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West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight

Togo’s vulture population is in crisis. Amid intense persecution for belief-based use and ongoing loss of habitat, surveys between 2021 and 2025 tracked a sharp decline in the numb...

Look up: Where to see South Africa’s incredible vultures

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Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend

Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.

8 things you probably didn’t know about vultures

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On International Vulture Awareness Day, meet the Limpopo reserve giving endangered Cape Vultures a fighting chance

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White-backed Vulture Twitch , Galicia

This was surely the most high-tech twitch I've ever done. A White-backed Vulture had been satellite tagged in Morrocco and was tracked across the Iberian Peninsula until it settled...

Wildlife group reports large influx of exhausted vultures amid heatwave

A leading Greek wildlife protection group says it has been receiving up to five exhausted young vultures on the southern island of Crete to take care of on a daily basis amid high...

Three Photos: Storks

Asian Openbill, Kaeng Krachan area, Jul 2025 Black-necked Stork, Delhi, Apr 2019 Marabu Stork, Pafuri, Kruger, South Africa, Nov 2018 Oriental Stork, Tiaozini, China, Sep 2020 Pain...

Bearded Vulture Nests Are Natural Museums

Bearded Vultures have lived alongside humans for thousands of years. Though these majestic raptors are mostly found in Asia and Africa today, they were once abundant in Europe, too...

White-rumped vulture returns to a Cambodian sanctuary after a decade’s absence

For the first time in 10 years, a critically endangered white-rumped vulture has been spotted in Cambodia’s Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary. However, this conservation milestone is unfo...

Award-Winning Photos Celebrate Vultures, Nature’s Unsung Heroes

International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) is an organization dedicated to the conservation of vulture species worldwide, and a big part of that is educating people about the vital...

Maharashtra’s tiger reserves give captive-bred vultures a fighting chance in the wild

Twenty-nine birds released across the two reserves have shown strong adaptation, with satellite tracking revealing extensive movements across central India

Africa: Africa On the Rise As Birders' Paradise

[Independent (Kampala)] Four African protected areas have been ranked among the world's top 20 birdwatching destinations, highlighting the continent's growing position in the globa...

World Heritage status for South Sudan parks will be a boon for the birds

The onset of the rains in South Sudan around April each year is accompanied by a remarkable avian spectacle. “There are so many storks that they kind of look like flies in the sky,...

One of Africa's Rarest Birds Hatched 5 Chicks at Chester Zoo After Dad Stepped Up, a First in 95 Years

Learn how five chicks from Chester Zoo’s first secretarybird breeding success could help other zoos and habitat protection efforts in Africa.

Botswana’s rare slaty egret signals the health of the Okavango

Conservationists say climate change and water management across national borders make regional cooperation essential, with AEWA supporting a coordinated conservation plan for the b...

8 birds every South African should see at least once

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Cyclists Nearly Collide With Massive Griffon Vultures in Pyrenees Mountains

Three Photos: Iconic Birds of Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus)- Photographer Javier Chaves King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) – Photographer Luis Solano Pochet Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) – Photograp...

International Vulture Awareness Day and my work with VulPro

This past June, I got to spend two weeks doing something I have dreamed about my whole life: participating in field conservation work abroad by volunteering at VulPro, an African v...

India major transit point for birds from Central Asian region: Bhupender Yadav says govt stepping up vulture conservatio...

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 6 (ANI): Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday said that the work for vulture conservation was being carried out with the help of funding...

Two of Africa's rarest birds broke a dry spell after the dad finally stepped in to raise his eggs, a first in 95 Years

Two secretarybirds, John and Jolene, have welcomed five chicks for the first time in the zoo’s 95-year history.

Tiny trackers reveal where migratory shorebirds need protection across Africa

They have names like Victoria, Makgadikgadi, Wembere and Dwarskersbos — but unlike their namesakes, they’re not landmarks in Africa. Instead, they’re small birds flying halfway acr...

‘Birds know no borders’: Interview with BirdLife Africa’s Alex Ngari

Every year, twice a year, millions of birds belonging to hundreds of species fly between breeding grounds in Europe and Asia and their non-breeding habitats in Africa. Scientists h...