{"id":41660,"date":"2026-02-24T10:49:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?page_id=41660"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:25:35","slug":"life-balkan-griffon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/projects\/life-balkan-griffon\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFE Balkan GriffON"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41660\" class=\"elementor elementor-41660\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93f60dd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"93f60dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de521df\" data-id=\"de521df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a651ee animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a651ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">life BALKAN GRIFFON<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649b6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"649b6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><i>Restore the Griffon Vulture population in the Balkan Peninsula<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 22px;font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p><br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9a9c0 ee-breadcrumbs-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ee-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"ce9a9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ee-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ee-breadcrumbs\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec0e7d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec0e7d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74e8347\" data-id=\"74e8347\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1349d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1349d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><th>Project period<\/th><td>1 January 2026 to 31 December 2031<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Project area<\/th><td>Greece, North Macedonia<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Target species<\/th><td>Griffon Vulture<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63e04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b63e04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">During the 20th century, Vultures were a common sight throughout the Balkans. Sadly, before the beginning of the 21st century, a combination of multiple threats, especially poisoning and lack of food availability, drove them to the brink of extinction. In particular, Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) disappeared from many countries of its former range (Albania - 1996, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1991, and Montenegro), whilst in continental Greece and Northern Macedonia, isolated and small populations are still persisting today. While the European population counts a total of 35,438-41,948 breeding pairs, with Sapin hosting the vast majority of them, the entire Balkan population counts only around 880 Griffon Vulture breeding pairs.<br> \nThe illegal use of poison baits in the environment remains the single most important threat that vultures are currently facing in the Balkans. In addition, recent changes in agricultural practices, especially the abandonment of pastoralism, have significantly reduced food availability for scavengers. \n<br>The LIFE Balkan GriffON project aims to tackle these threats and establish viable Griffon Vulture populations in mainland Greece and North Macedonia. The project focuses on reducing mortality and creating favourable conditions for the species survival in the Balkans. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc0cb02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc0cb02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ff955f\" data-id=\"1ff955f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438d040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"438d040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b26b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b26b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEARN ABOUT THE TARGET SPECIES<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e476ad6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e476ad6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24823c4 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"24823c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a98555a\" data-id=\"a98555a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6a9cc3\" data-id=\"a6a9cc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15646b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e15646b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/pt\/vultures\/griffon-vulture\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/griffon-vulture-thumbnail-128x128-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-7780\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/pt\/vultures\/griffon-vulture\/\">GRIFFON VULTURE<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a286fb3\" data-id=\"a286fb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a93d2 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"12a93d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5e7b0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5e7b0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85bb014\" data-id=\"85bb014\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5243be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5243be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Co-funded by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/easme\/en\/life\">Programa LIFE<\/a>\u00a0of the European Union, the LIFE Balkan GriffON will promote the long-term recovery and expansion of Griffon Vultures across their historical range in the Balkans and foster local and international cooperation.<\/p><p>The project actions expand beyond the two target countries, towards Albania, Serbia and Bulgaria aiming to support conservation actions in target countries and improve connectivity of the entire Balkan metapopulation.\u00a0As an added value, the actions implemented by this project will directly benefit other vulture and raptor species in the area, namely Egyptian Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Golden Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle and Lesser Kestrel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b8f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26b8f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3b5dcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3b5dcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-211f5ba\" data-id=\"211f5ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335be5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"335be5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REDUCE MORTALITY<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79cc34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b79cc34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wildlife poisoning, electrocution and collision with energy infrastructures are the main anthropogenic causes of death in vultures. The project addresses them in cooperation with relevant national governmental authorities and local stakeholders. 100 Griffon Vultures will be equipped with GPS transmitters to monitor them, identify potential threats and develop an early-warning system for poisoning events. To reduce human-wildlife conflict, which is the primary cause behind intentional poisoning, the project supports local communities with the introduction of preventive measures in key vulture areas.<\/p><p>In addition, the project will train wildlife recovery centres veterinarians and rehabilitators in vulture rehabilitation and improve the centres infrastructures to enable better veterinary care for injured birds in the Balkan Peninsula.