High conservation importance of range-edge populations of Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus)
Rynhardt Le Roux,
Ivo Colmonero-Costeira,
Justus P. Deikumah
et al.
Abstract:Critically endangered Hooded Vultures (
Necrosyrtes monachus
Temminck, 1823), like many vulture species globally, are experiencing rapid population declines due to anthropogenic factors such as poisonings, human persecution, trading for belief-based use, and habitat loss/degradation. The Hooded Vulture is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa. Although it is considered one of the most abundant vultures in West Africa, this vulture species is less common in East and southern Africa, with t… Show more
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