Black-crowned crane
Balearica pavonina
Rüppell’s vulture
Gyps rueppelli
In less than 60 years, its population has dropped by 97%! Today, it is threatened by poachers of large mammals (elephant, rhinoceros, etc.) who poison the carcasses of animals they have killed. Indeed, the round of vultures alerts the rangers who more easily find the trail of poachers.
Habitat
Arid steppes, dry meadows, up to 4,500 metres high.
Feed
Carcasses, carrion
Classification
Class
Birds
Scientific Name
Gyps rueppelli
Legal Status
IUCN: CR - review (2017)
CITES: Appendices II (2013) / B (2022)
Part of a European Breeding Program (EEP)
Some Figures
Weight
7,6 kg
Life Expectancy
30 years
Incubation
55 days
Head Height
1,01 m
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Pelecanus onocrotalus
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Western plantain-eater
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Humpup duck
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