The first griffon vultures will arrive in Cyprus from Spain in the coming days in order to strengthen the extremely diminished Cypriot population, BirdLife Cyprus said in a press release on Wednesday.
In total, about 25 griffon vultures will be brought to the island from Spain in the context of a four year “LIFE with Vultures” project between 2019 and 2023, in an effort “to tackle the main threats facing the Griffon Vulture and prevent Cyprus’ most threatened bird of prey from going extinct.”
It is a joint project undertaken by BirdLife Cyprus, the Game and Fauna Service, Terra Cypria – The Cyprus Conservation Foundation and the Vulture Conservation Foundation,
Today, the press release reads, griffon vultures number about 18 to 20, of whom only 2 to 3 couples are successfully reproducing.
Source: Cyprus News Agency