A Cinereous Vulture chick was rescued, recovered and returned to the wild in the Tejo Internacional Nature Park, Portugal. One nest among more than 220 The LIFE Aegypius Return project has been monitoring Cinereous Vulture colonies in Portugal in great detail since 2023. During each breeding season – which runs from January to September – […]| Vulture Conservation Foundation
In June 2024, the fifth breeding colony of the Cinereous Vulture was discovered in Portugal, in the Serra do Mendro (Vidigueira/Portel). Despite its recent establishment and although it is strategic for the species’ recovery in the country, the colony is already facing several threats that undermine its viability. The LIFE Aegypius Return project warns of […]| Vulture Conservation Foundation