{"id":41297,"date":"2026-01-14T13:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=41297"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:00:30","slug":"how-gps-tagged-vultures-help-detect-wildlife-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/how-gps-tagged-vultures-help-detect-wildlife-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent sentinels: how GPS-tagged vultures help detect wildlife crime\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

GPS tracking data are a cornerstone of conservation protocols all over the world. They follow\u00a0individuals’\u00a0movements and allow for deeper insights into species\u2019 behaviour, ecology, and threats.\u00a0A recent article published on\u00a0BioScience<\/a>\u00a0explores the possibility to\u00a0leverage\u00a0animal tracking to detect wildlife crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wildlife crime scene\/ illustrative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A useful tool in grim scenarios\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wildlife crime is one of the most significant threats to biodiversity, human well-being and security. Improving detection of these crimes is one of the five critical\u00a0objectives\u00a0identified by the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (IC- CWC2022).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracking scavengers’ movements can point authorities to otherwise hidden crimes. Tagged individuals are easily detected if poached and can help detect the poaching of their conspecifics. In addition, scavenger ability to\u00a0locate\u00a0carcasses, and ecological interactions among species, could potentially improve detection of poached individuals of both tagged and untagged species.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vultures as poaching incidents sentinels\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vultures easily\u00a0locate\u00a0carrion over vast areas, which makes them the powerful, cost-effective sentinels that help detect wildlife crime. Unfortunately, what makes them great scouts also exposes them to a greater risk of becoming poisoning victims.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wildlife crime is present all over the world, and vultures and other scavengers are frequently involved. In Europe, for example, vultures are often unintentional victims of illegal predator control actions<\/a>. On the other hand, in Africa, vultures are sometimes intentionally poisoned by poachers<\/a> to prevent them from alerting the authorities. This illegal persecution has been referred to as sentinel poisoning.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Egyptian Vulture Deni found dead from suspected poisoning in Bulgaria \u00a9 BSPB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mass poisoning in Kruger National park 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Remote tracking benefits <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The use of GPS tags allows scientists to collect far more data than the mere position of an individual. It records behaviours and interactions – such as routine movements from feeding to roosting sites, speed and altitude of each flight, and migration routes – allowing for deeper insight into the ecology of the species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data recording scavengers feeding events can be used to track poaching and poisoning incidents. Although it is impossible to visit each feeding site, a carefully curated protocol makes it possible to scale up the research and detect poaching events from GPS tracking data, boosting the detectability of crimes that would otherwise remain unseen. The 2025 study<\/a> compiled multiple cases across Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic, where feeding sites identified from GPS data led investigators to poached wildlife. Those cases show how scavengers can reveal crimes that do not always directly harm the tracked bird but do harm other species and the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proposed workflow for systematically scaling up GPS tracking of wildlife for poaching detection. BioScience, Volume 75, Issue 12, December 2025, Pages 1058\u20131065, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/biosci\/biaf136\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Extending Established Initiatives <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The study closely follows the concept underpinning the Eye in the Sky<\/em><\/a> programme, led by the Endangered Wildlife Trust, the North Carolina Zoological Society, and Contemplate Wild, which leverages GPS tracking data from vultures to detect poisoning events and illegal killing of large mammals in Africa.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By analysing vulture movements in near real time, the system\u00a0identifies\u00a0unusual activity like rapid clustering of birds or sudden immobility. Rangers swiftly investigate sites, confirm incidents, remove any poisoned carcasses, and respond before further wildlife is affected. Vultures thus act as an effective\u00a0early-warning\u00a0system, helping to detect and mitigate illegal activities across vast African landscapes that would otherwise be difficult to\u00a0monitor.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How we are fighting against wildlife crime<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the pillars of our work is creating a safe environment for vulture species to thrive.\u00a0Each vulture released in a partner restocking or reintroduction project is equipped with a GPS tracker.<\/a>\u00a0We follow every story across Europe and beyond, and use this data to study vultures\u2019 behaviour and the threats they face. Thanks to these data, we improve conservation actions and protocols, giving each species the best chance to thrive in nature. Moreover, together\u00a0with our partners\u00a0we are\u00a0implementing exactly the early warning systems based on vulture tracking suggested in the\u00a0article<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u00a0actively fight against wildlife crime by training police, inspectors, prosecutors, and veterinarians across Europe through our\u00a0WildLIFE\u00a0Crime Academy.<\/a> The Academy draws from successful wildlife crime reduction measures implemented by Spain\u2019s Junta de Andaluc\u00eda and shares best practices with\u00a0a holistic approach. In addition, it promotes international\u00a0collaboration, since\u00a0wildlife crime transcends borders. It\u00a0facilitates\u00a0intelligence-sharing, harmonized investigative protocols, and improved prosecution of wildlife criminals across multiple regions. Through the\u00a0Academy<\/a>, we are creating a Europe-wide network of professionals ready to act.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cinereous Vulture \u201cUkhum\u201d being tagged \u00a9John Burnside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Practical training at the WildLIFE Crime Academy \u00a9I\u00f1igo Fajardo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Source:\u00a0Patricia\u00a0Mateo-Tom\u00e1s,\u00a0Mar\u00eda\u00a0Fern\u00e1ndez-Garc\u00eda, Jorge Rodr\u00edguez-P\u00e9rez, Jo\u00e3o Pedro Valente e Santos, Iv\u00e1n Guti\u00e9rrez, Javier de\u00a0la\u00a0Puente,\u00a0Volen\u00a0Arkumarev,\u00a0Aldin\u00a0Selimovic,\u00a0\u0160\u00e1rka\u00a0Fr\u00fdbov\u00e1, Miroslav\u00a0Kutal, Cl\u00e1udio Bicho, Emilio J Garc\u00eda, Jos\u00e9 Vicente L\u00f3pez-Bao,\u00a0Leveraging\u00a0animal tracking\u00a0to\u00a0combat\u00a0wildlife\u00a0crime: GPS-tagged\u00a0vultures\u00a0and\u00a0wolves\u00a0as\u00a0sentinels\u00a0of\u00a0other\u00a0species\u2019\u00a0poaching,\u00a0BioScience, Volume 75,\u00a0Issue\u00a012,\u00a0December\u00a02025, Pages 1058\u20131065, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/biosci\/biaf136\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GPS tracking data are a cornerstone of conservation protocols all over the world. They follow\u00a0individuals’\u00a0movements and allow for deeper insights into species\u2019 behaviour, ecology, and threats.\u00a0A recent article published on\u00a0BioScience\u00a0explores the possibility to\u00a0leverage\u00a0animal tracking to detect wildlife crime.\u00a0 A useful tool in grim scenarios\u00a0 Wildlife crime is one of the most significant threats to biodiversity, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":39270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[410,12,14,15,16,59,31],"class_list":["post-41297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-2026-01","tag-beardedvulture","tag-cinereousvulture","tag-egyptianvulture","tag-griffonvulture","tag-monitoring","tag-poisoning"],"yoast_head":"\nSilent sentinels: how GPS-tagged vultures help detect wildlife crime\u00a0 - 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