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| Subject | March news from the Vulture Conservation Foundation |
| Date | April 6, 2020 9:30 AM |
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** Vulture Conservation Foundation news bulletin
March 2020
------------------------------------------------------------
All together (but socially distant) we can overcome this!
[link removed]
We have written you countless times about vultures, the need to protect and conserve them, about their plight, the challenges and the work that the VCF is doing towards saving them – All Together for Vultures, as our motto says. This time though, this is about you, about us, about humanity.
We sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are doing well, or at least the best you can considering the difficult circumstances we all live in. You are most probably locked at home, with only the most essential outings done. You and we found ourselves deep into a new world, full of fear, and now not only of COVID-19 but of the economic crisis already happening across the globe.
But All Together we will overcome this. One issue this global crisis brought home in very clear terms is our interdependence – COVID19 knows no borders, no races, no wallets, no social groups. Suddenly you are dependent on your neighbour, on the bus driver, on the supermarket cashier, on the courageous doctors and nurses that are in the front line of the fight against the virus. Like we have been saying in our work, the plight of vultures depends on your actions, your choices, your attitudes. Now our own destiny depends on the collective will and actions.
Please remember this next time we talk about vultures, please also remember this next time some communities are plagued by conflict, homelessness, or poverty - remember the interdependence and the need for kindness and gratitude when all you see around is darkness.
Two final words. One for our elders – most vulnerable in this period. Our society often disregards them, yet they have so much still to give us; and one for the importance of science, medicine and biological research in our daily lives. The whole world is now waiting anxiously for epidemiologists, doctors and nurses to do their work, cure the ill, and bring us a vaccine or answers to cope with this pandemic. How often have we cut budgets, neglected services, ignored pleas and spent money elsewhere?
COVID19 obviously impacted our work. We have cancelled several meetings and workshops we were organising in March-April, and most of our staff are working from home. We have also developed contingency plans for the staff involved in the captive-breeding of Bearded Vultures in Guadalentín and Vallcalent, both in Spain, one of the most affected countries, to minimize contagion while at the same time securing the essential work. Bearded Vultures in captivity need to be fed, while their chicks need to be checked, and sometimes adopted, eggs need to be incubated artificially, etc. The COVID19 crisis hit right in the middle of the breeding season. You can read more on what we are doing to adapt to COVID19 here ([link removed]) .
We will continue to monitor the situation and adapt accordingly. Most important, we follow the authorities' recommendations and play our small part to avoid more contagion and spreading. But we are keeping working, and among other things, we keep publishing exciting news about vultures in our website, and during the next couple of weeks will have LIVE streaming with our staff, so if you have some time, please keep checking our website ([link removed]) .
Keep safe and in good spirits. All together, we will overcome this.
Alex, Alice, Angel, David, Eleni, Francisco, Franziska, José M., José T., Jovan, Julian, Louis, Margarita & Uros
** We are hiring a Bearded Vulture
Captive Breeding Assistant
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
We are thrilled to announce that we are hiring a Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Assistant ([link removed]) to join our team at the Vallcalent Specialised Breeding Unit in Lleida, Spain. The Assistant will work with some of the most challenging Bearded Vultures within our Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Network, helping ensure the welfare of the birds and to breed them in captivity for conservation purposes, as well as having other important responsibilities. If you want to work with Europe's rarest vulture and contribute to its restoration in different European locations, this job might be for you! If you know someone else that might be interested, please pass along this information.
Learn more about the job ([link removed])
** Conservation Optimism
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
We all need some positivity during these challenging times, so here are the conservation optimism highlight of March!
Cinereous Vulture
The Cinereous Vultures went extinct in Bulgaria decades ago, but thanks to the Vultures Back To LIFE ([link removed]) conservation project, the species is being reintroduced and there is new hope for breeding activity! As of 2020, Cinereous Vultures pairs are formed both in captivity and in the wild in Bulgaria ([link removed]) — will they successfully breed this year? We are definitely rooting for them!
There are more good news about the species, now moving from Eastern Europe to Western Europe. From extinction to recolonisation to reproduction, the species started successfully breeding again in Portugal, with their numbers gradually increasing. Now, a documentary film showcases their return to Herdade da Contenda ([link removed]) , which is the second largest breeding colony in the country.
