No the Griffon Vulture couldn't possibly have been taged as part of a migration study, oh no. Rather Saudi Arabia's Al-Weeam newspaper reported that it seemed to be part of a 'Zionist plot.' Probably a cover-up for the fact that the locals shot it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...entists-flies-Saudi-Arabia--arrested-spy.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...entists-flies-Saudi-Arabia--arrested-spy.html