Massive poisoning of vultures reported from Africa
Poisoning is the major threat affecting vultures worldwide – and the main cause of past and present vulture extinctions, at local and regional level.
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4 years in prison for fatally poisoning 50 vultures in Guinea-Bissau: the first environmental crime conviction in the country
Man was sentenced 4 years in prison for poisoning 50 Hooded Vultures, making it the first environmental crime conviction in Guinea-Bissau.
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Telemetry study reveals the challenges and possibilities of creating Vulture Safe Zones in Africa
Protected areas (PAs) are crucial tools for biodiversity conservation, and this is also the case for vulture populations in Africa. PAs can have a
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Greece: Electric fences to save vultures from unintentional poisoning
How can electric fences support vulture recovery? Vultures face a significant threat from unintentional poisoning in the Balkans and worldwide. To tackle this issue,
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GPS-tagged African White-backed Vulture vastly explores the Iberian Peninsula
The African White-backed Vulture, tagged in Spain in December 2021, has been exploring half of the Iberian Peninsula, according to the GPS data shared
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Conservation on the ground: training Guinea-Bissau officials on anti-poisoning response
Two years ago, we received the shocking news that more than 2000 Hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus) had been found dead in Guinea-Bissau, poisoned in order
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100 protected vultures killed in Assam, India – Officials suspect poisoning incident targeting dogs
A mass vulture mortality event recently transpired, causing significant damage – as a result of a suspected poisoning incident, at least 100 protected vultures
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Assessing the role of African vultures as biomonitors and umbrella species
A recent study used a systematic approach to evaluate the potential of African vultures as umbrella species and avian biomonitors. Introduction and Objectives Biomonitoring is the
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First African White-backed Vulture fitted with GPS transmitter in Spain and Europe
A White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus), a rare vagrant species to Europe, became the first in Spain and the continent equipped with a GPS transmitter. Fundación
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Establishing efficient conservation actions for the Bearded Vulture population in Southern Africa: synthesis of a 20-year research program
Vulture populations across Africa have undergone massive declines, ‘the African vulture crisis’, mainly as a result of poison use. Similarly, the Bearded Vulture population
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