Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/vultures/ Environmental science and conservation news Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:18:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Vultures https://news.mongabay.com/list/vultures/ 32 32 West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/#respond 03 Sep 2026 07:58:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328452 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328452 Confronting culture to protect vultures: Interview with Nigeria’s Michael Williams https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/confronting-culture-to-protect-vultures-interview-with-nigerias-michael-williams/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/confronting-culture-to-protect-vultures-interview-with-nigerias-michael-williams/#respond 08 Jul 2026 15:09:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322791 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/confronting-culture-to-protect-vultures-interview-with-nigerias-michael-williams/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322791 ‘Staggering’ trade for belief-based use drives hooded vultures to near-extinction in Benin https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/staggering-trade-for-belief-based-use-drives-hooded-vultures-to-near-extinction-in-benin/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/staggering-trade-for-belief-based-use-drives-hooded-vultures-to-near-extinction-in-benin/#respond 25 Mar 2026 16:38:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316180 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/staggering-trade-for-belief-based-use-drives-hooded-vultures-to-near-extinction-in-benin/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316180 Satellite images identify vulture breeding colonies by their droppings https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/satellite-images-identify-vulture-breeding-colonies-by-their-droppings/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/satellite-images-identify-vulture-breeding-colonies-by-their-droppings/#respond 05 Mar 2026 19:21:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315248 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/satellite-images-identify-vulture-breeding-colonies-by-their-droppings/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315248 Africa’s vulture safe zones face tough test across vast landscapes https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/africas-vulture-safe-zones-face-tough-test-across-vast-landscapes/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/africas-vulture-safe-zones-face-tough-test-across-vast-landscapes/#respond 19 Feb 2026 10:39:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314481 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/africas-vulture-safe-zones-face-tough-test-across-vast-landscapes/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314481 Colony of world’s highest-flying bird under threat in Uganda https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-west-africa-hooded-vultures-vanish-as-abattoirs-modernize-2/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-west-africa-hooded-vultures-vanish-as-abattoirs-modernize-2/#respond 29 Oct 2025 11:51:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=308411 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-west-africa-hooded-vultures-vanish-as-abattoirs-modernize-2/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308411 Mass vulture poisonings expose need for cross-border action in Southern Africa https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/mass-vulture-poisonings-expose-need-for-cross-border-action-in-southern-africa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/mass-vulture-poisonings-expose-need-for-cross-border-action-in-southern-africa/#respond 18 Sep 2025 16:15:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=306186 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/mass-vulture-poisonings-expose-need-for-cross-border-action-in-southern-africa/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-306186 Poisoning crisis could drive vulture extinction in South Africa’s Kruger region https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/poisoning-crisis-could-drive-vulture-extinction-in-south-africas-kruger-region/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/poisoning-crisis-could-drive-vulture-extinction-in-south-africas-kruger-region/#respond 16 Sep 2025 08:53:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=305978 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/poisoning-crisis-could-drive-vulture-extinction-in-south-africas-kruger-region/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-305978 In Nepal’s Pokhara, a lone rooftop vigil helps keep vultures and planes safe from harm https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/in-nepals-pokhara-a-lone-rooftop-vigil-helps-keep-vultures-and-planes-safe-from-harm/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/in-nepals-pokhara-a-lone-rooftop-vigil-helps-keep-vultures-and-planes-safe-from-harm/#respond 16 Jul 2025 12:02:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=302621 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/in-nepals-pokhara-a-lone-rooftop-vigil-helps-keep-vultures-and-planes-safe-from-harm/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-302621 Without vultures, carcasses are slow to rot and disease-carrying flies abound https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/without-vultures-carcasses-are-slow-to-rot-and-disease-carrying-flies-abound/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/without-vultures-carcasses-are-slow-to-rot-and-disease-carrying-flies-abound/#respond 22 May 2025 15:46:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=299508 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/without-vultures-carcasses-are-slow-to-rot-and-disease-carrying-flies-abound/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-299508 Cape vulture conservation offers hope, but challenges remain https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/cape-vulture-conservation-offers-hope-but-challenges-remain/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/cape-vulture-conservation-offers-hope-but-challenges-remain/#respond 14 May 2025 07:26:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=298994 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/cape-vulture-conservation-offers-hope-but-challenges-remain/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-298994 In West Africa, hooded vultures vanish as abattoirs modernize https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/in-west-africa-hooded-vultures-vanish-as-abattoirs-modernize/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/in-west-africa-hooded-vultures-vanish-as-abattoirs-modernize/#respond 24 Apr 2025 06:49:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=298043 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/in-west-africa-hooded-vultures-vanish-as-abattoirs-modernize/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-298043 Conserving vultures in Southern Africa may provide substantial economic gain: Report https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/conserving-vultures-in-southern-africa-may-provide-substantial-economic-gain-report/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/conserving-vultures-in-southern-africa-may-provide-substantial-economic-gain-report/#respond 07 Apr 2025 14:43:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=297125 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/conserving-vultures-in-southern-africa-may-provide-substantial-economic-gain-report/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-297125 Hooded vultures in Ghana and South Africa on the brink, study says https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/hooded-vultures-in-ghana-and-south-africa-on-the-brink-study-says/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/hooded-vultures-in-ghana-and-south-africa-on-the-brink-study-says/#respond 