N Engl J Med 2003;349:267-74. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. hen prometheus transgressed the law of the ancient gods and stole fire for humankind, to teach them civilization and the arts, his punishment was typically brutal. Jupiter had the great Titan chained to the side of Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed daily on his liver, which was renewed as quickly as it was devour...

Understanding the movement pattern and ranging behavior of Griffon vulture population in Serbia is great importance for prioritizing conservation action. In 2011, an immature was first bird to be equipped with a satellite transmitter Serbia. Our study aims define vulture?s foraging areas, home ranges, core basic investigate patterns across different years seasons by analyzing telemetry data. We...

Antoni Margalida*, José A. Donázar, Martina Carrete and José A. Sánchez-Zapata Bearded Vulture Study and Protection Group, Apdo. 43, El Pont de Suert, E25520 Lleida, Spain; Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Avda A. Vespucio s ⁄n, E-41092 Sevilla, Spain; Department of Physical, Chemical and Natural Systems, University Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. Utrera km 1, 410...

Poisoning is the greatest threat to vultures globally. Asia’s were driven near extinction through poisoning by veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac. Since ban on use of diclofenac in Nepal 2006, there has been a partial recovery vulture populations country. However, other threats are emerging, including vulture-toxic NSAIDs, as well forms unintentional poisoning. T...

A total of 140 strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Hanseniaspora uvarum, isolated from grapes and musts in the Basilicata region in Italy, were differentiated on the basis of fermentation behaviour and production of secondary compounds in Aglianico del Vulture must. A significant natural biodiversity of the strains was determined. In particular, within each species, the strains were differe...

Little is known about the spatial ecology and ranging behaviour of vultures in Europe. In this paper we used GPS satellite telemetry to assess home-ranges of eight non-breeding Eurasian Griffon Vultures in Spain, trying to answer the main questions on when (i.e. the time of the day), how far (i.e. hourly and daily distances) and where vultures range (i.e. home-range size). Results indicated tha...