Campaign news

The future of nature’s undertakers remains finely balanced

7 September 2011

Captive vulture breeding centres are doing well but toxic drugs remain a threat to the future of the species.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Research reveals endangered vultures still in peril as pharmacies flout deadly drug ban

6 September 2011

But best-ever year at captive breeding centres as number of fledged young almost doubles

Long-billed vulture chicks

Pupils in Glasgow and Pakistan get creative about conservation

1 December 2010

Children in Pakistan and Scotland have been viewing the natural world through each others’ eyes with a linked school project.

White-rumped vulture
Adult and nestling slender-billed vulture, Pinjore, Haryana

Breeding success raises hopes for Asian vultures

6 August 2009

The slender-billed vulture - one of the world’s most threatened birds - has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time.

White-rumped vulture

Asian culture and vultures at Kelvingrove

17 November 2008

One of Asia's most important and endangered birds is being celebrated in a weekend of events at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery.

Roseate tern pair performing courtship display

What a difference a year makes!

16 October 2008

Thanks to the support of over a million people like you, it’s amazing what the RSPB can achieve.

Indian white-backed vulture

Extinct in 10 years

30 April 2008

Asian vultures face extinction in the wild within a decade without urgent action to eliminate the livestock drug that has caused their catastrophic decline, scientists are warning. Their decline has been quicker than that of any other wild bird, including the dodo.

Vulture at Conservation Breeding Centre, India

Unique curry brings ray of hope for Indian vultures

16 January 2008

The RSPB is holding a unique Indian fundraising meal in Wythall on Sunday 27 January to raise money for some of the Asian subcontinent's most enigmatic birds.

Hopes soar after vulture chick hatches

8 January 2007

One of the world’s most threatened birds has bred in captivity for the first time, in India.

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