Vulture Conservation Foundation news bulletin
July 2021

The International Vulture Awareness Day is just around the corner

There is no question that vultures are magnificent birds, which play a crucial role in the environments in which they live. But they need our support. Vultures face several threats across their geographical distribution, and the undeserved bad reputation they often get doesn't help either.

Every year, the International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) encourages vulture fans to share their passion for these birds collectively and highlight the important work carried out by the world's vulture conservationists.

There are many ways you can celebrate vultures this upcoming IVAD on 4 September. You can participate in an event, organize an activity or even raise awareness on social media!

Celebrate vultures with us

We are hiring a
Part-Time Financial Assistant

We are looking to hire a Part-Time Financial Assistant who is qualified, experienced and motivated to help us implement our many vulture conservation projects and initiatives, mainly across the Balkans.

If you have experience in financial management, are passionate about wildlife conservation and want the flexibility to work part-time from home, please consider applying for this job! You can review and download the job description for all the details. The deadline for applications is the 31st of August 2021.

Learn more and apply

We would greatly appreciate it if you could share the job ad on social media or forward it to someone you know who is suitable for this position.

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Vultures Back to LIFE, 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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Getting ready to monitor the future movements of the first Cinereous Vulture chick that hatched in Bulgaria’s wild in nearly three decades!

Record number of Cinereous Vultures spotted for the Balkans outside the breeding colony of the Eastern Rhodopes

Follow vultures like Lechuga online

One of the only two Cinereous Vultures tagged as nestlings in the Douro finally returned home! The vultures in question, named Lechuga, hatched in the Douro back in 2020 and was equipped with GPS transmitters in the nest before fledging as part of the LIFE Rupis project. In February 2021, Lechuga left the hatching area and embarked on a dispersive tour, exploring new territories between Spain and Portugal, until recently.

Explore Lechuga's travels

We here at the VCF 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
Egyptian Vulture online maps
Griffon Vulture online maps