'An advantage for nature and local communities': Conservation Carpathia eyes vulture return, builds for ecotourism at planned national park in Romania's Făgăraş Mountains

Foundation Conservation Carpathia, which has been working since 2009 on the long-term goal of establishing a world-class nature reserve in Romania's Făgăraş Mountains, is looking to reintroduce the vulture in a bid that is meant to benefit both the ecosystem and the local communities. Meanwhile, it moving forward with constructing the ecotourism infrastructure needed for the planned national park.

After bringing the bison and the beaver back to the Făgăraş Mountains, Conservation Carpathia (FCC) is looking to add the vulture to its list of reintroductions. The Egyptian, bearded, cinereous, and griffon vultures were found in the country in the past, but intense hunting, including the use of poisoned baits, and reduced food availability contributed to their disappearance.