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Thank you to all volunteers that have joined us in the International Bearded Vulture Observation Days!
The international bearded vulture observation days took place from the 10 – ...
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The Middle-East – a sink for vultures
The news coming from the Middle–East – particularly during these days – ...
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Nature´s editorial: Europe must act to stop livestock drugs from wiping out its vulture populations
http://www.nature.com/news/toxic-influence-1.16190?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNews Thank you NATURE! EU, please ban vet diclofenac!
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Significant contributions to document the impact of the trade in vulture parts for traditional medicine in Africa published
Trade on wildlife products is a major driver of biodiversity loss worldwide. ...
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Project buseu – how vultures are helping recover an abandoned village
La Aventura del Saber. Proyecto Buseu Buseu project is a great initiative ...
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NATURE reports on diclofenac, other veterinary drugs and vultures
http://www.nature.com/news/poisoned-vulture-could-herald-european-bird-crisis-1.16161 The recently published evidence about the death of a griffon vulture ...
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New study shows that African bearded vulture populations have reduced genetic variability and have little interpopulation variability
A recent paper published in Ibis (link) providesnew data on the genetic variation within, evolutionary ...
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Ouf – still alive! Tizón the Egyptian vulture is already in Mali!
After an anxious waiting of several days for a signal from its ...
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VCF and Generalitat of Catalonia sign important agreement for the conservation of Bearded Vultures
The VCF will be signing today a collaboration agreement with the Departament ...
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New paper published with first reported case of a griffon vulture being killed by a veterinary drug in Spain
Photo VCF On the same day that a EU public consultation on ...
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VCF submits reasoned opinion for the public consultation on veterinary diclofenac
The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) has been leading a campaign together with ...
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Veterinary diclofenac in Europe – we know what it did to India´s vultures & there is an alternative – so WHY?
This is indeed the question that tens of thousands of concerned citizens ...
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Vultures in Europe – a future foretold?
Vultures – a future foretold. Frontiers in Ecology Vultures a future foretold.pdf ...
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Tizón, the young Egyptian vulture released in Extremadura, is already in Southern Morocco
Tizón , the young Egyptian Vulture released on the 24th September in ...
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The Alps International Bearded Vulture Observation Days are coming – join us & 600 other volunteers on 10-19 October!
The 9th International Bearded Vulture Observation Days will take place from the ...
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Great year for bearded vultures in Crete – five young from five breeding pairs!
The island of Crete in the eastern Mediterranean has one of the ...
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Young Egyptian vulture released last week in Extremadura is already in central Morocco
Tizón , the young Egyptian Vulture released last week in the Sierra ...
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The International Bearded Vulture Observation Days are coming: 10-19 October. Join us!
The 9th International Bearded Vulture Observation Days will take place from the ...
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Significant breakthrough in the battle to ban veterinary diclofenac – Europe announces a Public Consultation.
Diclofenac is a veterinary anti-inflammatory drug that kills vultures and eagles – ...
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New review article on the effects of lead on wildlife published. Lead poisoning is a significant threat to vultures – VCF is working on the matter
Lead (Pb) is a metabolic poison that can negatively influence biological processes, ...
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