{"id":20799,"date":"2021-11-24T17:38:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=20799"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:58","slug":"first-ruppells-vulture-gps-tagged-in-portugal-already-travelled-to-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/first-ruppells-vulture-gps-tagged-in-portugal-already-travelled-to-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"First R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture GPS-tagged in Portugal already travelled to Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the sightings of the African R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture continue to grow in Europe, especially in Iberia, we at the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF)<\/a>&nbsp;intend to monitor the situation by equipping individuals with GPS transmitters to help determine how long they stay in Europe and where they come from. A couple of weeks ago, we equipped the first R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture with a GPS transmitter in Portugal, and the bird has already left for Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tagging the first R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture in Portugal with a GPS transmitter<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-GPS-tagged-and-released-in-Portugal-photographed-while-in-rehabilitation_Rui-Telmo-Roma\u0303o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The first Ru\u0308ppell\u2019s Vulture GPS tagged and released in Portugal photographed while in rehabilitation \u00a9 Rui Telmo Roma\u0303o\" data-id=\"20475\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-GPS-tagged-and-released-in-Portugal-photographed-while-in-rehabilitation_Rui-Telmo-Roma\u0303o-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/blog\/first-ruppells-vulture-and-two-more-cinereous-vultures-tagged-and-released-in-portugal\/the-first-ru%cc%88ppells-vulture-gps-tagged-and-released-in-portugal-photographed-while-in-rehabilitation_rui-telmo-roma%cc%83o\/\" class=\"wp-image-20475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-GPS-tagged-and-released-in-Portugal-photographed-while-in-rehabilitation_Rui-Telmo-Roma\u0303o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-GPS-tagged-and-released-in-Portugal-photographed-while-in-rehabilitation_Rui-Telmo-Roma\u0303o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-GPS-tagged-and-released-in-Portugal-photographed-while-in-rehabilitation_Rui-Telmo-Roma\u0303o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-GPS-tagged-and-released-in-Portugal-photographed-while-in-rehabilitation_Rui-Telmo-Roma\u0303o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-GPS-tagged-and-released-in-Portugal-photographed-while-in-rehabilitation_Rui-Telmo-Roma\u0303o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The first Ru\u0308ppell\u2019s Vulture GPS-tagged and released in Portugal photographed while in rehabilitation \u00a9 Rui Telmo Roma\u0303o<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ruppells-Vulture-tagged-in-Portugal-takes-off_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"The first R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture tagged in Portugal takes off_Ricardo Branda\u0303o:CERVAS\" data-id=\"20472\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ruppells-Vulture-tagged-in-Portugal-takes-off_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/blog\/first-ruppells-vulture-and-two-more-cinereous-vultures-tagged-and-released-in-portugal\/the-first-ruppells-vulture-tagged-in-portugal-takes-off_ricardo-branda%cc%83ocervas\/\" class=\"wp-image-20472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ruppells-Vulture-tagged-in-Portugal-takes-off_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ruppells-Vulture-tagged-in-Portugal-takes-off_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ruppells-Vulture-tagged-in-Portugal-takes-off_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ruppells-Vulture-tagged-in-Portugal-takes-off_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-first-Ruppells-Vulture-tagged-in-Portugal-takes-off_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The first R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture tagged in Portugal takes off \u00a9 Ricardo Branda\u0303o\/ CERVAS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in early September, a R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture that was only a few months old needed help in central Portugal and was swiftly rescued, rehabilitated and released. Ahead of the release, the VCF in collaboration with&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cervas-aldeia.blogspot.com\/?fbclid=IwAR2ocg4p0mxz8W2A8q0iBUJZjwgWNEcsUVWSwe8H5rglFBbyvelrzwK6J_U\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CERVAS<\/a>,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utad.pt\/en\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRAS UTAD<\/a>,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/icnf.pt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICNF<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mava-foundation.