Egyptian Vulture
Every autumn, Egyptian Vultures embark on their long migration journey from Europe to Africa, and now it is time for some of them to return home! The VCF monitors the movements of several Egyptian Vultures that are tagged with GPS transmitters from different conservation projects, but often they reach certain areas in Africa that lack GPS coverage and we lose the traces of them for days, weeks or even months. Thankfully, they are now on the move again and back on our radar! We are happy to confirm that four of them are alive, Faia already reached her nesting grounds in the Douro and Sara is on her way back to Italy ([link removed]) .
Griffon Vulture
In February, unfortunately, a mass Griffon Vulture poisoning killed at least eleven vultures in Messolonghi — the largest colony in mainland Greece and an important wintering area for Griffon Vultures. But it is not all bad news. Two of the vultures that were found poisoned but alive, were successfully nursed back to health ([link removed]) and released back to the wild. Five Griffon Vultures were tagged with GPS tags, which will provide valuable information to, among other things, help tackle the threat of poisoning in the region.
Bearded Vultures
For Europe's rarest vulture, the Bearded Vulture, there were many positive stories in March! In Spain, one of the most successful breeding pairs, originating from a captive background, hatched yet another chick in the wild in Andalucia ([link removed]) , and a Bearded Vulture hatched in the Picos de Europa National Park for the first time since the extinction of the species in 1956 ([link removed]) !
Adonis, the famous Bearded Vulture that travelled across Europe and has a beer named after him, returned to Grands Causses and found 'love'. Adonis paired with Layrou, another reintroduced and male Bearded Vulture ([link removed]) — let's hope a female joins them in the future to breed successfully.
Of course, let's not forget our Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Network (EEP), which is the foundation for the reintroduction or restocking of several Bearded Vulture populations across different European regions. So far, a total of 25 chicks hatched and are alive this breeding season.
[link removed]
Watch the hatching of a Bearded Vulture chick for the ultimate satisfaction and cuteness!
** Latest news about Europe's four vulture species
------------------------------------------------------------
** Bearded Vulture
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Possibly the highest Bearded Vulture nest at almost 5000 metres altitude discovered in the Himalayas ([link removed])
#WorldWildlifeDay: Together we can save vultures - how the Bearded Vulture is returning to its former range in Europe ([link removed])
Bearded Vulture chicks in Andalucia are hatching both in the wild and in captivity! ([link removed])
A letter from 1791 takes us back in time to see how the Bearded Vulture was perceived in Switzerland during that period ([link removed])
Life, vultures and COVID19 – we live in a brand-new world ([link removed])
Operation "Save chick Ryan": transportation of Bearded Vulture before Spain's COVID-19 lockdown ([link removed])
Prevent poisoning: leave lead ammunition to history ([link removed])
Watch: The final push - the hatching of a Bearded Vulture chick ([link removed])
Bearded Vulture hatches in Picos de Europa for the first time in nearly seven decades ([link removed])
Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
The Vulture Conservation Foundation is hiring a Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Assistant ([link removed])
** Griffon Vulture
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
A review of secondary pentobarbital poisoning in scavenging wildlife, companion animals and captive carnivores ([link removed])
GPS tracking of Griffon Vultures helps prepare a better future for scavenger birds in the Côa Valley ([link removed])
Life, vultures and COVID19 – we live in a brand-new world ([link removed])
Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
** Egyptian Vulture
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
Life, vultures and COVID19 – we live in a brand-new world ([link removed])
Research review: Intensive monitoring reveals interesting parenting behaviours of Egyptian Vultures during the nesting cycle ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
** Cinereous Vulture
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Watch: From extinction to recolonisation to reproduction - the return of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal ([link removed])
The journey of Cinereous Vulture Brínzola comes to a tragic end after a year of many adventures ([link removed])
Life, vultures and COVID19 – we live in a brand-new world ([link removed])
Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
** Latest news from our vulture conservation projects
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Vultures Back to LIFE ([link removed]) led by Green Balkans and the Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna, aims to reintroduce the Cinereous Vulture back to Bulgaria since it was declared extinct in the 1980s.
Latest news
Griffon Vulture with transmitter found dead in the Eastern Rhodopes ([link removed])
New records for the rare Cinereous Vulture in the Central Balkan and Vrachanski Balkan ([link removed])
The Cinereous Vulture Barnabie has a new mission in life ([link removed])
Griffon Vultures in Messolonghi, Greece, tagged with GPS transmitters to track their movements and help tackle wildlife poisoning ([link removed])
Cinereous Vultures started mating in Bulgaria again! ([link removed])
Reintroduced Cinereous Vulture Extramadura killed by electrocution in Bulgaria ([link removed])
Reintroduced Cinereous Vultures form a pair in Bulgaria for the first time since the species extinction ([link removed])
[link removed]
The LIFE Re-Vultures ([link removed]) project, led by Rewilding Europe, aims to support the recovery of Cinereous and Griffon Vulture populations in the cross border Rhodope Mountain region.
