For thirty years now, the Foundation for Conservation of Bearded Vultures (FCBV) and the Black Vulture Conservation Foundation (BVCF) are committed to the conservation of vultures in Europe. Both organizations have gained extraordinary successes in breeding, reintroduction and conservation of vultures in their original habitats. But the success would never have been possible without strong collaboration with so many organizations like Protected Area’s Administration, Non Governmental Organizations, Governmental Organizations and nature conservationists.

 

Looking back at the past thirty years, we can proudly list some outstanding results:

 

 

Nevertheless, we are facing major challenges for the future. In different countries we still experience old threats to birds of prey such as illegal use of poison or direct persecution, loss of breeding habitat and food resources as well as more recent problems such as electrocution at power lines, the ecological unsound development of mountain ecosystems by wind turbines, and new upcoming infectious diseases. We are recording a dramatic population decline of Egyptian vultures in the Mediterranean region but also on their migration routes and wintering habitats in Africa.

 

Considering these facts and looking at the future, we want to combine our forces as much as possible to optimize human, technical and financial resources, to create the most favourable conditions for vultures in Europe and throughout the world.

 

The board of the Vulture Conservation Foundation is formed by members who represent the two founder organizations:

President: Michel Terrasse

Vice president: Juan José Sánchez Artés

Secretary: Alex Llopis Dell

Treasurer: Wolfgang Fremuth

 

Winfried Walter

Hans Frey

Christof Schenck

Richard Zink

Evelyn Tewes

Jesús Garzón Heydt

Álvaro Camiña Cardenal

Marleen Huyghe

Pierre Gay

Sardinia delegate: Paolo Fasce

 

VCF is officially seated in Wassenaar. The headquarter is installed in Majorca, at the following he postal address:

Ctra Palma/Alcúdia km 38,200

Finca Son Pons s/n

07310 Campanet, Illes Baleares/Mallorca

Espana/Spain

Tel +34-971-516620

Fax +34-971-509541

 

All your contacts with FCBV or BVCF will be coordinated by VCF. Richard Zink is available for the IBM database. Hans Frey oversees the Bearded Vulture breeding network, and is supported by Alex Llopis Dell. Rafael Heredia, as a member of the newly created advisory committee, keeps track of the Pyrenean population of this species. Evelyn Tewes and Juan José Sánchez Artés will continue to support and coordinate all activities related to the Black Vulture, and the Balkan Vulture Action Plan. Juan José Sánchez Artés stays at your disposal for all issues regarding the illegal use of poison, Jesús Garzón Heydt can answer all questions related to pastoralism, the recovery of native breeds and transhumance livestock management related to conservation of vultures. Similarly, Álvaro Camiña Cardenal can be consulted on all matters concerning the conservation of vultures in Spain and in particular with regards to the impact of wind turbines on birds of prey. Financial matters are dealt with by our treasurer Wolfgang Fremuth.

 

For any questions that you may have, we are at your disposal. Please don’t hesitate contacting us.