part of the Vultures Back to LIFE project
The Ambassador of Spain in Bulgaria recently visited the Green Balkans Wildlife ...
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Griffon Vulture in Cyprus crashes with a car — the bird’s fate remains a mystery
A few days ago a Griffon Vulture collided with the windshield of ...
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The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring Network 2019 Annual Report
The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring Network’s 2019 Annual Report is now published, ...
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The latest movements of 58 wild Bearded Vultures across seven important European regions
The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring Network (IBM) monitors the Bearded Vultures across seven different ...
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The first movements of three GPS-tagged Cinereous Vultures in Portugal that recently fledged
The Vulture Conservation Foundation, alongside its partners, equipped three Cinereous Vulture nestlings ...
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Bearded Vulture “Vigo” left Derbyshire and is heading south — where to now?
It is not unknown for young Bearded Vultures to leave their mountainous ...
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How many Bearded Vultures are currently present in Vercors where the species is being reintroduced?
The LIFE GypConnect project released nine more captive-bred Bearded Vultures in the wild this ...
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Update on Egyptian Vultures released in Italy this year: one reached Africa another needed rescuing
This year, four captive-bred Egyptian Vultures of different ages were released in the ...
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Upcoming Virtual Vulture Trivia Quizzes — for adults and families
We invite all nature and vulture fans to join us to test ...
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Vulture watching: Tarifa during bird migration – the European region where you might see six vulture species!
Europe is home to four native vulture species – Bearded, Cinereous, Egyptian ...
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Four more captive-bred Egyptian Vultures released in Basilicata as part of the restocking efforts in Italy
Our Italian colleagues have released four more young and captive-bred Egyptian Vultures ...
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International Observation Days: Volunteers needed to help count Bearded Vultures in Europe on Saturday 3 October 2020
For the 15th consecutive year, the International Observation Days (IOD) will take ...
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First flights of the first-ever Griffon Vulture fitted with a GPS tag in Mallorca
For the first time, conservationists are following and studying the movements of ...
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Research review: study finds no clear evidence that vultures spread microorganisms to humans and other species, but more likely reduce disease transmission
A recently published study illustrates that although vultures can carry microorganisms that can cause ...
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Is Cinereous Vulture Carrascalinho a Real Madrid fan?
Do you remember the Cinereous Vulture Carrascalinho? Well, he was responsible for bringing together ...
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2020 Cinereous Vulture breeding results in Herdade da Contenda — an important colony in Portugal
The Cinereous Vulture is the most endangered vulture species in Portugal. It went extinct over ...
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2020 Annual Bearded Vulture Meeting cancelled – but join us for a webinar on Bearded Vultures on November 13th!
Strange times, difficult decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a worldwide game-changer, ...
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