14/06/2010, Campanet: 3000 km journey for recovery of the griffon vulture population in Bulgaria. 31 griffon vultures are being prepared for transport from Mallorca to Bulgaria.
19/04/2010, Madrid: The Spanish Ministry of Environment (MARM) presents the LIFE+ project for the fight against the illegal use of poison in Spain.
SEO/BirdLife will be coordinator of the project with the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) and the Council of the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha as partners.
19/03/2010: The Majorcan vultures need your help!
In a car accident the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) lost the jeep for fieldwork in the middle of the Black vultures breeding season. To buy a new jeep and continue its work in the Tramuntana mountain range the foundation is urgently looking for sponsors. -> more
16th to 17th of November 2009: The first fundraising committee meeting of the newly created Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) was successfully celebrated at the VCF headquarter in Mallorca.
29/10/2009: 23 years after their extinction, bearded vultures are flying in the skies of Andalusia again: The last five released birds are self-sufficient.
“Saving European Vultures”
5th of September 2009: The fusion of the Foundation for Conservation of Bearded Vultures (FCBV) with the Black Vulture Conservation Foundation (BVCF) shall face old and new challenges and threats for the future to conserve the populations of all four vulture species throughout Europe and beyond. The name of the new foundation is Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF).
THE FOUNDATION
The Black Vulture Conservation Foundation (BVCF) is a non-profit organisation that has been working to preserve the Black Vulture and other birds of prey throughout Europe since 1986. Its sphere of action is Mediterranean Europe and the Balkans. To date, it has carried out projects in several countries, such as Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece.
In recent years, the Foundation has included eco-development initiatives in its work with a view to contributing to sustainable development and the eradication of poverty. The BVCF’s eco-development activities are concentrated mainly in rural areas in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia.
The BVCF began its work in Mallorca in the early 1980s, when the island´s Black Vulture population had been reduced to only 20 individuals. Thanks to the work of the BVCF’s intervention, the Mallorcan population now stands at 110 individuals and 14 reproductive pairs. In addition to the recovery of the Black Vulture in Mallorca, the BVCF has developed various other activities, including: programmes of breeding in captivity; introduction of vultures from the Iberian peninsula into the wild in the Balkans; protection of the environment; environmental education; and organisation of activities involving European volunteers. Since 1997, another aspect of its work is the campaign against the illegal use of poison in the wild, which has recently been reinforced by the creation of the Antidote Programme European Secretariat. The BVCF is also responsible for the SOS POISON HOTLINE, a free telephone service whose purpose is to enable cases of poisoned fauna to be reported from all over Spain.
The BVCF offers all people who love nature the opportunity to participate in our activities in Mallorca, as well as in other conservation projects. There are many activities to choose from.More...
We vision spectacular landscapes, a unique ‘behind the scenes’ experience to conservation and local expert guides from the field of conservation in Mallorca, Spain and the Balkan area with 100 % reinvestment of the benefits back into conservation projects and expansion of the ProNature Travel initiative. Please contact us.More...
If you want to contact us :
Black Vulture Conservation Foundation (BVCF)
Mediterranean Wildlife Conservation Centre
Finca Son Pons, s/n · Ctra. Palma-Alcúdia, km 38,200
07310 Campanet · Mallorca · Balearic Islands / Spain
Tel:+34 971 51 66 20 · Fax: + 34 971 50 95 41
E-mail: bvcf@bvcf.org