Meet Europe's first Bearded Vulture chick of 2021!

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** Vulture Conservation Foundation news bulletin
January 2021
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** Europe's first Bearded Vulture chick of 2021
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We are thrilled to introduce you to Europe's first Bearded Vulture chick of 2021. The little one hatched on 23 January 2021 and it seems to be growing healthy and strong with the care of its parents. The currently unnamed chick hatched at the Richard Faust Bearded Vulture Specialised Captive Breeding Centre (RFZ) in Austria, which has been producing Bearded Vulture chicks for over 40 years for conservation purposes. For years now, the Vulture Conservation Foundation and partners have been releasing captive-bred Bearded Vultures into the Alps, and other regions in recent years, to restore the population of the species to its former range in Europe. Let's hope for a fruitful hatching period, with many chicks produced for their eventual release into the wild!

Meet Europe's first Bearded Vulture chick of 2021 ([link removed])


** Bearded Vultures breed in Granada again after half a century since their extinction
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In other Bearded Vulture news, the species is breeding once again in Granada, Andalusia, 50 years after it disappeared from the region! The birds responsible for this milestone are the reintroduced Bearded Vultures named Vera and Guadalquivir. The local monitoring team recently discovered that the pair built a nest, laid their first clutch and started incubating, confirming the species' return in the region as a breeding pair and signifying a breakthrough for the comeback of the Bearded Vulture in Andalusia and Spain.

Bearded Vultures return to Granada, Andalusia, as a breeding species after half a century since their extinction ([link removed])


** Latest news about Europe's
four vulture species
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** Bearded Vulture
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A Swiss Bearded Vulture resurfaced in Baronnies, France, after nearly two years since last observation ([link removed])

How do we boost Bearded Vulture breeding success in captivity to support conservation projects? ([link removed])

Wandering Bearded Vulture Pierro continues exploring unusual regions ([link removed])

Bearded Vultures return to Granada, Andalusia, as a breeding species after half a century since their extinction ([link removed])

Meet Europe's first Bearded Vulture chick of 2021 ([link removed])


** Egyptian Vulture
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French Egyptian Vulture Buoux that spent much of its life in captivity explores African wintering grounds for the first time ([link removed])

Most recent results from the release techniques of captive-bred Egyptian Vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes ([link removed])


** Griffon Vulture
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On a collision course: 16 Griffon Vultures killed by wind turbines in Aragon, Spain ([link removed])


** Cinereous Vulture
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Bruma — another Cinereous Vulture rescued, tagged and released in Portugal ([link removed])


** Latest news from our
vulture conservation projects
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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.

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Saving Griffon Vultures in Bulgaria: Our partners rescue a wild bird and welcome the first egg of their captive breeding pair over the holidays ([link removed])

A record-high number of Griffon Vultures observed overwintering in the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria ([link removed])

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The ([link removed]) 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.

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Rescuing a young Griffon Vulture and live streaming a pair's breeding behaviour in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria ([link removed])

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The LIFE with Vultures ([link removed]) project, led by BirdLife Cyprus, aims to save the threatened Griffon Vulture population in Cyprus by tackling key threats and restocking their population.

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Progress review of LIFE with Vultures Cyprus ([link removed])

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The LIFE Rupis ([link removed]) project, led by Portuguese wildlife organisation SPEA and co-funded by the MAVAFoundation, 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.

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Most vulture mortality cases in the Douro between 2015-2019 related to illegal wildlife poisoning ([link removed])

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The Balkan Anti-Poisoning Project ([link removed]) is bringing together stakeholders in five Balkan countries to tackle illegal wildlife poisoning.

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Raising awareness among local communities in North Macedonia to combat illegal wildlife poisoning ([link removed])

Griffon Vultures killed by wind turbines
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Conservationists recently discovered 16 Griffon Vultures that lost their lives from wind turbine collisions in Aragon, Spain, which were located near important vulture areas. These vulture mortalities demonstrate the adverse impact wind farm developments can have on avian fauna when poorly planned without proper environmental impact studies. The threat of collision to vultures and other birds is critical, as shown by these recent findings, and it should be taken seriously!

On a collision course: 16 Griffon Vultures killed by wind turbines in Aragon, Spain ([link removed])
Vulture news beyond Europe
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In January, we shared both good and bad news about vultures outside of Europe. Unfortunately, at least 36 Critically Endangered Vultures lost their lives from a suspected mass poisoning incident in India. But it was not all bleak — ten poisoned vultures recovered and returned to the wild ([link removed]) . In the Americas, a new study demonstrated how increased scientific knowledge has directly informed conservation actions ([link removed]) for the Andean condor in South America while in Cuba, scientists discovered a new vulture species ([link removed]) from fossils!
Bearded Vulture Pierro
keeps on wandering
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The young and wandering Bearded Vulture ([link removed]) Pierro continues exploring unusual region ([link removed]) ! The vulture was found stranded last year at Indre-et-Loire, France, an unusual habitat for the species, and needed help, so he was rescued and rehabilitated. With no markings, we performed a genetic analysis with a blood sample and determined that he originates from the French Alps and is the son of the first wild-hatched Bearded Vulture in the Alps since the reintroduction project began 30 years ago. After he made a full recovery, he was released in the Alps at the Vercors Regional Nature Park in early July 2020. Ever since his release, he continued exploring more unusual regions for the species including Parc Naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne, the northern Apennines between Florence and Bologna in Italy and
Parco Naturale Adamello Brenta. Where will Pierro travel to next? You can keep track of Pierro's movements by visiting our Bearded Vulture online maps ([link removed]) .

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 ([link removed]) .

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Egyptian Vulture online maps ([link removed]) .
Griffon Vulture online maps ([link removed])
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Photo credits: Hans Frey, Enrique Ávila, Hansruedi Weyrich, Bruno Berthemy, ANSAR, Gunnar Ries/Creative Commons, Vulture Conservation Foundation
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