The number of trees used for nesting by Lappet-faced vultures is decreasing because elephants are pushing them over - but experts have been left baffled as to why this is happening. Dr Campbell ...
From perched trees to sky-high spirals above carcasses, the vultures were indispensable to the subcontinent’s ecosystem. By 2007, their numbers had plummeted by 97% to 99.9%, with the white ...
Conservationists in Namibia use a car side-door mirror on a pole to peek into a lappet-faced vulture’s nest in a tree. If they find a chick that’s old enough, they’ll retrieve it ...
The couple rushed to their garage, where they would continue to sleep for over three weeks. When the sun came up, the picture became clear — two massive trees had crashed down on their house leaving a ...
Eventually, park officials decided to use a tactic that had succeeded elsewhere: hanging dead vultures from nearby trees. It dispersed the vultures at first, but the carcasses didn’t last long in the ...
said felling large trees, religious superstitions, and a lack of food are some of the reasons for the extinction of native vultures. "To keep our environment healthy, beautiful, and livable ...
Our area offers a vibrant habitat for an array of bird species, including several striking black birds that are both ...