Egyptian Vulture Leaves Malta After Three Days of Monitoring: BirdLife Malta

Egyptian Vulture leaves Malta after three days of monitoring: BirdLife Malta

A rare Egyptian Vulture that arrived hours before the hunting season opened on September 1 safely left Malta following three days of intense and constant monitoring, BirdLife Malta said. The bird is being monitored using a satellite tracking device as part of a project run by the Italian Association CERM, the Centre for Threatened Raptors.  ...

Egyptian Vulture Hugo Safely Leaves Malta After 3 Days

Malta witnessed a rare event on Sunday with the arrival of an Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus, just hours before the hunting season opened on 1 September. The bird, named Hugo by the Italian association CERM, was closely monitored thanks to satellite tracking and the cooperation of BirdLife Malta. Hugo is one of only two chicks hatched this year at CERM’s captive-breeding centre in Tuscany and forms part of efforts to reinforce the dwind…

Endangered Egyptian Vulture Hugo safely continues migration after stopover in Malta - The Maltese Herald

BirdLife Malta has confirmed that a rare Egyptian Vulture, named Hugo, successfully continued his migration to Africa after a brief and risky stopover in Malta coinciding with the opening of the hunting season on 1st September. The young bird, one of only two chicks hatched this year at Italy’s Endangered Raptors Centre (CERM) in Tuscany, forms part of ongoing efforts to reinforce the wild population of one of Europe’s rarest raptors. Classified…