The black vulture population of Mallorca, currently the only insular population of this species in the world, continues to grow at a good pace. In the last ten years the growth curve has suffered a significant increase. Productivity and reproductive success have also increased. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Mayorca-1.jpg” alt=”Mayorca 1″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23571″ ] […]
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[airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Vulture-01WEB.jpg” alt=”Vulture-01WEB” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23295″ ] 4 Black vultures – and a potential bearded vulture – crossing the Gibraltar strait to Africa! Last Friday was one of those days in Gibraltar – 4 black vultures (see photo), 2700 griffon vultures, one Spanish Imperial eagle and a mysterious raptor – that some say could be […] The use of poison is one of the main causes of unnatural mortality in vultures, also in the Iberian Peninsula. The use of poison baits has been illegal for more than three decades, but unfortunately continues to be a relatively frequent practice, primarily for the control of predators. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Table-Poisoning.jpg” alt=”Table Poisoning” class=”aligncenter size-full […] In the last few days black vultures have been observed in some unusual localities in northern France: Two individuals were seen at La Chapelle-sous-Uchon in Saône-et-Loire on the 3th of May, while another Black Vulture and two Griffons were seen in Audrehem in Pas-de-Calais two days earlier. […] Photos of Trasgu before (up) and after (down) the incident © Boumort-Alinyà Working Team In November 2016, the last Black vulture settled in the region of Alinyà (Spanish Pyrenees) flew over his territory for the last time. His name was Trasgu, a 6-years-old male that was transferred from a rehabilitation center to the Pyrenees […] Lead (Pb) is a metabolic poison that can negatively influence biological processes, leading to illness and mortality across a large spectrum of bird species, including vultures. Lead poisoning can result from numerous sources, including ingestion of bullet fragments and shot pellets left in animal carcasses, spent ammunition left in the field, lost fishing tackle, […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1483711678web.jpg” alt=”1483711678web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-21870″ ] A total of 7 griffon vultures – four adults and three young – and 11 black vultures have been fitted in the last few months by the LIFE Re Vultures team with tags, to study their dispersal and movements, and identify threats. […] Some rare and unusual vultures have been seen in Israel this winter – including a very rare bearded vulture, and record numbers of black vultures. Both species bred in Israel in the past but are rarely seen these days. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/image-1web2.jpg” alt=”image-1web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-21697″ ] […] This short video celebrating the life and the achievements of Juan José Sánchez Artés, the president of the Black Vulture Conservation Foundation (BVCF) and of the Fundació Vida Silvestre Mediterrània (FVSM), and a member of the advisory board of the VCF, was broadcast to the hundreds of friends, family and colleagues present last […] At one point the majestic black vulture came to within 40 metres of all the vulture experts gathered there, in the veranda of the Hospederia de Monfrague, in the heart of the Monfrague Biosphere reserve, during a pause in the workshop to develop the European, Middle East and Central Asia part of the vulture multi-species […] |
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