RAPHAE}L ARLETTAZ*†, PHILIPPE CHRISTE‡, PETER F. SURAI§ & ANDERS PAPE MØLLER** *Zoological Institute, Division of Conservation Biology, University of Bern †Swiss Ornithological Institute & Bearded Vulture Network Western Switzerland ‡Laboratory of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Institute of Ecology, University of Lausanne §Avian Science Research Centre, Scottish Agricultural College **Laboratoire ...

Two species of vulture White-rumped Gyps bengalensis and Slender-billed G. tenuirostris are in grave danger of extinction with rapid decline throughout their ranges in Nepal with the complete loss of breeding colonies and local extinctions increasingly taking place. Nepal Government has already banned veterinary drug diclofenac which is the major cause of decline due to poisoning in food supply...

Vincenzo Federico, MD1 Massimo Breccia, MD1 Maria Teresa Petrucci, MD1 Giuseppina Loglisci, MD1 Giovanna Mansueto, MD2 Caterina Mercanti, MD1 Anna Levi, MD1 Claudio Cartoni, MD1 Pellegrino Musto, MD2 Giuliana Alimena, MD1 1Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; 2Unit of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, IRCCS, Centro di Riferimento Oncol...

The article highlights data on the first sighting of bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus territory Ustyurt State Nature Reserve (Kazakhstan) after 2013. It has been suggested that is periodically visiting from Great Balkan Range (Western Turkmenistan) and subspecies bird encountered.

Pioneering fieldwork identified the existence of three feeding groups in vultures: gulpers, rippers and scrappers. Gulpers engulf soft tissue from carcasses tear off pieces tough (skin, tendons, muscle), whereas scrappers peck on small meat they find around carcasses. It has been shown that these preferences are reflected anatomy skull neck. Here, we demonstrate also emerge when body core limb ...

1 Dpt. of Mathematics, University of Lleida Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191. 25198 Lleida, Spain {mcardona,colomer}@matematica.udl.es 2 Research Group on Natural Computing Dpt. of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Sevilla Avda. Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain {perezh,marper}@us.es 3 Dpt. of Animal Production, University of Lleida Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191. 2...

Protected areas are intended as tools in reducing threats to wildlife and preserving habitat for their long-term population persistence. Studies on ranging behavior provide insight into the utility of protected areas. Vultures one fastest declining groups birds globally popular subjects telemetry studies, but continent-wide studies lacking. To address how vultures use space identify location po...