Toward carrion‐free ecosystems?

Margalida, Antoni; Moleón, Marcos

doi:10.1002/fee.1261

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“…). More regionally, for example, in Europe, vultures are also threatened by food shortage following sanitary regulations (Margalida & Moleón ) or abandonment of traditional farming practices (e.g., Olea & Mateo‐Tomás ). The extent of these threats and their consequences on vulture population persistence varies across the world's regions (Buechley & Şekercioğlu ; Ogada et al.…”

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“…Vultures are threatened by many anthropogenic drivers, such as poisons and other dietary toxins, direct persecution, collision with infrastructures and electrocution, disturbance, and habitat loss and degradation (Buechley & Şekercioglu 2016;Botha et al 2017). More regionally, for example, in Europe, vultures are also threatened by food shortage following sanitary regulations (Margalida & Moleón 2016) or abandonment of traditional farming practices (e.g., Olea & Mateo-Tomás 2009). The extent of these threats and their consequences on vulture population persistence varies across the world's regions (Buechley & Şekercioglu 2016;Ogada et al 2016b;Botha et al 2017); threats are most intense in the Old World, where most vulture species are at high risk of extinction (Buechley & Şekercioglu 2016).…”

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Priority areas for conservation of Old World vultures

Santangeli

Girardello

Buechley

et al. 2019

Conservation Biology

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The prosperity and well‐being of human societies relies on healthy ecosystems and the services they provide. However, the biodiversity crisis is undermining ecosystems services and functions. Vultures are among the most imperiled taxonomic groups on Earth, yet they have a fundamental ecosystem function. These obligate scavengers rapidly consume large amounts of carrion and human waste, a service that may aid in both disease prevention and control of mammalian scavengers, including feral dogs, which in turn threaten humans. We combined information about the distribution of all 15 vulture species found in Europe, Asia, and Africa with their threats and used detailed expert knowledge on threat intensity to prioritize critical areas for conserving vultures in Africa and Eurasia. Threats we identified included poisoning, mortality due to collision with wind energy infrastructures, and other anthropogenic activities related to human land use and influence. Areas important for vulture conservation were concentrated in southern and eastern Africa, South Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula, and over 80% of these areas were unprotected. Some vulture species required larger areas for protection than others. Finally, countries that had the largest share of all identified important priority areas for vulture conservation were those with the largest expenditures related to rabies burden (e.g., India, China, and Myanmar). Vulture populations have declined markedly in most of these countries. Restoring healthy vulture populations through targeted actions in the priority areas we identified may help restore the ecosystem services vultures provide, including sanitation and potentially prevention of diseases, such as rabies, a heavy burden afflicting fragile societies. Our findings may guide stakeholders to prioritize actions where they are needed most in order to achieve international goals for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

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Priority areas for conservation of Old World vultures

Santangeli

Girardello

Buechley

et al. 2019

Conservation Biology

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“…© BirdLife International, 2019 which forced the removal of most livestock carcases from the open, with a serious decrease of food availability for vultures (Donázar et al 2009, Margalida et al 2010. More recently, new regulations aimed at reducing the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in wild ungulates through complete removal of the leftovers from hunted animals came into force in parts of Spain, causing further limitation of the food supply for vultures (Margalida and Moleón 2016).…”

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Cabo Verde Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopteruson the brink: community perceptions, inferences and facts of an extreme population crash

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Monteiro

Rodrigues³

et al. 2019

Bird Conservation International

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SummaryThe Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus was once an abundant species in the Cabo Verde Islands. Since the 1960s though, and especially during the 1980–1990s, it consistently declined to near extinction. Evidence collected indicates a remnant population of about a dozen pairs or less, scattered through the desert rangelands of only three islands. Extensive enquiry work revealed that this likely resulted from the concomitant effects of the rise in unnatural mortality due to the formerly widespread and long-lasting use of dangerous pesticides and the (still on-going) poisoning of stray dogs and other nuisance animals, and a decrease in food resources associated with factors linked with development, such as urbanisation, rural abandonment and better sanitation. Avoiding imminent extinction calls for emergency action against current threats to the remaining vultures, such as poisoning and electrocution, but also potential causes of impaired fecundity such as hazardous pesticides and shortage of food resources.

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“…In this context, controversy has arisen concerning vulture conservation, since European sanitary policies (e.g. Decision 2000/418/EC) encouraged the destruction of domestic animal carcasses (although EU Regulation 142/2011 allows now some exceptions; see this chapter), rather than being left in the open (Donázar et al 2009a, b), and this scenario could also apply to the management of big game carcasses and hunting remains (Margalida and Moleón 2016).…”

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