Vulture Conservation Foundation news bulletin 
August 2019 

Only a few days left to register for the European Vulture Conference 2019

Tuesday 1 - Friday 4 October 2019
Albufeira in the Algarve, Portugal 

The European Vulture Conference is just around the corner! During the conference, leading professionals in the field of vulture conservation will come together to share the latest insights on vulture conservation and research. The fourth day of the European Vulture Conference will be dedicated to field trips, where participants will get the opportunity to leave the conference centre and get out into the field to see vultures and other Portuguese wildlife.

You can now review the scientific programme and discover the many fascinating vulture conservation topics, covering all four of Europe’s vulture species.

So join us, for a unique opportunity to learn the latest vulture conservation findings and to experience the local wildlife with expert guides.

The deadline for registration is on the 31st of August.

Ticket Registration

Get to know some of our keynote speakers:

André Botha will give a keynote presentation on vulture conservation in Africa during the European Vulture Conference

Our latest keynote speaker at the European Vulture Conference, Dr Steffen Oppel, will discuss Egyptian Vulture threats and conservation strategies

Wildlife crime expert, Dr Iñigo Fajardo, is giving a keynote presentation at the European Vulture Conference

Dr Patricia Mateo-Tomás, a specialist in vulture and human connections, is our latest keynote speaker at the European Vulture Conference

Prof. Ran Nathan, pioneer of understanding the ecology of vulture movements, is one of our headline speakers at the European Vulture Conference 2019

Dr Olivier Duriez, will discuss the flight and foraging decision making in Griffon Vultures at the European Vulture Conference

Stay up to date with the latest news and announcements of the conference by following our Facebook Event and #Vultures2019 on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
 

Two Cinereous Vultures are the new inhabitants of the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria

The Vulture Back To LIFE team released two more Cinereous Vultures in Bulgaria - another milestone for their conservation in the Balkans! On the 6th of August, during an event organised by the Green Balkans and FWFF, the project released two chicks in an artificial nest in the wild, using the hacking method. 

Count Europe’s rarest vulture on
International Observation Day

For the 14th consecutive year, the International Bearded Vulture Observation Day (IOD) will bring together hundreds of volunteers and experts to search the skies for Bearded Vultures across the Alps, the Massif Central in France, Aude in the French Pyrenees and Andalusia, Spain, as well as in Bulgaria.

Are you a vulture fan that wants to help conservationists monitor and count Europe's rarest vulture? Take part in the IOD on the 12th of October 2019!

Latest news about Europe's four vulture species

Griffon Vulture

Let's be clear, objective and factual: Vultures do not normally kill cattle and are very useful for the livestock breeder

Five Griffon Vultures tagged in Western Iberia to reveal feeding behaviour

Griffon Vulture Kvarner enjoys his freedom and adventures once again

Thirteen more Griffon Vultures are freed in Sardinia

Egyptian Vulture

Four captive-bred Egyptian Vultures released into the wild in Bulgaria

The many challenges and adventures of the recently released Egyptian Vultures in Bulgaria

Cinereous Vulture

All together for Vultures: Immediate action prevents possible wind turbine collision for Cinereous Vulture Carrascalinho in Spain

Following the movements of yet another Portuguese Cinereous Vulture

Restoring natural feeding scenarios for Cinereous Vultures in Spain

Bearded Vulture

Catching up with the Bearded Vultures we released in Maestrazgo

Monitoring the recently reintroduced Bearded vultures in Maestrazgo: An expert's account

How many Bearded Vulture breeding pairs are there currently in the Alps and on Corsica?

We reintroduced a record of 22 Bearded Vultures into the wild to help boost local populations

Latest news from our vulture conservation projects

Vultures Back to LIFE led 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
Where did the reintroduced Bulgarian Cinereous Vultures travel next?
The LIFE Rupis 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
Continuing our monitoring efforts to understand Egyptian Vulture behaviour in the Douro (Spain-Portugal border)

Update on summer movements of LIFE Rupis Egyptian Vultures: July 2019

The LIFE Re-Vultures 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
LIFE RE-Vultures can now track the movements of two more juvenile Griffon Vultures

First recorded fatality from lead poisoning for Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria

LIFE GypConnect 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
Reintroduced Bearded Vulture Buisson from LIFE GYPCONNECT dies due to electrocution
The Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project is bringing together stakeholders in five Balkan countries to tackle illegal wildlife poisoning.

Latest news
Recent training to treat poisoning cases at the Albania Anti-poisoning Centre - a project supported by the Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project Small Grants Programme

4 Vultures - Photography Contest

Participate at the '4 Vultures – Photography Contest' and help us show how amazing Europe's four vulture species are! And how integral Bearded VulturesGriffon VulturesCinereous Vultures and Egyptian Vultures are to Europe's ecosystems. Vultures have a bad reputation, but with your brilliant photographs, you can help us tell their story in an engaging way! The winning photographs will be exhibited and auctioned off this October, during the European Vulture Conference, in front of the largest gathering of vulture conservationists in Europe.

There are just five days to go until entries close for the '4 Vultures - Photography Contest'.

Submit your Photographs

Follow vultures online

Keep track of the movements of the vultures we are tracking by visiting our online public maps. You can now follow the movements of yet another Bearded Vulture we are tracking, the young vulture 'Altitude' that fledged on the 12th of July 2019 at Peisey Nancroix.

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