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To improve survival and return of the Egyptian Vulture in Balkans, the head of the project Stoyan Nikolov emphasize the necessity to better know the life parameters of the species.\n <\/p>\n
To improve survival and return of the Egyptian Vulture in Balkans, the head of the project Stoyan Nikolov emphasize the necessity to better know the life parameters of the species.
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Between 1980 and 2013 the population has dropped from 600 to 100 pairs.
\nThe decline is more marked from 1995 in Greece where the population is now the lowest in Balkans.<\/p>\n
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Black ci<\/em>rcles \u2013 active territories in 2012-2013, grey
\ncircles \u2013 territories occupied between 1980-1990, but no longer occupied
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\nGPS tracking has shown that the mortality of young is highest during their first migration. The safest road seems to be through Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt to reach Africa.
\nMost of the birds trying to cross directly the Mediterranean have a low survival rate.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cna.lpo.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/image3.jpg\")
\nBut the main causes of mortality are associated to human activities :
\n– Electrocution on power lines in breeding areas
\n– Hunting
\n– Poisoning, especially in Greece, leading to widespread mortality of many animals and indirectly vultures eating poisoned carcasses.
\nIn Greece, special brigades with dogs try to prevent the use of poisons and education in schools is carried out.
\nIn 2014 and 2015 safe feeding stations have been settled near 16 nest sites of the species, resulting in a better productivity
\nNests have also been guarded during all the reproduction<\/p>\n