Spend a day in the mountains observing Bearded Vultures during the International Observation Days next Saturday on 2 October!
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** Vulture Conservation Foundation news bulletin
August 2021
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** Participate in the International
Observation Days for Bearded Vultures
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Do you want to spend a day in the mountains observing Bearded Vultures while contributing to the conservation of this magnificent species? You can do just that by joining us in this year's International Observation Days for Bearded Vultures next Saturday on 2 October, taking place across seven countries in the Alps, the Massif Central in France, Aude in the French Pyrenees, Andalusia in Spain and Bulgaria.
We are inviting you to get involved, pick up a pair of binoculars, spend the day in the mountains, help us look for Bearded Vultures and get counting!
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** Record-breaking Bearded Vulture conservation news
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Since the autumn of 2020, the Bearded Vulture captive-breeding and release seasons have kept us super busy. In the end, our hard work paid off – we managed to release 24 young Bearded Vultures in the wild, the highest ever number, as part of our five ongoing projects that help reintroduce and restock their populations across different European regions!
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Bearded Vultures, known to be devoted parents, braved blizzards, snow and cold temperatures for around 8 to 9 months in the Alps while conducting their parental duties, which, among other responsibilities, involved building nests, incubating eggs and rearing chicks. Thanks to their diligent efforts, they have once again broken a record, producing the highest-ever known number of fledglings – 44 birds. This brilliant news shows that Bearded Vulture numbers continue to increase in the Alps, reinforcing the success of the reintroduction project.
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** Latest news about Europe's
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** Bearded Vulture
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The only Bearded Vulture in Álava (Spain) dies ([link removed])
Join us for the Annual Bearded Vulture Meeting 2021 and the Final LIFE GypConnect Seminar ([link removed])
Birds of prey and vultures in France continue being illegally shot ([link removed])
Vultures are spectacular. Here are 9 fascinating vulture facts that prove it ([link removed])
** Egyptian Vulture
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The Egyptian Vulture autumn migration has already started! ([link removed])
Egyptian Vultures in Italy: Captive breeding and release season a success ([link removed])
Vultures are spectacular. Here are 9 fascinating vulture facts that prove it ([link removed])
** Griffon Vulture
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Electrocuted Griffon Vulture causes wildfire in Spain: dangerous pylons are a real problem for wildlife ([link removed])
Birds of prey and vultures in France continue being illegally shot ([link removed])
Vultures are spectacular. Here are 9 fascinating vulture facts that prove it ([link removed])
** Cinereous Vulture
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Cinereous Vulture died from plastic ingestion overdose ([link removed])
Vultures are spectacular. Here are 9 fascinating vulture facts that prove it ([link removed])
** Latest news from our
vulture conservation projects
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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.
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From captivity to the wild: the reintroduction story of Bearded Vulture Pradines ([link removed])
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The BalkanDetox LIFE ([link removed]) project, led by us at the Vulture Conservation Foundation, aims to strengthen national capacities to fight wildlife poisoning and raise awareness about the problem across seven Balkan countries.
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BalkanDetoxLIFE: Tackling the problem of animal poisoning in Serbia ([link removed])
Second vulture-safe
veterinary NSAID identified!
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In 2003, scientists discovered that veterinary Diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat livestock, was the leading cause behind the devastating 99% collapse of three South Asian Gyps vulture species. It was urgent to find a safe alternative. But, ever since, scientists only identified one – Meloxicam. Excitingly, a study has recently discovered another veterinary NSAID that is safe for vultures – Tolfenamic acid!
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Juvenile Egyptian Vulture was
likely fatally shot in Malta
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According to credible reports, two of the five released birds stopped to Malta during their migration and were both likely shot at. Although one vulture survived and reached Tunisia, Isabel was not so lucky. After the juvenile Egyptian Vulture Isabel emitted its last GPS signal over Dingli cliffs, it vanished from the radars. Searches around its last known location swiftly followed, but there was no sign of Isabel or its GPS transmitter. All suggestions point out to a sad conclusion: Isabel was most probably illegally shot, killed, taken away, and the tag was destroyed.
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GPS movements of 60 Bearded Vultures
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The International Bearded Vulture Monitoring Network (IBM ([link removed]) ) ([link removed]) , coordinated by the VCF, monitors Bearded Vultures across different regions in Austria, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Besides the common observations and the monitoring of the breeding pairs, the network also follows 60 released and wild-hatched birds with GPS tags, which entails analyzing their movements to help inform conservation actions and track them daily to ensure their wellbeing. Each local IBM partner monitors these individuals in the Alps, Massif Central, Maestrazgo and Corsica, where we carry out our reintroduction and restocking projects.
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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 ([link removed]) .
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Photo credits: Bruno Berthemy, Hansruedi Weyrich, LIFE Egyptian Vulture and Chris Bowden/ RSPB
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