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After one month, Egyptian vulture Poiares comes back to LIFE in Senegal

After Egyptian vultures Rupis  and Douro reached their wintering grounds  in Mali, ...
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Dispatches from Manila (CMS COP12) II: Vulture MsAP endorsed for adoption by the CMS!

 The Vulture Multi-species Action Plan – a single international action plan covering ...
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Perceptions of vultures in France: a sociological study

Vultures offer us extremely important ecosystem services, but the image of these ...
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Dispatches from Manila (CMS COP12): a step change for Vulture conservation needed – Vulture MsAP

Vultures are a characteristic, distinctive and spectacular component of the earth´s biodiversity. ...
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Because today is Saturday – Vulture drinks anyone?

Vultures are a distinctive, unique and spectacular component of the earth´s biodiversity. ...
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The most recent newsletter of IUCN´s Vulture Specialist Group published

The IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Vulture Specialist Group (VSG) is dedicated to ...
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Great perspectives for vultures in France – 23ème Rencontre du Groupe Vautours

The 23rd annual conference of the vulture network in France – held ...
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Adult Egyptian vulture seen in Sardinia

Egyptian vultures are now mostly in Africa, but the odd individual still ...
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The saga of bearded vulture Flamadel – a huge veterinary challenge!

On the 25th of May a bearded vulture nestling from a wild ...
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IOD 2017 – a day out in the mountains to count bearded vultures

The IOD (International bearded vulture Observation Days) is usually on the first ...
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Killing of a bearded vulture in Spain – suspects identified!

Late last year one of the bearded vultures released in the reintroduction ...
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Griffon vultures shot in Armenia – parts of the Caucasus and the Middle East continues to be a sink for vultures and other soaring birds

The indiscriminate, widespread and intense killing of vultures, eagles and other birds ...
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Egyptian vulture Douro reaches its winter grounds too!

After Rupis reached Mali last week, it was the time of Douro ...
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LIFE killed by poison in Sardinia

Poison is the main threat to vultures worldwide, as identified in the ...
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The International bearded vulture observation day is this Saturday (7th October) – last chance for you to join us in the Alps!

The International Observation Days (IOD) for bearded vultures have started in 2006, ...
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Egyptian vulture Rupis arrived at the wintering area in Mali

Rupis – the first Egyptian vulture caught and marked in the LIFE ...
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Can´t miss it – the 2017 bearded vulture meeting is coming – 10-12 November, Passy, Haute-Savoie (French Alps)

The VCF coordinates and/or oversees most of the bearded vulture reintroduction projects ...
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An update on griffon vultures in Croatia – 100+ breeding pairs

A survey of the breeding population of griffon vulture in the islands ...
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Finally Egyptian vulture Poiares goes to Africa too

The female Poiares did exactly what the other 4 had done – ...
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Breaking news: Germans voted overwhelmingly for vultures!

“Carcasses for Germany”, asked the vulture. And in today´s crucial German elections ...
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