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Bearded vulture Wally probably killed by stone
The bearded vulture Wally flies in the undated photo
© Michael Wittmann/Landesbund für Vogelschutz /dpa
Wally was only released into the wild in the Berchtesgaden National Park last summer. The remains of the bearded vulture were found in a gully. Researchers have a guess as to the cause of death.
The female bearded vulture Wally probably fell victim to a rock fall in the Zugspitze region. It looks like Wally sat down to eat and was hit by a stone, said the bearded vulture expert from the Bavarian State Association for Bird Protection (LBV), Toni Wegscheider, on Wednesday. The “Süddeutsche Zeitung” had first reported on it.