Latest news
Two Griffon Vultures from Rhodope Mountains embark on a long trip to Saudi Arabia ([link removed])
[link removed]
L ([link removed]) IFE GypConnect ([link removed]) led by LPO and co-funded by the MAVA Foundation aims to create a breeding population in France's Massif Central and Department of the Drôme to connect the Alpine and Pyrenean populations of Bearded Vultures.
Latest news
The seventh edition of La Plume du Life, the LIFE GypConnect newsletter, released ([link removed])
Two reintroduced Bearded Vultures observed and identified in the wild again ([link removed])
Bearded Vulture Adonis returned to Grands Causses and paired...with another male ([link removed])
[link removed]
The LIFE Rupis ([link removed]) project, led by Portuguese wildlife organisation SPEA and co-funded by the MAVA Foundation, is working in the cross-border Douro region of Spain and Portugal to protect and strengthen the populations of Egyptian Vultures and Bonelli's Eagle.
Latest news
Egyptian Vulture Faia is the first LIFE Rupis bird to safely cross the Strait of Gibraltar on her way back home this spring ([link removed])
Four Egyptian Vultures are back on our radar - will they migrate back to Europe? ([link removed])
[link removed]
The Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project ([link removed]) is bringing together stakeholders in five Balkan countries to tackle illegal wildlife poisoning.
Latest news
Intentional poisoning of wildlife is now a crime in Albania ([link removed])
Recent illegal wildlife poisoning in Serbia kills birds and mammals ([link removed])
Griffon Vulture with transmitter found dead in the Eastern Rhodopes ([link removed])
Griffon Vultures in Messolonghi, Greece, tagged with GPS transmitters to track their movements and help tackle wildlife poisoning ([link removed])
A new project in Albania nurses poisoned wildlife back to health ([link removed])
** Research Review
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Research plays a crucial role in the attempt to protect vultures as it can help inform future conservation strategies and actions. Here at the VCF, our staff and board members significantly contribute to vulture studies, and we continually review research carried out by our colleagues to stay up to date with the latest vulture insights. Here are this month's research reviews:
A review of secondary pentobarbital poisoning in scavenging wildlife, companion animals and captive carnivores ([link removed])
Intensive monitoring reveals interesting parenting behaviours of Egyptian Vultures during the nesting cycle ([link removed])
New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
** Vulture children books
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
With the World Book Day and International Children's Book Day behind us, and with most of us stuck at home, what better way to connect with children than with a good book? We are excited to introduce you to a couple of brilliant children vulture books that raise awareness about the importance of the species and their conservation while also teaching valuable life lessons. Let's help shape a future generation that cares and protects our nature!
Vulture Island Trilogy: Celebrating vultures through storytelling ([link removed])
Get to know Mort - the vulture protagonist of this new children's book ([link removed])
** Follow vultures online
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
It's that times of the year again — the Egyptian Vulture spring migration. Make sure to follow the movements of the species from some of the GPS tagged birds on our Egyptian Vulture online maps ([link removed]) .
We are also tracking the movements of the other European vulture species — Bearded, Cinereous and Griffon Vultures. You can follow their movements by visiting our online public maps ([link removed]) .
Bearded Vulture online maps ([link removed])
Cinereous Vulture online maps ([link removed])
Griffon Vulture online maps ([link removed])
Photo credits: Bruno Berthemy, Green Balkans and Hansruedi Weyrich.
Follow us on social media and keep up to date with the latest news from the Vulture Conservation Foundation
[link removed] Follow on Facebook ([link removed])
[link removed] Follow on Instagram ([link removed])
[link removed] Follow on Twitter ([link removed])
[link removed] Follow on LinkedIn ([link removed])
[link removed] Subscribe on YouTube ([link removed])
[link removed] Visit our Website ([link removed])
If you have any news you would like to share please contact Eleni Karatzia (mailto:[email protected]) , Events, Outreach and Communications Officer.
