Researchers from the Miguel Hernández University and the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC has concluded that livestock, vegetation and climate modulate the breeding success of the Canary Egyptian vulture. The study has used data collected during 22 years of monitoring of the Canary Egyptian vulture population on the island of Fuerteventura.

A scientific team led by the Miguel Hernández University of Elche with the collaboration of the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC has analysed the basic patterns of movements of several populations of griffon vultures in Spain. Their movements are influenced by individual sex, breeding region and other environmental factors.

Results show that the management of these species, which exploit very large areas, cannot be approached at the local level and requires the collaboration...

A study led by the Doñana Biological Estation (CSIC) has compared the health of two populations of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) from two populations of the Iberian Peninsula. The research team concludes that vultures have higher stress and cell aging levels in northern areas, more anthropized and densely populated

The inclusion of perceptions, interests and needs of stakeholders in biodiversity conservation is critical for the long-term protection of endangered species. Yet, the social dimensions of endangered species conservation are often overlooked. Here, the social perceptions of the conservational importance of the globally endangered Egyptian vulture are examined in one of the most important breeding areas worldwide: the Bardenas Reales Protected Area, northern Spain.

The monitoring of an experimental feeding station established in northern Spain allowed the evaluation of how this type of resource, predictable in space but not in time, was exploited by a guild of avian scavengers in relation to factors such as season, hour of disposal and presence of the dominant species.