Partial recovery of Critically Endangered Gyps vulture populations in Nepal
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Monitoring of Gyps species vulture in Nawalparasi district, Nepal
Critically endangered White-rumped vulture (WRV), Gyps bengalensis and Slender-billed vulture (SBV), Gyps tenuirostris monitoring was conducted in Nawalparasi district in the winter of 2005 following Postupalsky criterion. The objectives of this study were to identify and monitor nest localities, behaviour and to explore information about the vultures. A total of 48 Gyps vulture nest was locate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bird Conservation International
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0959-2709,1474-0001
DOI: 10.1017/s0959270919000169