============================================================
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** Vulture Conservation Foundation news bulletin
March 2020
------------------------------------------------------------
All together (but socially distant) we can overcome this!
[link removed]
We have written you countless times about vultures, the need to protect and conserve them, about their plight, the challenges and the work that the VCF is doing towards saving them – All Together for Vultures, as our motto says. This time though, this is about you, about us, about humanity.
We sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are doing well, or at least the best you can considering the difficult circumstances we all live in. You are most probably locked at home, with only the most essential outings done. You and we found ourselves deep into a new world, full of fear, and now not only of COVID-19 but of the economic crisis already happening across the globe.
But All Together we will overcome this. One issue this global crisis brought home in very clear terms is our interdependence – COVID19 knows no borders, no races, no wallets, no social groups. Suddenly you are dependent on your neighbour, on the bus driver, on the supermarket cashier, on the courageous doctors and nurses that are in the front line of the fight against the virus. Like we have been saying in our work, the plight of vultures depends on your actions, your choices, your attitudes. Now our own destiny depends on the collective will and actions.
Please remember this next time we talk about vultures, please also remember this next time some communities are plagued by conflict, homelessness, or poverty - remember the interdependence and the need for kindness and gratitude when all you see around is darkness.
Two final words. One for our elders – most vulnerable in this period. Our society often disregards them, yet they have so much still to give us; and one for the importance of science, medicine and biological research in our daily lives. The whole world is now waiting anxiously for epidemiologists, doctors and nurses to do their work, cure the ill, and bring us a vaccine or answers to cope with this pandemic. How often have we cut budgets, neglected services, ignored pleas and spent money elsewhere?
COVID19 obviously impacted our work. We have cancelled several meetings and workshops we were organising in March-April, and most of our staff are working from home. We have also developed contingency plans for the staff involved in the captive-breeding of Bearded Vultures in Guadalentín and Vallcalent, both in Spain, one of the most affected countries, to minimize contagion while at the same time securing the essential work. Bearded Vultures in captivity need to be fed, while their chicks need to be checked, and sometimes adopted, eggs need to be incubated artificially, etc. The COVID19 crisis hit right in the middle of the breeding season. You can read more on what we are doing to adapt to COVID19 here ([link removed]) .
We will continue to monitor the situation and adapt accordingly. Most important, we follow the authorities' recommendations and play our small part to avoid more contagion and spreading. But we are keeping working, and among other things, we keep publishing exciting news about vultures in our website, and during the next couple of weeks will have LIVE streaming with our staff, so if you have some time, please keep checking our website ([link removed]) .
Keep safe and in good spirits. All together, we will overcome this.
Alex, Alice, Angel, David, Eleni, Francisco, Franziska, José M., José T., Jovan, Julian, Louis, Margarita & Uros
** We are hiring a Bearded Vulture
Captive Breeding Assistant
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
We are thrilled to announce that we are hiring a Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Assistant ([link removed]) to join our team at the Vallcalent Specialised Breeding Unit in Lleida, Spain. The Assistant will work with some of the most challenging Bearded Vultures within our Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Network, helping ensure the welfare of the birds and to breed them in captivity for conservation purposes, as well as having other important responsibilities. If you want to work with Europe's rarest vulture and contribute to its restoration in different European locations, this job might be for you! If you know someone else that might be interested, please pass along this information.
Learn more about the job ([link removed])
** Conservation Optimism
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
We all need some positivity during these challenging times, so here are the conservation optimism highlight of March!
Cinereous Vulture
The Cinereous Vultures went extinct in Bulgaria decades ago, but thanks to the Vultures Back To LIFE ([link removed]) conservation project, the species is being reintroduced and there is new hope for breeding activity! As of 2020, Cinereous Vultures pairs are formed both in captivity and in the wild in Bulgaria ([link removed]) — will they successfully breed this year? We are definitely rooting for them!
There are more good news about the species, now moving from Eastern Europe to Western Europe. From extinction to recolonisation to reproduction, the species started successfully breeding again in Portugal, with their numbers gradually increasing. Now, a documentary film showcases their return to Herdade da Contenda ([link removed]) , which is the second largest breeding colony in the country.
Egyptian Vulture
Every autumn, Egyptian Vultures embark on their long migration journey from Europe to Africa, and now it is time for some of them to return home! The VCF monitors the movements of several Egyptian Vultures that are tagged with GPS transmitters from different conservation projects, but often they reach certain areas in Africa that lack GPS coverage and we lose the traces of them for days, weeks or even months. Thankfully, they are now on the move again and back on our radar! We are happy to confirm that four of them are alive, Faia already reached her nesting grounds in the Douro and Sara is on her way back to Italy ([link removed]) .
