Photo-traps will explore the lives of Egyptian vultures

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BSPB team installed two photo traps in the nests of Egyptian vultures from the Eastern Rhodope Mountains. Their purpose is to assist experts in identifying the food choices of this globally threatened species and to uncover previously unknown aspects of their breeding biology - the exact number of eggs laid, number of young hatched, and how many of their young survive to fledge the nest. The behavior of the birds is also of great interest.
The equipment includes a small camera and a metal attachment plate which will be placed in areas selected so that they will not interfere with the nesting birds. The equipment is virtually noiseless and it will be camouflaged using natural materials to make it blend in with the rock.

A Bulgarian-Greek team placed photo traps in Greece, where similar activities are being carried out for the conservation of this endangered species. By the end of the month, photo traps in both countries should be operational.

This activity is being conducted as part of the five-year project “The return of the Neophron” financed by a LIFE + program of the European Commission and the "A.G.Leventis" foundation.