“The Egyptian Vulture and the Kingdom of Sparks”

11.07.2014

“You left Egypt a long time ago,’ he said eventually, ‘and you survived countless ordeals. You visited many lands far and wide, and met with poor and rich, with sages and fools, with beasts and birds but you never strayed from your quest! My friend, you are pure at heart and you have gained so much experience and wisdom, as no people in the world has....

The flight of the Egyptian vultures - fates and directions

02.07.2014

From 20 only 6 survived! This is the outcome so far - between 2012 and 2014 20 Egyptian vultures were tagged with satellite transmitters, but only 6 of them continue literally to draw their path on the map that anyone can see on the site of the project “The return of the Neophron”: Sanie - the only chick from the hatchlings tagged with satellite...

The Egyptian vultures of Dadia managed to overpower all threats for a day

27.06.2014

It's been a while since we visited our young friends in Dadia, the hometown of our programme in North Greeece. So when finally the weather gave us a window of opportunity we gathered our toys and went to spend our morning with the children of Dadia's Kindergarden and Primary school Twenty two primary school students and six pre-school children with their teachers opened...

“Giving hope for the Egyptian vultures on the Balkans” – fundraising campaign

23.06.2014

www.crowdfunder.co.uk http://www.lifeneophron.eu/en/Donation.html The Egyptian vulture - the bird species which population declines most rapidly among birds of prey in Europe, needs your support. It needs Guardians who can help it to return to us safely. You can help! Help us by a donation in the fund-raisng platform “Crowdfunder”...

Everybody needs somebody… even Egyptian vultures!

21.06.2014

After recovering from the lead intoxication it had suffered , Castor, the Egyptian vulture found in bad condition on the 1st of May in the North of Greece, was released back into the wild. HOS/BirdLife Greeceteam members fitted Castor with a satellite transmitter that would provide valuable information of its whereabouts. Having just reached adulthood (Castor was ringed as...

“Life for the Egyptian vulture – international collaboration” film

18.06.2014

An international seminar for capacity building for the study and conservation of the Egyptian Vulture on the Balkans, along the flyway and at its wintering grounds took place in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, in 2013. Within the LIFE + project “The return of the Neophron” was created a film, dedicated to the importance of the international...