The first juvenile Egyptian vulture is tagged in Greece!

07.08.2012

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On the 3^rd of August, HOS field team fitted, for the first time in Greece, a GPS satellite transmitter on a juvenile Egyptian vulture in the area of Meteora. With the help of professional climbers from the Trikala Climbing Association, the young bird was safely reached and fitted with this special transmitter that will provide with invaluable data on the species migration path to Africa, as well as the dangers they encounter on this long and perilous trip. The researchers also took several blood and biological samples that will be used to establish the health status of the bird and in general of the Greek population.

 

Let's wish good luck to this young Egyptian vulture and hope to see it back again in our country in some years when it will be ready to find a pair and nest for the first time!

For more information:

Victoria Saravia
HOS/ BirdLife Greece
vsaravia@ornithologiki.gr

 

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