CT Reveals the Organs and Blood Vessels Inside a White-backed Vulture
A contrast-enhanced CT scan of one adult male white-backed vulture revealed major organs and vessels, while also showing…
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News about White-backed Vulture
Research, conservation and important developments connected to this species.
Two new studies sharpen the conservation map for white-backed vultures in Ethiopia
New surveys and habitat modelling from southwest Ethiopia identify important breeding, roosting and foraging areas for the critically…
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White-backed Vulture Transect Index Rose From 4.4 to 11.9 Birds per 100 km in Nazinga
Transect surveys in Burkina Faso’s Nazinga Game Ranch found 29 white-backed vultures in the latest survey and a…
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White-backed Vultures Documented Feeding on Marine Carrion for the First Time
Four immature white-backed vultures were observed feeding on a Cape fur seal killed by lions at Möwe Bay…
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Vehicle Collisions, Poisoning and Electrocution Stood Out in Rehabilitation Records for Threatened African Raptors
In a global review of 147,422 raptor admissions, vehicle collisions accounted for 25% of eight martial eagle admissions;…
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White-backed Vulture Nest Encounters More Than Halved in Western Serengeti Surveys
Five aerial surveys in the western Serengeti found that white-backed vulture nest encounters fell from 0.99 to 0.43…
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Northeastern Hwange Emerged as a Year-Round Core Area for White-backed Vultures
Six GPS-tracked White-backed Vultures repeatedly used highly suitable habitat in northeastern Hwange National Park in both wet and…
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The Scavenging Lifestyle of Vultures Evolved in Three Separate Raptor Lineages
A 2026 review of all 23 living vulture species concluded that the specialised scavenging lifestyle evolved independently in…
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