Joint statement by BirdLife Cyprus and the Game & Fauna Service
On 3 and 4 May, three vultures, including one adult bird and two chicks, were found dead in the Paphos District. These deaths are a huge blow to the species in Cyprus and this tragic event confirms how vulnerable the Griffon Vulture population is in Cyprus and the urgent need to tackle the threats facing this species.
Μετά από ενάμιση χρόνο εντατικής εκπαίδευσης στην Ελλάδα, οι δυο σκυλίτσες Sofie και Dixie ράτσας Border Collie έχουν έρθει στην Κύπρο για να αλλάξουν τα δεδομένα στην αντιμετώπιση της παράνομης χρήσης δηλητηριασμένων δολωμάτων στην ύπαιθρο.
Like many large birds of prey, Griffon Vultures get ready to breed
As we look to set up our own dog units as part of the LIFE with Vultures project, we talk to the handlers of Greece’s canine heroes. Covering more than 500 kilometers in patrols since their units’ creation, Kouki and Ioli, two four-legged detectives, and their handlers, Dimitris and Victoria respectively, have found and removed from the Greek countryside 119 poisoned animals and 122 poison baits. In the interview that follows, Dimitris Vavylis and Victoria Saravia, handlers of two Anti-Poison Dog Units run by HOS (BirdLife in Greece), share their experience. (Interview date: February 2020)
Overhead power lines can often have negative impacts for wildlife – especially
The first 15 Griffon Vultures to support the extremely threatened population of the species on the island arrived in Cyprus in mid-November 2021. This restocking action took place as part of the “LIFE with Vultures” project, which aims to prevent the extinction the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus from the island and at the same time strengthen its population and preserve it for the long-term.
Τις ερχόμενες μέρες καταφθάνουν αεροπορικώς, από την Ισπανία, οι πρώτοι Γύπες που θα ενισχύσουν τον εξαιρετικά μειωμένο πληθυσμό του είδους στην Κύπρο. Η εισαγωγή Γυπών γίνεται στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος «Ζωή με τους Γύπες» που έχει στόχο να αποτρέψει την εξαφάνιση του Πυρόχρου Γύπα Gyps fulvus από το νησί και παράλληλα να ενισχύσει τον πληθυσμό του και να τον διατηρήσει μακροχρόνια.
Over recent decades, around 40-50 Griffon Vultures have died of poisoning, leaving
Supporting vulture recovery, so they can act as nature’s ‘clean-up crew’, is not only good for the vultures themselves, it’s also good for our pockets, according to a new study.
The tale of a tagged vulture that reaches the parts that other vultures do not…
Another annual winter Griffon Vulture census was completed with success last December,
Kostis’ story began about a year ago, when he/she was still the one and only egg in the nest, and of course, long before we decided to give it the name we did.
Throughout the world, vultures face severe population declines and local extinctions due
One more Griffon Vulture in Cyprus skies can only mean good news
BirdLife Cyprus has been monitoring the Griffon Vulture population in Cyprus for
Learn about the most magnificent and threatened bird of prey of Cyprus
BirdLife Cyprus, the Game and Fauna Service, Terra Cypria-The Cyprus Conservation Foundation
An unlucky young Griffon Vulture stranded on a rocky beach at Episkopi
News of the Ministerial Council approving a framework for financial support of
Ever since the GYPAS project began in 2011, counts of the Cyprus
On Friday 9 December 2016, BirdLife Cyprus volunteers and staff, together with
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