Griffon Vulture
In February, unfortunately, a mass Griffon Vulture poisoning killed at least eleven vultures in Messolonghi — the largest colony in mainland Greece and an important wintering area for Griffon Vultures. But it is not all bad news. Two of the vultures that were found poisoned but alive, were successfully nursed back to health ([link removed]) and released back to the wild. Five Griffon Vultures were tagged with GPS tags, which will provide valuable information to, among other things, help tackle the threat of poisoning in the region.
Bearded Vultures
For Europe's rarest vulture, the Bearded Vulture, there were many positive stories in March! In Spain, one of the most successful breeding pairs, originating from a captive background, hatched yet another chick in the wild in Andalucia ([link removed]) , and a Bearded Vulture hatched in the Picos de Europa National Park for the first time since the extinction of the species in 1956 ([link removed]) !
Adonis, the famous Bearded Vulture that travelled across Europe and has a beer named after him, returned to Grands Causses and found 'love'. Adonis paired with Layrou, another reintroduced and male Bearded Vulture ([link removed]) — let's hope a female joins them in the future to breed successfully.
Of course, let's not forget our Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Network (EEP), which is the foundation for the reintroduction or restocking of several Bearded Vulture populations across different European regions. So far, a total of 25 chicks hatched and are alive this breeding season.
[link removed]
Watch the hatching of a Bearded Vulture chick for the ultimate satisfaction and cuteness!
** Latest news about Europe's four vulture species
------------------------------------------------------------
** Bearded Vulture
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Possibly the highest Bearded Vulture nest at almost 5000 metres altitude discovered in the Himalayas ([link removed])
#WorldWildlifeDay: Together we can save vultures - how the Bearded Vulture is returning to its former range in Europe ([link removed])
Bearded Vulture chicks in Andalucia are hatching both in the wild and in captivity! ([link removed])
A letter from 1791 takes us back in time to see how the Bearded Vulture was perceived in Switzerland during that period ([link removed])
Life, vultures and COVID19 – we live in a brand-new world ([link removed])
Operation "Save chick Ryan": transportation of Bearded Vulture before Spain's COVID-19 lockdown ([link removed])
Prevent poisoning: leave lead ammunition to history ([link removed])
Watch: The final push - the hatching of a Bearded Vulture chick ([link removed])
Bearded Vulture hatches in Picos de Europa for the first time in nearly seven decades ([link removed])
Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
The Vulture Conservation Foundation is hiring a Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Assistant ([link removed])
** Griffon Vulture
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
A review of secondary pentobarbital poisoning in scavenging wildlife, companion animals and captive carnivores ([link removed])
GPS tracking of Griffon Vultures helps prepare a better future for scavenger birds in the Côa Valley ([link removed])
Life, vultures and COVID19 – we live in a brand-new world ([link removed])
Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
** Egyptian Vulture
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
Life, vultures and COVID19 – we live in a brand-new world ([link removed])
Research review: Intensive monitoring reveals interesting parenting behaviours of Egyptian Vultures during the nesting cycle ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
** Cinereous Vulture
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Watch: From extinction to recolonisation to reproduction - the return of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal ([link removed])
The journey of Cinereous Vulture Brínzola comes to a tragic end after a year of many adventures ([link removed])
Life, vultures and COVID19 – we live in a brand-new world ([link removed])
Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
** Latest news from our vulture conservation projects
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Vultures Back to LIFE ([link removed]) led by Green Balkans and the Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna, aims to reintroduce the Cinereous Vulture back to Bulgaria since it was declared extinct in the 1980s.
Latest news
Griffon Vulture with transmitter found dead in the Eastern Rhodopes ([link removed])
New records for the rare Cinereous Vulture in the Central Balkan and Vrachanski Balkan ([link removed])
The Cinereous Vulture Barnabie has a new mission in life ([link removed])
Griffon Vultures in Messolonghi, Greece, tagged with GPS transmitters to track their movements and help tackle wildlife poisoning ([link removed])
Cinereous Vultures started mating in Bulgaria again! ([link removed])
Reintroduced Cinereous Vulture Extramadura killed by electrocution in Bulgaria ([link removed])
Reintroduced Cinereous Vultures form a pair in Bulgaria for the first time since the species extinction ([link removed])
[link removed]
The LIFE Re-Vultures ([link removed]) project, led by Rewilding Europe, aims to support the recovery of Cinereous and Griffon Vulture populations in the cross border Rhodope Mountain region.
