NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Wildlife authorities and conservationists in Cyprus on Friday...
A griffon vulture with a tracking device flies near the village of Korfi near southern city of Limassol, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Wildlife authorities and conservationists in Cyprus on Friday released seven imported griffon vultures to the wild after implanting tracking devices in hopes of ensuring the survival of the birds that are threatened with extinction on the island nation.
Cyprus Game and Fauna Service spokesman Nicos Kasinis told The Associated Press the tracking devices are necessary to observe whether the young birds are integrating well in the first, crucial weeks with the island’s 29 other griffon vultures. Officials will monitor whether they’re frequenting the same feeding and watering areas.Griffon vultures are a resident species in Cyprus but their population has dwindled to dangerously low numbers.
Some 15 Spanish vultures were released in Cyprus a year ago, of which 11 have managed to survive. Two of the birds died as a result of flying into electricity grid installations, one as a result of poisoning and another because of its inexperience and inability to integrate properly, according to the service.
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