Two of the Egyptian vultures released in Basilicata in 2021 as part of the LIFE Egyptian vulture project have undertaken migration to Africa taking, unfortunately, the route that passes through the island of Malta and both have ended up in the crosshairs of Maltese poachers. Lucas miraculously escaped the target shooting and was able to ... Read more

In September 2021, at the age of three, the vulture Diego reached Africa for the first time. After crossing the northern part of the African continent, he stopped in Chad, a country he seems to have chosen as his wintering area. Diego’s migration began on September 10, 2021 when the young vulture left the Peloponnese, ... Read more

The migration of Isabel, one of the five Egyptian vultures freed in Basilicata in August 2021, tragically ended on the Island of Malta where, on September 14, 2021, her traces were lost. The young female left the release site, the Murgia Materana Park, on September 6 to start her first migration to the wintering areas ... Read more

Between the end of August and the beginning of September 2021, four out of the five young Egyptian vultures released in the Murgia Materana Park started their first autumn migration. As of September 22nd, 2021 Pablo, Lucas and Gabriel are in Algeria and continue their journey to sub-Saharan Africa while Isabel suffered a terrible fate ... Read more