The monitoring activity plays an important role in the LIFE Egyptian vulture project because it allows to evaluate the effectiveness of the conservation actions implemented and to adopt the most appropriate measures to maximize their effectiveness. Normally the monitoring starts in March, when the adult Egyptian vultures settle in the nesting areas, and it keep ... Read more

Between May and June 2020, four Egyptian vulture chicks were born at the CERM Rapacious Threatened Center in Rocchette di Fazio (GR). Compared to 2019, the year in which eight chicks had marked the productivity record of the structure, some sterile eggs and the “disagreements” between the partners of two couples prevented obtaining an equally ... Read more

The Egyptian vulture, a small vulture at risk of extinction, is a species very vulnerable to the use of poison. To mitigate what represents one of the most serious threats to its conservation, the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and the Carabinieri Forestry, Environmental and Agri-Food Units Command (CUFAA) signed a specific ... Read more

In June 2020, the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and the Carabinieri Forestry, Environmental and Agri-Food Unit Command (CUFAA) signed an agreement, as part of the Life Egyptian vulture project, with the aim of preventing and fighting poaching against the Egyptian vulture. Unfortunately, offenses against fauna are still extremely widespread in Italy; ... Read more