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,
The African White-backed Vulture, tagged in Spain in December 2021, has been exploring half of the Iberian Peninsula, according to the GPS data shared
Two years ago, we received the shocking news that more than 2000 Hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus) had been found dead in Guinea-Bissau, poisoned in order
A mass vulture mortality event recently transpired, causing significant damage – as a result of a suspected poisoning incident, at least 100 protected vultures
A recent study used a systematic approach to evaluate the potential of African vultures as umbrella species and avian biomonitors. Introduction and Objectives Biomonitoring is the
A White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus), a rare vagrant species to Europe, became the first in Spain and the continent equipped with a GPS transmitter. Fundación
Vulture populations across Africa have undergone massive declines, ‘the African vulture crisis’, mainly as a result of poison use. Similarly, the Bearded Vulture population
We last shared an update on the Rüppell’s Vulture named Vouzela that travelled from Europe to Africa back in November. After the young vulture
As the sightings of the African Rüppell’s Vulture continue to grow in Europe, especially in Iberia, we at the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) intend to monitor
