Just 1 week to go! Okay, the number of collections taking part has increased but still the number of participants is shockingly low. It would not take me twenty minutes to compile a list of zoos which should be taking part.
No-one is trying to take money off you! All that is wanted is one day to be spent telling people of the plight of vultures in the wild.
If you have vultures/condors then you really must be taking part. If you haven't, you can still be involved.
Click on this link now. http://www.ivad09.org/ It won't take five minutes for you to sign up.
Vulture Biology and Management is so very important today and is likely to become increasingly so over the next few years. Unless we are too late already.
Read up the links below to catch up on the state of play.
Getting to the bare bones of vulture culture
http://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/content/wam24/news/story.aspx?brand=WAMOnline&category=news&tBrand=WAMonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED27%20Aug%202009%2011%3A09%3A00%3A800
Kenya: The Vulture is a Vanishing Bird
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908241286.html
Photo By: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/
A Restaurant for Vultures. Literally
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1916445,00.html?iid=tsmodule
Namibia: More Vultures Illegally Poisoned
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908200475.html
Namibia: Thousands Raised for Naukluft Vulture Conservation
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908180726.html
Photo By: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/
Indian vulture births are hailed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8187533.stm
A venue of birds or a kettle of vultures becoming extinct
http://www.examiner.com/x-19632-Salt-Lake-City-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m8d17-A-venue-of-birds-or-a-kettle-of-vultures-becoming-extinct
Decreasing Vulture Population Linked to EU Regulations on Carcass Removal
http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/17/decreasing-vulture-population-linked-to-eu-regulations-on-carcass-removal/
Vulture population takes a dive as starvation sets in
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/16951/vulture-population-takes-a-dive-as-starvation-sets-in
Photo By: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/
Where there's life, there's hope for conservation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/07/vulture-conservation
Tourists are causing rare Eurasian Griffon Vultures to perish
http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/General_News/2009-08-04/5223/_Tourists_are_causing_rare_Eurasian_Griffon_Vultures_to_perish_
Photo By: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/
Study sounds global vulture alert
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4601508.stm
Drug swap urged to save vultures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4663800.stm
Vet drug 'killing Asian vultures'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3437583.stm
Photo By: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullfrogphoto/
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