Latest news
Two Griffon Vultures from Rhodope Mountains embark on a long trip to Saudi Arabia ([link removed])
[link removed]
L ([link removed]) IFE GypConnect ([link removed]) led by LPO and co-funded by the MAVA Foundation aims to create a breeding population in France's Massif Central and Department of the Drôme to connect the Alpine and Pyrenean populations of Bearded Vultures.
Latest news
The seventh edition of La Plume du Life, the LIFE GypConnect newsletter, released ([link removed])
Two reintroduced Bearded Vultures observed and identified in the wild again ([link removed])
Bearded Vulture Adonis returned to Grands Causses and paired...with another male ([link removed])
[link removed]
The LIFE Rupis ([link removed]) project, led by Portuguese wildlife organisation SPEA and co-funded by the MAVA Foundation, is working in the cross-border Douro region of Spain and Portugal to protect and strengthen the populations of Egyptian Vultures and Bonelli's Eagle.
Latest news
Egyptian Vulture Faia is the first LIFE Rupis bird to safely cross the Strait of Gibraltar on her way back home this spring ([link removed])
Four Egyptian Vultures are back on our radar - will they migrate back to Europe? ([link removed])
[link removed]
The Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project ([link removed]) is bringing together stakeholders in five Balkan countries to tackle illegal wildlife poisoning.
Latest news
Intentional poisoning of wildlife is now a crime in Albania ([link removed])
Recent illegal wildlife poisoning in Serbia kills birds and mammals ([link removed])
Griffon Vulture with transmitter found dead in the Eastern Rhodopes ([link removed])
Griffon Vultures in Messolonghi, Greece, tagged with GPS transmitters to track their movements and help tackle wildlife poisoning ([link removed])
A new project in Albania nurses poisoned wildlife back to health ([link removed])
** Research Review
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Research plays a crucial role in the attempt to protect vultures as it can help inform future conservation strategies and actions. Here at the VCF, our staff and board members significantly contribute to vulture studies, and we continually review research carried out by our colleagues to stay up to date with the latest vulture insights. Here are this month's research reviews:
A review of secondary pentobarbital poisoning in scavenging wildlife, companion animals and captive carnivores ([link removed])
Intensive monitoring reveals interesting parenting behaviours of Egyptian Vultures during the nesting cycle ([link removed])
New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses ([link removed])
IUCN's Vulture Specialist Group position on the role of vultures in disease transmission ([link removed])
** Vulture children books
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
With the World Book Day and International Children's Book Day behind us, and with most of us stuck at home, what better way to connect with children than with a good book? We are excited to introduce you to a couple of brilliant children vulture books that raise awareness about the importance of the species and their conservation while also teaching valuable life lessons. Let's help shape a future generation that cares and protects our nature!
Vulture Island Trilogy: Celebrating vultures through storytelling ([link removed])
Get to know Mort - the vulture protagonist of this new children's book ([link removed])
** Follow vultures online
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
It's that times of the year again — the Egyptian Vulture spring migration. Make sure to follow the movements of the species from some of the GPS tagged birds on our Egyptian Vulture online maps ([link removed]) .
We are also tracking the movements of the other European vulture species — Bearded, Cinereous and Griffon Vultures. You can follow their movements by visiting our online public maps ([link removed]) .
Bearded Vulture online maps ([link removed])
Cinereous Vulture online maps ([link removed])
Griffon Vulture online maps ([link removed])
Photo credits: Bruno Berthemy, Green Balkans and Hansruedi Weyrich.
Follow us on social media and keep up to date with the latest news from the Vulture Conservation Foundation
[link removed] Follow on Facebook ([link removed])
[link removed] Follow on Instagram ([link removed])
[link removed] Follow on Twitter ([link removed])
[link removed] Follow on LinkedIn ([link removed])
[link removed] Subscribe on YouTube ([link removed])
[link removed] Visit our Website ([link removed])
If you have any news you would like to share please contact Eleni Karatzia (mailto:[email protected]) , Events, Outreach and Communications Officer.
============================================================
Copyright © 2020 Vulture Conservation Foundation, All rights reserved.
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