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb8cac6\" data-id=\"bb8cac6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b9031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94b9031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7.png 903w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dead\u00a0Griffon Vulture in the snow \u00a9 Green Balkans\u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52f61d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52f61d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2600407\" data-id=\"2600407\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3246d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3246d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUPPORT EXISTING POPULATIONS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7ca9a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b7ca9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lack of food availability is the second most dominant threat that negatively affects the Griffon Vulture populations in the Balkan Peninsula. The project aims to improve and expand the existing network of supplementary feeding programmes, while supporting the remaining traditional livestock breeders whose activities are needed to ensure natural feeding opportunities for vultures. Through the establishment of a strategic network of supplementary feeding stations, the project will improve connectivity of neighbouring populations of Griffon Vultures of the Balkan Peninsula.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eb40fc\" data-id=\"0eb40fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5701473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5701473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Griffon-Vultures-perched_sergio-martinez_adobestock-1024x743.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Griffon-Vultures-perched_sergio-martinez_adobestock-1024x743.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Griffon-Vultures-perched_sergio-martinez_adobestock-300x218.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Griffon-Vultures-perched_sergio-martinez_adobestock-768x557.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Griffon-Vultures-perched_sergio-martinez_adobestock-1536x1115.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Griffon-Vultures-perched_sergio-martinez_adobestock-2048x1486.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Griffon-Vultures-perched_sergio-martinez_adobestock-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Griffon Vultures perched \u00a9Sergio Martinez - adobestock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6b52d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6b52d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dea0bc\" data-id=\"8dea0bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b27e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1b27e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEW BREEDING NUCLEUSES IN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1959fe2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1959fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mainland Greece and North Macedonia host isolated small Griffon Vultures populations. To achieve the main goal of establishing viable Griffon Vulture populations in these areas and restore the Balkan metapopulation, the project aims to translocate around 100 birds to Mt Tymfi and Vikos gorge within the North Pindos National Park in Greece, and Vitachevo plateau area, near Lake Tikvesh in North Macedonia. The first area hosted breeding Griffon Vultures colonies until the mid-80s, while the second one is one of the most important regions for birds of prey in the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7961be4\" data-id=\"7961be4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce2efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ce2efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-fiorekees-13764166-1024x758.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41584\" alt=\"cliffs in the North Pindos National Park in Greece with tree in the front\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-fiorekees-13764166-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-fiorekees-13764166-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-fiorekees-13764166-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-fiorekees-13764166-1536x1137.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-fiorekees-13764166-2048x1516.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-fiorekees-13764166-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">North Pindos National Park in Greece \u00a9Kees Siepelinga - Pexels<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9607c40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9607c40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb22cd0\" data-id=\"eb22cd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3317e3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3317e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RAISE AWARENESS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c68b16 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c68b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Changing perception about vultures and educating local stakeholders about their threats, ecological requirements, and ecosystem services are key to ensuring the long-term conservation of the species. Local communities live alongside these species, and their collaboration is crucial to achieving positive results. The project will implement workshops, media campaigns, and educational programmes to promote vulture conservation and foster widespread support for vultures and the project&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f6ecea\" data-id=\"3f6ecea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d90252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d90252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Griffon-Vulture-Census-2023-Balkans_Dobromir-Dobrev3-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Griffon-Vulture-Census-2023-Balkans_Dobromir-Dobrev3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Griffon-Vulture-Census-2023-Balkans_Dobromir-Dobrev3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Griffon-Vulture-Census-2023-Balkans_Dobromir-Dobrev3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Griffon-Vulture-Census-2023-Balkans_Dobromir-Dobrev3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Griffon-Vulture-Census-2023-Balkans_Dobromir-Dobrev3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Griffon-Vulture-Census-2023-Balkans_Dobromir-Dobrev3-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Dobromir Dobrev<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6560ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6560ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb241e7\" data-id=\"cb241e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599f207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"599f207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LIFE Balkan GriffON (LIFE24-NAT-NL-LIFE Balkan GriffON\/101215506) is a project co-financed by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cinea.ec.europa.eu\/life_en\">EU\u2019s LIFE Programme<\/a>, aiming to restore the Griffon Vulture population in the Balkan Peninsula and create capacities for vulture conservation across the region. The <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/\">Vulture Conservation Foundation<\/a> leads this project, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/ornithologiki.gr\/en\/the-hos\">Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhmc.uoc.gr\/en\/the-museum\">University of Crete (UoC) &#8211; Natural History Museum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/necca.gov.gr\/en\/home\/\">Natural Environment &amp; Climate Change Agency (NECCA)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mes.org.mk\/en\/about-mes\/\">Macedonian Ecological Society (MES)<\/a> e <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwff.org\/en\/about-us\/\">Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna (FWFF)<\/a>. The project duration is 6 years, from January 2026 to December 2021. The total budget is \u20ac4,230,502.95, with the European Union contributing \u20ac2,538,301.77.<\/p><p><em>The opinions expressed in the news are those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the grant provider can be held responsible for them.<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fda11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19fda11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5952831 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5952831\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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