What is the white-backed vulture? The white-backed vulture is the most common and widespread vulture in sub-Saharan Africa. It is recognizable by its dark-brown face, long, white neck, and of ...

By Sean Mowbray In July this year, conservationists from North Carolina Zoo in the U.S. and the Grumeti Fund in Tanzania went ...

Two non-releasable breeding pairs of Lappet-faced vultures, one pair of White-headed Vultures, nine African White-backed vultures and seven Cape vultures will join the captive-breeding programme. “We ...

The African white-backed vulture chick is the first to be hand-reared successfully at Longleat Safari Park A chick from a critically endangered species of vulture has become the first of its kind ...

A white-backed vulture recovers at the VulPro facility after being poisoned with carbofuran. The bird was later released. Although poisoning is the proximate driver of Africa’s vulture decline ...

Wolter said she was “thrilled”. They relocated 163 vultures, including African White-Backed Vultures from Hartbeespoort Dam to Shamwari in January. The relocation was Africa’s largest ...

"All vulture species in Africa have experienced declines of between 70 per cent and 97 per cent,” said Ms Chandra. A white-backed vulture (Gyps Africanus) on a branch, South Africa. [Courtesy ...

"All vulture species in Africa have experienced declines of between 70 per cent and 97 per cent,” said Ms Chandra. A white-backed vulture (Gyps Africanus) on a branch, South Africa. [Courtesy ...

A chick from a critically endangered species of vulture has become the first of its kind to be successfully hand-reared at a wildlife park in Wiltshire. The African white-backed vulture chick is ...