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Research review: Study demonstrates the high risk of lead poisoning in birds of prey, especially Griffon Vultures, in Spain
A recently published research article used active and passive monitoring methods to assess sublethal ...
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Research Review: Risk of exposure to diclofenac and other NSAIDs for vultures in Iberia and update on the situation in South Asia
Since the 1990s, the Gyps vulture populations of South Asia have collapsed by more ...
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Research review: study demonstrates how plastic ingestion by vultures may cause wider impacts
It is widely known that plastic is a pollutant that can adversely ...
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Research review: study finds no clear evidence that vultures spread microorganisms to humans and other species, but more likely reduce disease transmission
A recently published study illustrates that although vultures can carry microorganisms that can cause ...
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Research review: New study demonstrates prevalence of high lead contamination among raptors, especially scavengers, in Europe
A meta-analysis of published research from across Europe has demonstrated that obligate (vultures) ...
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Research review: Study shows that painting a single wind turbine blade black reduces bird collision
A recently published research article finally provides evidence that painting a single wind turbine ...
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Evolution of the vulture populations in Sardinia
At the beginning of the 20th Century, Sardinia was home to three ...
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Research review: Nocturnal flights by Bearded Vultures detected for the first-time using GPS and accelerometer data
For the first time, researchers studied the previously undescribed nocturnal flights by ...
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Research reveals that Andean condors flap wings just 1% of the time
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) has a 3-metre wingspan and weighs up ...
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Ecosystem service provision – what do vultures do for us and the environment?
From helping reduce CO2 emissions to providing cultural and spiritual services dating ...
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Vulture Research Update: November 2019 – June 2020
In this research update we provide a list of recent vulture-related research ...
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Introducing a schematic sampling protocol for raptor biomonitoring to harmonize procedures across Europe
Bird species like scavengers have been widely used as sentinel species in ...
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Research review: The first Pan-Africa study on Hooded Vultures evaluates their movements
A recently published journal article shares interesting results derived from studying the movements of ...
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Research review: new article demonstrates the value of research for effective vulture conservation
A new review article published in the journal Conservation Letters has identified that the majority of ...
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Research review: recent study describes the movements of Bearded Vultures in the Himalayas
A research article written by Tulsi Subedi and colleagues recently published in the journal Ibis has ...
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Research review: Intensive monitoring reveals interesting parenting behaviours of Egyptian Vultures during the nesting cycle
As adult Egyptian Vultures are currently returning to their nest sites in Europe following ...
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Research review: New study illustrates how larger vulture species and older individuals are most dominant when competing at carcasses
The authors of a new research article (Rubén Moreno-Opo, Ana Truijillano and Antoni Margalida) ...
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Research review: A review of secondary pentobarbital poisoning in scavenging wildlife, companion animals and captive carnivores
Vultures face multiple threats and secondary poisoning is one of the most ...
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Research review: New study demonstrates that human-modified landscapes increase mortality risk for Griffon Vultures
New research led by Eneko Arrondo (Donana Biological Station-CSIC) and Ana Sanz-Aguilar (Animal ...
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Research review: Technical-scientific order for the analysis of the diet of Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in the Douro Canyon
A study led by Associação Transumância e Natureza (ATN) and carried out within the ...
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