The study on the health status of juvenile Egyptian vultures started in Greece

30.07.2012

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From 18 to 19 July 2012 in the National Park of Dadia, Greece, was held a training seminar for satellite tagging and biological sampling from young Egyptian Vultures. This marked the beginning of the implementation of activities under the project "The Return of the Neophron" for this breeding season. During the seminar we visited two nests in Dadia where we took blood, DNA and microbiological samples to find out their physiological condition. The analyzes will be made in laboratories of Western Europe. The Egyptian Vultures were under the age of 60 days, ie not yet strong enough to put them satellite transmitters. The devices will be put at the beginning of August, when the juveniles will be sufficiently big and the procedure does not pose at risk their health.
For more information:
Theodora Skartsi
WWF Greece
d.skartsi @ wwf.gr

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