{"id":41181,"date":"2025-12-12T11:42:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T09:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=41181"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:18:22","slug":"cinereous-vulture-released-this-spring-in-the-eastern-rhodopes-dies-from-electrocution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/cinereous-vulture-released-this-spring-in-the-eastern-rhodopes-dies-from-electrocution\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinereous Vulture released this spring in the Eastern Rhodopes dies from electrocution"},"content":{"rendered":"

A male Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)<\/em><\/a> released in the Eastern Rhodopes earlier this year<\/a> has been found dead after being electrocuted on a power line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the evening of December 4, experts from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) received alarming signals from the bird\u2019s GPS transmitter. The data indicated prolonged inactivity and an unusual body position. Acting on this information, a BSPB team reached the site and confirmed the bird had died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Likely cause: Reduced visibility due to adverse weather conditions <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the transmitter data, the fatal incident occurred around midday on December 4, when the vulture attempted to land on an electricity pole. Reduced visibility due to adverse weather conditions in the area may have contributed to the bird misjudging the structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vulture, a three-year-old male, was released in April 2025 along with five other Cinereous Vultures<\/a> as part of the ongoing species reintroduction efforts in the Eastern Rhodopes. To date, 40 individuals have been released in the region under the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See below a video of the release in April:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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