Vulture Culture
The last griffon vulture disappeared from the Cévennes in the south of France 60 years ago. Its cousin, the European black vulture, had deserted France a century earlier. Keen to undo the past, 1984 Rolex Award Laureate Michel Terrasse has been working for 35 years to return these magnificent birds of prey to their natural habitat. Today, Terrasse has reason to be pleased – vultures released back into the wild since 1982 are now ensuring the survival of both species.
"I can’t help getting involved. I am simply obsessed with preserving animals in their natural habitat, and birds of prey above all.”
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Mr Michel Terrasse
Tel: +33 1 47 82 63 11
Vice-Président LPO/BirdLife France
Mission Rapaces/LPO
42, rue Médéric
92250 La Garenne-Colombes
France
