Tag:African vultures

Conservation

IVAD: Save vultures to curb extinction, looming epidemic – NCF

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has embarked on a rescue mission tagged “Supporting Community-based Monitoring and Conservation for Vulture Populations in Identified Vulture Safe...

Michael Simire - September 3, 2023

Conservation

IVAD: Why more should be done to save Africa’s vultures from extinction

On the first Saturday of September every year, the world celebrates the International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) to raise awareness about the plight of...

Michael Simire - September 1, 2023

Conservation

BirdLife, partners initiate moves to tackle wildlife poisoning in East Africa

BirdLife International and its Partnership Network in East Africa have made the first step towards establishing the East Africa Wildlife Poisoning Response Network (EAWPRN)...

Michael Simire - June 15, 2023

Conservation

Kenya pledges to enhance conservation of vultures amid threats

Kenya will earmark sufficient resources to promote conservation of vultures amid threat of extinction linked to habitat destruction and retaliatory poisoning by herders, officials...

Michael Simire - September 6, 2020

Conservation

Guinea-Bissau carnage: Petition calls for global action to stop killing of vultures

A coalition of international conservation organisations has launched an online petition dubbed #StopTheKillings. It is calling for action to address the unprecedented mass killings...

Michael Simire - May 31, 2020

Conservation

Vultures in Africa, Europe face extinction, BirdLife warns

Conservation Partnership – BirdLife International – has announced that vultures have rapidly become one of the most threatened families of birds on the planet....

Michael Simire - September 7, 2014