Vultures are nature's most successful scavengers, and they provide an array of ecological,
economic, and cultural services. As the only known obligate scavengers, vultures are …

Empirical data and theoretical considerations indicate that species with high wing loading
and low aspect run a high risk of colliding with power lines. These birds are characterised by …

We systematically reviewed the raptor electrocution literature to evaluate study designs and
methods used in raptor electrocution research, mitigation, and monitoring, emphasizing …

This book examines current knowledge on the evolution, ecology, and conservation biology
of both New World vultures (Cathartidae) and Old World vultures (Accipitridae). Extinct …

Although numerous studies have documented raptor electrocutions on distribution lines,
few, if any, studies have examined the differential mortality of various structure types. We …

Little is known of the life history of vultures. The reintroduction program of Griffon Vultures
(Gyps fulvus fulvus) in the Causses (south of the Massif Central, France) and extensive …

The global population of the Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres, a threatened southern African
endemic, is known to be impacted by electrocutions and collisions on power line …

Abstract Electrocution of Cape vultures Gyps coprotheres in South Africa is reviewed. Data
from the ranching areas of the western Transvaal is presented, with details of more than 300 …

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aim to improve livelihoods and
maintain functioning ecosystems, and include the provision of electricity and the prevention …

Three forms of supplementary feeding schemes have been used in vulture conservation:
pure supplementary feeding, predator simulation and vulture restaurants. The many …