On 20 September 2025, in the Omurtag area of Bulgaria, a Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) released under the Bearded Vulture LIFE reintroduction project in the Balkan Mountains was tragically shot. This individual was part of one of the three successful pairs that raised chicks this year in the Kotlenska Mountains — marking the most successful […] The post Breeding Cinereous Vulture shot in Bulgaria appeared first on Vulture Conservation Foundation.| Vulture Conservation Foundation
On July 27 2025, Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace received a call from the only cattle farmer living in Ethymos, an abandoned village in the Kompsatos Valley, near the Bulgarian border. He had spotted a weakened and injured Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus). The SBPT team immediately rushed to the site and transferred […] The post Tragic loss of Cinereous Vulture “Dryan” appeared first on Vulture Conservation Foundation.| Vulture Conservation Foundation