Cape Vulture Project



Building the trap (Foto: M. Neethling)Cape vulture on sdfb
Take off ...
A Cape Vulture takes off at a vulture restaurant. Giant`s Castle, South Africa. (Foto: S.Rösner)
The vulture trap
Mike Neethling and his team built up this huge walk-in-trap to capture birds for banding. Foto: M. Neethling.
Flight abilities ...
... in Cape vulture is immense.
The Vulture Team
... at a foto shooting after a successful day of field work.
Capture vulture ...
... sitting at the cliffs of a vulture restaurant, Giant`s Castle. Foto: S.Rösner.
Satellite tracking ...
... allows to follow the movements of tagged birds in time and space.

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Dear vulture friends,

Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) at food bonanza (by S. Rösner)
we welcome you on the webpage of our conservation project about the endangered Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres). The Cape Vulture occurs exclusively in Southern Africa, and only ca. 3400 breeding pairs are left worldwide. Due to an ongoing population decline, the species is vulnerable to extinction. The aim of our project is to increase our understanding of the biology and management needs of the Cape Vulture. Learn more about this fascinating species, the latest news and the team behind the project on the following pages.

Enjoy!

Dana, Nina, Mike, Andy, Christian, Kim, Theresa & Sascha

(and the Vulture Team)

 

Welcome …

... to the Cape Vulture webpage. Learn about the amazing vultures of southern Africa and a current research project.

Your Vulture Team

Latest NEWS

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Handling the birds (photo by S. Hoffman).

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