Ogada, Darcy, Shaw, Phil, Beyers, Rene L. et al. (12 more authors) (2016) Another Continental Vulture Crisis:Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction. Conservation Letters. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1755-263X
Abstract
Vultures provide critical ecosystem services, yet populations of many species have collapsed worldwide. We present the first estimates of a 30-year Pan-African vulture decline, confirming that declines have occurred on a scale broadly comparable with those seen in Asia, where the ecological, economic, and human costs are already documented. Populations of eight species we assessed had declined by an average of 62%; seven had declined at a rate of 80% or more over three generations. Of these, at least six appear to qualify for uplisting to Critically Endangered. Africa's vultures are facing a range of specific threats, the most significant of which are poisoning and trade in traditional medicines, which together accounted for 90% of reported deaths. We recommend that national governments urgently enact and enforce legislation to strictly regulate the sale and use of pesticides and poisons, to eliminate the illegal trade in vulture body parts, as food or medicine, and to minimize mortality caused by power lines and wind turbines.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2015 The Authors. This content is made available by the publisher under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC Licence. |
Keywords: | Asian vulture crisis,Bushmeat,Illegal wildlife trade,Poisoning,Scavenger,Traditional medicine,Vulture population decline |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2015 13:17 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 12:41 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12182 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/conl.12182 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91503 |
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