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Check out the latest news and stories about vultures and our conservation work
Bulgarian partners visit nest platforms for cinereous vultures in Portugal
Earlier this month a team from the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) and ...
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Cinereous Vulture Flyway Action Plan published
Strategic plan for the conservation of the cinereous vulture across its entire ...
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The VCF wishes you a Merry Xmas!
Now that we are all preparing to spend one of the longest ...
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New book about raptors (and vultures) in Italy
A new book about Raptors in Italy (Rapaci italiani – written in ...
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Another 22 griffon vultures sent from Spain for reintroduction in Bulgaria
On the 19th of December 2017, a group of 22 griffon vultures ...
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Another NSAID turns out to be lethal to vultures – in the meantime diclofenac is still being sold in Europe!
Griffon vultures feeding. © G. Jiménez García The effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ...
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Egyptian vulture conservation in Sicily – project LIFE Conrasi
The Egyptian vulture population in Italy is on the verge of extinction, ...
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Black vultures continue to increase in Mallorca – 2017 was again a record breeding year
The black vulture population of Mallorca, currently the only insular population of ...
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Bearded vulture Adonis, the great traveler, is back in the Grands Causses!
Adonis – the great traveler, is back home – it has been ...
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The status of cinereous vultures in Armenia
Details about the distribution and population size of the cinereous vulture in ...
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One less griffon vulture in Cyprus – only 20 left on the island
Griffon vultures were on the verge of extinction in Cyprus in 2011 ...
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The (happy?) tale of a griffon vulture in Sudan
Vultures know no borders, and any sustainable conservation programme needs to be ...
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Tragic end for a Balkan Egyptian vulture – killed in Niger for bushmeat
The LIFE Return of the Neophron project has tagged a number of ...
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1st egg of the 2017-2018 breeding season in the Bearded vulture captive breeding network
The first egg of the season in the bearded vulture captive breeding ...
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Another VCF milestone – final drafts of the European International Species Actions Plans for the bearded vulture and the cinereous vulture produced
Species actions plans (SAPs) are very important planning documents that, once officially ...
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First release of critically endangered captive-bred vultures in Nepal
Releasing captive-bred endangered vultures for reintroduction and restocking is now a common ...
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Griffon vultures die electrocuted in the Italian Eastern Alps
As the recently approved Vulture Multi-species Action Plan (MsAP) – a blueprint ...
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New vulture trail and displays just opened in the Parc Naturel Régional du Vercors (French Alps)
As part of the communication and awareness activities included in the LIFE ...
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Anti-poisoning dog unit from LIFE Grifone key to first ever judicial prosecution of a large-scale poisoning incident in Sardinia
Poison is the main threat to vultures worldwide, as identified in the ...
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The status of Egyptian Vulture in Armenia – 50 + pairs
Details about the distribution and population size of the Egyptian vulture in ...
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