Together, we achieved a lot of fantastic results for vultures in Europe!
It has been yet another difficult year for all of us. Yet, despite the challenges we faced, we remained as committed as ever and continued to work diligently towards restoring Europe's vulture populations. Together, thanks to our supporters, partners and our team, we achieved fantastic results for vultures in 2021. Here are the highlights:
26 Bearded Vultures produced in captivity, of which 23 were released into the wild: 7 in Andalusia (plus an 8th recovered Pyrenean chick), 5 in Grands Causses, 6 in the Alps (including first-ever release in Germany), 3 in Maestrazgo and 2 in Corsica.
Wildlife Crime Academy established and the first cohort of 33 enforcement agents, toxicologists and vets trained by Spanish experts (Junta de Andalucía).
The extensive vulture conservation work that VCF is doing has certainly contributed to the recent official downlisting of two vulture species in Europe: Bearded Vulture from Vulnerable to Near Threatened, and Egyptian Vulture from Endangered to Vulnerable. Conservation action works!