Twenty years ago vultures had nearly vanished from much of Europe. This DW documentary follows the reintroduction programs bringing them back, starting with biologist Toni Wegscheider, who has run a bearded vulture release scheme in Germany's Berchtesgaden National Park since 2021, freeing two young birds each summer from European breeding stations. The film travels with him to Cazorla in Spain to watch bearded vulture chicks hatch, and to France, where he compares GPS tracking data with colleague Pascal Orabi on birds fitted with radio transmitters, some of which cross the continent between Germany and France. Griffon and cinereous vulture populations are also recovering between the Cevennes and the Pyrenees. But GREFA president Ernesto Álvarez, whose Spanish wildlife hospital treats vultures as its most frequent patients, describes the ongoing threats: collisions with wind turbines and power lines, poisoning at landfill sites, and lead bullets left in carcasses. The result is a grounded look at a conservation success that remains fragile.