Blog posts in Vulture Conservation
Bearded Vulture Nesting Season Underway
The onset of the breeding season for all South Africa’s Vulture species means a busy time ahead for the Bearded Vulture Task Force and the Bearded...
Vulture Poisoning Incidents Continue Across Zululand
With the recent news about a mass Vulture poisoning in Botswana, resulting in over 500 birds being poisoned, it is critical that we work even harder...
Why are Vultures so Endangered?
A major reason why vultures are so endangered is that they are specifically targeted for their body parts. These are used for traditional medicinal...
Hooded Vulture Pair on uMkhuze Game Reserve
Perhaps due to their odd appearance or their association from animation films as the “bringers of bad news”, vultures often inherit a bad...
Vulture Crisis = Human Crisis. Get Involved
Africa is experiencing a vulture crisis. The White-backed Vulture is one of eight African vulture species that is on the decline. Poisoning and...
Vultures and the Art of Decomposition, Flight & Disease-killing Digestion
Written by Rhiannon Gill The art of decomposition is a unique one and is a process vital for the environment to remain healthy. Carcasses need to...
Using GPS Units to Monitor our Remaining Vultures
At the end of January 2017, our monitoring team at the uMkhuze Section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park had a special sighting of one of our tagged...
Vulture Numbers 2016: South Africa and Kwa-Zulu Natal
FACT: Vulture populations are in serious decline across the entire African continent, with some species threatened with local extinction in some...