In recent years there have been increasing reports of widespread use of poison impacting wildlife across Africa. Lions and other predators are poisoned in
Poisoning is the major threat affecting vultures worldwide – and the main cause of past and present vulture extinctions, at local and regional level.
From 20–22 May 2025, Sjenica, Serbia, hosted the Closing Conference of the BalkanDetox LIFE project, marking the final stages of a five-year international initiative
Once found only in the skies over Africa, the Critically Endangered Rüppell’s Vulture is now increasingly turning up in Europe. Two recently tagged individuals,
On 6 May 2025, tragedy struck South Africa’s Kruger National Park. In what is now considered one of the largest vulture poisoning events in
A comprehensive study on Raptor Poisoning in Europe, which received a significant contribution and data from the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF), provides a continental-wide
As the breeding season calms down for Bearded Vultures in Europe with chicks taking their first flights and leaving the nest, their counterparts in
Man was sentenced 4 years in prison for poisoning 50 Hooded Vultures, making it the first environmental crime conviction in Guinea-Bissau.
Protected areas (PAs) are crucial tools for biodiversity conservation, and this is also the case for vulture populations in Africa. PAs can have a
How can electric fences support vulture recovery? Vultures face a significant threat from unintentional poisoning in the Balkans and worldwide. To tackle this issue,