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAVA Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/first-ruppells-vulture-and-two-more-cinereous-vultures-tagged-and-released-in-portugal\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">equipped the R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture named &#8220;Vouzela&#8221; with a GPS transmitter<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 the first time for the species in Portugal and to our knowledge only the third in Europe. The origin of Vouzela still remains a mystery. Did the vulture hatch in the Sahel colonies in Niger and Chad \u2013 the closest to Europe, or in an unknown breeding pair somewhere in the Iberian Peninsula? Vouzela&#8217;s GPS movements might help find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vouzela reaches Africa &#8211; is the vulture heading back home?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture &quot;Vouzela&quot; successfully crosses the Strait of Gibraltar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vZHBPKGlxU8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After Vouzela&#8217;s release on 25 October in the Douro, the vulture flew to the Tejo river and continued heading south. Besides some short breaks along the journey, Vouzela travelled straight through Iberia and on 5 November, the vulture utilised thermals to circle high and gain altitude,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ayvri.com\/scene\/z85q860p54\/ckvw9pfqo0001366kcz4bw46a\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;crossing the Strait of Gilbatrar and successfully reaching Morocco<\/a>. Vouzela continued south through Morocco, passed Algeria, Mauritania and is now in Senegal, covering at least 4000 km in just one month. We are eager to see where the vulture settles down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Maps-showing-the-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-Vouzelas-GPS-movements-since-release-in-Portugal-933x1024.png\" alt=\"Maps showing the Ru\u0308ppell's Vulture Vouzela's GPS movements since release in Portugal\" class=\"wp-image-20807\" width=\"-396\" height=\"-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Maps-showing-the-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-Vouzelas-GPS-movements-since-release-in-Portugal-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Maps-showing-the-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-Vouzelas-GPS-movements-since-release-in-Portugal-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Maps-showing-the-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-Vouzelas-GPS-movements-since-release-in-Portugal-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Maps-showing-the-Ru\u0308ppells-Vulture-Vouzelas-GPS-movements-since-release-in-Portugal.png 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><figcaption>Maps showing the Ru\u0308ppell&#8217;s Vulture Vouzela&#8217;s GPS movements since release in Portugal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Africa&#8217;s R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture becoming a common sight in Europe<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/europes-5th-vulture-species\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Gyps rueppelli<\/em>) is an African species whose distribution range is located in the equatorial and eastern areas of the continent. It resembles our&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/vultures\/griffon-vulture\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Griffon Vulture<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Gyps fulvus<\/em>), especially the juvenile and immature birds, being slightly smaller in size. The IUCN\u2019s Red List of Threatened Species considers the R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture Critically Endangered, which is the last category before global extinction. Its declining state is mostly due to the successive and frequent mass poisonings in Africa, which are driving several species of African vultures to extinction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vultures are becoming alarmingly scarce in Africa, surprisingly, they are increasingly seen in Europe. This is probably due to increased mixings of individuals of this species with wintering juvenile Griffon Vultures in West Africa. A percentage of Europe\u2019s growing population of Griffon Vultures winters in the Sahel zone of West Africa, where birds encounter some R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vultures. When European Griffons start their migration north, they probably drag some African vultures with them, and with plenty of food in Europe, they are beginning to call our continent home.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/europes-5th-vulture-species\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The species was also added to Andaluc\u00eda\u2019s list of vultures<\/a>, making it Europe\u2019s 5th vulture species and one of the most threatened bird species in Spain. Furthermore, in 2020, it was confirmed for the first time that\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/an-unlikely-pairing-ruppells-vulture-breeding-with-griffon-vulture-in-spain\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two different adult R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vultures have been regarded as showing breeding behaviour in Griffon Vulture colonies<\/a>\u00a0in C\u00e1diz and M\u00e1laga respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"324\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VCF.LOGO_.Green_-928x324-1.png\" alt=\"VULTURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION VCF LOGO\" data-id=\"11125\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VCF.LOGO_.Green_-928x324-1.png\" 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A couple of weeks ago, we equipped the first 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