VULTURE : The Story of the Bearded Vulture
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Published 2023-09-14
We have long demonised the vultures of the world.
That they are scavengers, predators, flying monsters. While they are often seen circling dying animals, they don’t deserve this bad reputation. Vultures are critical to their ecosystem and environment, providing important ecosystem services. This short film is dedicated to the Vulture Conservation Foundation who are made up of an unwavering team of conservationists responsible for bringing back the Bearded Vulture from the edge of extinction.
The Vulture Conservation Foundation was set up in 1978 to help restore natural numbers of this species, and that same year they released 22 Bearded Vultures across France and Spain. Today this breeding programme is still being used to help boost populations of Bearded Vulture across Europe. Lizzie set out to the mountains of Spain to document this charismatic species while sharing the stories of the people responsible for bringing back this species from extinction in this region.
The film meets Pakillo Rodriguez who raises Bearded Vulture chicks day in day out throughout the breeding season. We also meet with Alejandro Llopis Dell who has a unique but special relationship with Kazajo, an imprinted male.
A huge thank you to the whole Vulture Conservation team
Support their work here 4vultures.org/
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A huge thank you for the beautiful cinematography
Massimo Prati www.instagram.com/_massimoprati_/
Laura Pennafort www.instagram.com/laurapennafort/
All Comments (21)
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I’m so glad there are people like this in the world.
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Such a well done documentary! Why does this not have more views?
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Beautiful movie about beautiful work for a beautiful species!
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Coolest looking bird I’ve ever seen!
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Ita crazy that there is content this good going so unnoticed.
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Beautiful movie about beautiful work for a beautiful species! !!!!
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Beautiful film about a beautiful species, Lizzie ❤
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Lovely film, and an amazing success story. Great job Lizzie :)
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An inspiring film, that tells a story of hope for the Vultures. Great work Lizzie and team, always had a soft spot for birds of prey myself.
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Stunning and great pace of story telling - more pls 😊❤
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Wonderful film. Fab job VCF and Lizzie. Very emotional! I'll be showing it to the kids next time I go into school for a book-reading day.
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The dedication of all involved with this wonderful programme is inspirational, I'm so glad I found this channel. Thank you, Lizzie, for bringing this video to us
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Incredible! Glad to see equal representation of all these beautiful birds 🙌 bravo
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So special beautiful Bird .
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Wow great shots!!
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we need more of such great humans on earth.
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excellent images; I spent years filming vultures eating
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a wonderful little documentary. inspirational, and a story beautifully told.
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JUST STUNNING
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This is a great docu!
