{"id":5806,"date":"2018-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/blog\/niger-egyptian-vultures-field-studies\/"},"modified":"2018-06-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T00:00:00","slug":"niger-egyptian-vultures-field-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/niger-egyptian-vultures-field-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Egyptian vultures to Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Egyptian vulture in its overwintering ground in Niger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Europe\u2019s only migratory vulture species, the Egyptian vulture, spends its winters in warmer climates south in Africa. The Egyptian Vulture New LIFE team<\/a> joined forces with the Sarhara Conservation Fund<\/a> to investigate the state populations in one of its overwintering grounds in nIger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The White Vulture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heading to the village of K\u00e9ll\u00e9 in the Zinder region of Niger the Research Team from the project visited an area where Egyptian vultures are often found amongst the rocky cliffs, a perfect nesting habitat for the sacred \u2018White Vulture\u2019 as it is known by the people of the village.<\/p>\n

Over four days the team wanted to assess the population status of the Egyptian vulture population in the area and working with villagers and locals to better understand the threats to the birds and what conservation action could be taken to mitigate them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Field studies\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best way to spot Egyptian vultures is to scan the cliffs and looking for their nests which are easily spotted from the bird droplet trail. Also, escorted by locals the team searched the rocky cliff faces and observed six birds and seven active nests suggesting a well established resident population\u00a0<\/p>\n