Inbreeding hits bearded vultures in the Alps
It’s 30 years since bearded vultures were first reintroduced into the central Swiss Alps - now there are more than 50. But how well are they doing?
Switzerland is celebrating the reintroduction of 50 Bearded Vultures to the Swiss Alps. It’s 30 years since the programme began in the Swiss Wildlife Reserve near Melchsee-Frutt in central Switzerland. The Bearded Vulture used to be widespread in large parts of the Alps but was hunted to extinction...
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