An Egyptian Vulture that spent almost a year in recovery and received feather transplants to be able to fly again in the wild has been surprising us with its incredible movements. 

After its release in the Douro, the Egyptian Vulture named Fangueiro explored the surrounding regions and developed its food exploration capabilities. Considering its troubling past, we were concerned whether this vulture would survive in the wild, let alone migrate to Africa. In the end, the vulture managed to carry out its first autumn migration to Africa in late October 2020 against all odds! After spending a short period of time heading south toward its wintering grounds, Fangueiro started behaving unusually and started heading north, reaching Morocco and Algeria. Then, at the end of December, just before the new year, Fangueiro crossed the Strait of Gibraltar once again and returned to Europe, after spending only two months in Africa, which is quite unusual compared to the typical behaviour of the species. What will Fangueiro do next? You can follow the movements of the vulture by visiting our Egyptian Vulture online maps.

We here at the Vulture Conservation Foundation follow the movements of several vultures as part of different projects. You can track the movements of all the European vulture species we tagged within our different projects and regions by visiting our online public maps. 

Bearded Vulture online maps
Cinereous Vulture online maps
Griffon Vulture online maps