Mass vulture poisoning incident prevented in the Balkans, Griffon Vulture population boom in Sardinia and more
Vulture Conservation Foundation news bulletin
December 2021
Vulture conservation and the VCF in 2022
Together with the help of our supporters and partners, we achieved many vulture conservation triumphs in 2021. As we welcome the new year, we are ready to rise to all the challenges that lie ahead. We have already set ambitious vulture conservation goals relating to our work on captive breeding, monitoring, tackling threats, research, and reintroduction and restocking.
Thank you for your continued support and engagement – we will do our best to make 2022 yet another vulturific year!
Latest news from our
vulture conservation projects
The BalkanDetox LIFE 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.
LIFE Safe for Vultures, led by the University of Sassari, is a new project acting as the first step to the restoration of the vulture guild in Sardinia.
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.
Saving 18 Griffon Vultures from a potential poisoning incident in the Balkans
After our local partners MES became aware of a poisoning incident with dogs in the Republic of North Macedonia, they immediately responded to the scene, mobilising the authorities. The situation became more critical when data from the BalkanDetox LIFE's intensive monitoring tool indicated that Griffon Vultures were preparing to land nearby. The team on site acted accordingly and managed to prevent the vultures from coming in contact with the poison, saving their lives!
Latest survey demonstrates population boom for the Griffon Vulture in Sardinia
The new LIFE Safe for Vultures project recently conducted a survey revealing reproductive success, productivity and population growth for the Griffon Vulture in Sardinia!
Vouzela, the first Rüppell’s Vulture tagged with a GPS transmitter in Portugal, has already arrived in Africa, made good progress south, and travelled thousands of km to reach Senegal.
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.
