Griffon vultures released in Cyprus to boost local population


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  • Saturday, 30 Sep 2023

NICOSIA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A group of conservationist organizations have released 15 Griffon vultures into the wild in Cyprus in a bid to revive the dwindling local population.

These vultures, which were brought from Spain, are all equipped with GPS tracking devices for monitoring and support, said Birdlife Cyprus, one of these conservationist groups, in a statement on Friday.

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