#Griffon vulture

Two more vultures have been killed by electrocution along the EAC network “despite the appeals and warnings of the experts”, BirdLife Cyprus said on Friday calling the electricity provider a “...

Nearly time to breed: the ‘LIFE with Vultures’ project is slowly gaining ground The first days of the New Year bring hope in a rather odd form: a lighter shade ...

Wildlife protection NGOs have warned that Cyprus’ Griffon Vulture population could be wiped out unless much more is done to stamp out poison baits. The dire warning from BirdLife Cyprus, ...

Conservationists in Cyprus released griffon vultures into the wild on Friday, in the latest attempt to boost a critically endangered population of the scavenger birds. Once thriving, the number of ...

Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus on Friday hit back at comments made by the Animal Party suggesting the group had failed to save the Griffon vulture from extinction in Cyprus. “While ...

Twelve-year-long efforts to prevent the extinction of the Griffon vulture from the island are failing, the Animal Party announced on Thursday. After the recent incident where the only remaining nest ...

Two men, two dogs are on a mission – to put an end to animal poisoning She pauses, sniffs again, then stops. Sofie then sits, stock-still. This is the cue for ...

Border collies Dixie and Sofie were once again instrumental in helping save other animals from poisoning after detecting a large number of poison baits. Both dogs work with officials from ...

Spanish experts were on the island this week to share expertise on protecting wildlife from poison baits as part of a wider campaign to bolster the island’s embattled Griffon ...

Two sniffer dogs trained to find poison are already proving their worth Sofie and Dixie, two border collies specially trained to detect poison baits as part of an EU-funded programme ...

The poisoning of at least three Griffon Vultures was devastating for those of us determined to save these majestic, oh-so-near-to-extinction birds It often feels like conservation work has more bad ...

Two border collies will help save rare Griffon vultures from being poisoned Griffon vulture Two dog handlers are in Greece training with border collies Dixie and Sofie ahead of the ...

The first 10 Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) arrived on Friday evening at Larnaca airport from Spain, of the 30 that will reinforce the rapidly dwindling local population of the species. According to ...

Twenty-five Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) will arrive in Cyprus from Spain this coming Friday as part of the ‘Life with Vultures’ programme’s efforts to avert their extinction and strengthen ...

New study shows how vultures reduce carbon footprint and promote tourism Helping the island’s Griffon vulture population to recover not only cleans up nature from dead carrion and saves ...

Poisoning cats and dogs doesn’t just end in their horrific deaths but also takes down protected wildlife The continued prevalence of animal poisonings poses a serious threat for both ...