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Last month, VulPro relocated a mix of 160 Cape and African white-backed vultures ... “I had an opportunity of hand-raising a vulture whom we still have today,” says Kerri Wolter, founder ...
The Cape vulture, Southern Africa’s only endemic vulture species, has shown positive signs of recovery in some parts of its range, with the overall population stabilizing. In 2021, the species ...
A tiny, pink, wrinkled Cape Vulture chick hatched at the Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday 11 June, bringing with it hope that an ambitious plan for the survival of the species ...
Think you know vultures? Think again. The Cape Vulture is one of South Africa’s most awe-inspiring—and endangered—avian giants. These feathered powerhouses are crucial to the ecosystem ...
BirdLife South Africa publishes revised Red Data Book highlighting urgent bird conservation crisis in Southern Africa ...
A Cape vulture is seen in its enclosure at the Vulture Programme at Boekenhoutkloof near Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa. A Cape vulture hovers over a "vulture restaurant" at the Vulture Programme ...
On 23 November last year, one of VulPro’s rehabilitated Cape vultures was struck by a wind farm turbine in the Eastern Cape. It was the first time a tracked vulture had been hit. “This ...
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Conservation authorities were able to spring the trap, catching the two men and rescuing the Cape vulture. But there was a hitch, explained Kerri Wolter of the vulture rescue organisation Vulpro ...
The ABQ BioPark’s 27-year-old Cape vulture, just became a third-time mother after successfully hatching a chick with her current mate. Both parents have worked together to incubate and care for ...