Migration bottlenecks of Balkan Egyptian vultures Neophron percnopterus tracked by satellite telemetry

Egyptian Vulture: Image by Bruno Berthémy

Recent spatial analysis on the migration routes of 14 Egyptian vultures (both adults and immatures),done in the framework of the LIFE Return of the Neophron project, revealed that the Egyptian vultures from the Balkans are flying longer and more tortuous migration routes than the birds from […]

December 7th, 2016 | Category: Egyptian vulture, Raptor Migration | One comment - (Comments are closed)

The bearded vulture breeding season is starting across Europe´s mountain ranges!

Winter has not yet started, yet bearded vultures are already starting a new breeding cycle.

Bearded vultures are one of the earliest breeders in Europe – their timing perfectly adapted to have chicks in early spring, when many of the mountain herbivores on which they feed (when they die) have their first […]

December 7th, 2016 | Category: bearded Vulture, Vulture Conservation Foundation | Comments are closed