Breeding bearded vulture dies after colliding with cable in Vanoise – single partner continues to take care of the chick

Collision with the energy infrastructure or the ski lifts has been identified as one important mortality cause for the bearded vulture in the Alps – over the last few years several bearded vultures died after colliding with cables. Hence, a major part of the LIFE GYPHELP project in which […]

April 28th, 2018 | Category: bearded Vulture, Vulture Conservation Foundation | Leave a comment

Rachel Carson’s prediction have become a reality across the Forest of Bowland.

An account of a day walking the isolated and beautiful fells of Lancashire’s Forest of Bowland, where indigenous raptors that were reasonably common twenty years age are being threatened by unprecedented illegal practices. These criminal activities are being specifically undertaken to conserve and increase red grouse numbers which are then shot for sport at the […]

April 23rd, 2018 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, Eagle Owls, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Hen Harriers, merlin, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, Raven | Leave a comment