Photo gallery
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 21 novembre 2017
A video about Canarian egyptian vulture
A lovely video (made by and for for childrens) about the Canarian Egyptian vultures transmitted by
José Antonio Donázar
Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana CSIC; Avenida de Americo Vespucio s/n, Isla de la Cartuja
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 2 octobre 2017
Saving a chick in Grands Causses
One of the two young Egyptian Vultures born in 2017 in the Grands Causses was found near the Dourbie River on 10 September 2017. He, as well as his parents, had not been seen since a week by the LPO and Natural Park team of Grands Causses . Lightweight (1.4kg), but with not apparently harmed, it was released on 12 September, not far from his nest and without his parents, probably gone on migration.
It did not move during 2 days and was recaptured on 14 September and kept in Millau Center. Necessary analyzes willl be done to search for physiological problems, lead, etc … He will be kept here during winter and potentially released next spring. This species remains rare in the Grands Causses and every young is important !
Léa Giraud
LPO Grands Causses
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 24 septembre 2017
Germans voted overwhelmingly for vultures!
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 25 août 2017
Three Egyptian vultures tagged in the Douro named – and one of them has already started the migration to Africa
The three adult Egyptian vultures captured and tagged this summer within the LIFE RUPIS project have now been named, after a vote in which hundreds of people voted on their names.
The male captured at the Escalhão supplementary feeding site in June was named Douro, while the female was named Faia. As for the male captured in July in the Bruçó supplementary feeding site, it was named after the site and the nearby village: Bruçó.
The other two birds followed had been named Poiares (the female found weakened in Poiares village) and Rupis (the bird captured and tagged last year).
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 22 août 2017
Released in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, a young female of Egyptian vulture.
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 1 août 2017
Ardèche: Banding of Egyptian Vulture
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 7 juillet 2017
Tomorrow´s Greek vultures will depend on today´s Greek children
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 27 juin 2017
The death of four Egyptian vultures alerts about dangerous wind farms in the Strait of Gibraltar
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 15 juin 2017
Two adult Egyptian vultures have been captured and tagged in the Douro
Nouvelles des oiseaux Publié le 9 juin 2017
Diet of Egyptian vulture in Sicily
A new paper researching the Dietary habits of Egyptian vultures in Sicily has been published recently. The study was based on the analysis of prey remains collected in nests from 2005 to 2009.
More than 50% of prey items were mammals (predominantly Wild Rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus), 35% were birds and 10% were domestic poultry. Compared with similar studies done in 1981 and 2002, there were significant differences in diet composition, with an observed reduction of livestock remains and the increase of wild medium size mammals and birds in the diet.