16 Sep 2024 09:49:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=287401 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/hooded-vultures-in-ghana-and-south-africa-on-the-brink-study-says/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-287401 Time to highlight South Asia’s less-studied vultures: Interview with Krishna Bhusal https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/time-to-highlight-south-asias-less-studied-vultures-interview-with-krishna-bhusal/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/time-to-highlight-south-asias-less-studied-vultures-interview-with-krishna-bhusal/#respond 23 Aug 2024 09:53:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=286462 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/time-to-highlight-south-asias-less-studied-vultures-interview-with-krishna-bhusal/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-286462 Action plan to save West African vultures targets threat from belief-based use https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/action-plan-to-save-west-african-vultures-targets-threat-from-belief-based-use/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/action-plan-to-save-west-african-vultures-targets-threat-from-belief-based-use/#respond 18 Jun 2024 11:41:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=283192 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/action-plan-to-save-west-african-vultures-targets-threat-from-belief-based-use/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-283192 Endangered vulture species nesting in Ghana is rare good news about raptors https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/endangered-vulture-species-nesting-in-ghana-is-rare-good-news-about-raptors/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/endangered-vulture-species-nesting-in-ghana-is-rare-good-news-about-raptors/#respond 02 Feb 2024 16:07:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=278497 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/endangered-vulture-species-nesting-in-ghana-is-rare-good-news-about-raptors/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-278497 Nests of hope: Nepal’s vulture colonies hold on amid new threats https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/nests-of-hope-nepals-vulture-colonies-hold-on-amid-new-threats/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/nests-of-hope-nepals-vulture-colonies-hold-on-amid-new-threats/#respond 30 Aug 2023 16:00:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272771 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/nests-of-hope-nepals-vulture-colonies-hold-on-amid-new-threats/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-272771 Nepal’s hydropower boom is killing birds via power lines https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/nepals-hydropower-boom-is-killing-birds-via-power-lines/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/nepals-hydropower-boom-is-killing-birds-via-power-lines/#respond 26 May 2023 17:17:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=269104 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/nepals-hydropower-boom-is-killing-birds-via-power-lines/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-269104 Bangladesh’s vultures still threatened by poison despite conservation actions https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/bangladeshs-vultures-still-threatened-by-poison-despite-conservation-actions/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/bangladeshs-vultures-still-threatened-by-poison-despite-conservation-actions/#respond 28 Apr 2023 09:45:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=268044 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/bangladeshs-vultures-still-threatened-by-poison-despite-conservation-actions/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-268044 Nepal’s vultures, recovering from a poisoning crisis, fly into another https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/nepals-vultures-recovering-from-a-poisoning-crisis-fly-into-another/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/nepals-vultures-recovering-from-a-poisoning-crisis-fly-into-another/#respond 16 Mar 2023 12:48:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=266537 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/nepals-vultures-recovering-from-a-poisoning-crisis-fly-into-another/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-266537 Proximity to humans both boon and bane for Egyptian vultures in Nepal’s Pokhara https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/proximity-to-humans-both-boon-and-bane-for-egyptian-vultures-in-nepals-pokhara/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/proximity-to-humans-both-boon-and-bane-for-egyptian-vultures-in-nepals-pokhara/#respond 24 Jan 2023 08:12:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=264890 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/proximity-to-humans-both-boon-and-bane-for-egyptian-vultures-in-nepals-pokhara/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-264890 In Kathmandu, when the falcon’s away, pigeons come out to play. And poop https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/in-kathmandu-when-the-falcons-away-pigeons-come-out-to-play-and-poop/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/in-kathmandu-when-the-falcons-away-pigeons-come-out-to-play-and-poop/#respond 30 Aug 2022 11:37:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=259726 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/in-kathmandu-when-the-falcons-away-pigeons-come-out-to-play-and-poop/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-259726 No time to keep vultures out of danger as new Nepal airport set to open https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/no-time-to-keep-vultures-out-of-danger-as-new-nepal-airport-set-to-open/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/no-time-to-keep-vultures-out-of-danger-as-new-nepal-airport-set-to-open/#respond 26 Aug 2022 14:51:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=259627 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/no-time-to-keep-vultures-out-of-danger-as-new-nepal-airport-set-to-open/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-259627 Cheetah reintroduction in Malawi brings vultures back to the skies https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/cheetah-reintroduction-in-malawi-brings-vultures-back-to-the-skies/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/cheetah-reintroduction-in-malawi-brings-vultures-back-to-the-skies/#respond 25 Jul 2022 10:46:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=258480 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/cheetah-reintroduction-in-malawi-brings-vultures-back-to-the-skies/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-258480 Sighting of an American black vulture in Nepal causes a flutter https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/sighting-of-an-american-black-vulture-in-nepal-causes-a-flutter/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/sighting-of-an-american-black-vulture-in-nepal-causes-a-flutter/#respond 13 Jul 2022 09:41:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=258168 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/sighting-of-an-american-black-vulture-in-nepal-causes-a-flutter/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-258168 Scientists uncover widespread declines of raptors in Kenya https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/scientists-uncover-widespread-declines-of-raptors-in-kenya/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/scientists-uncover-widespread-declines-of-raptors-in-kenya/#respond 17 May 2022 12:39:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=255915 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/scientists-uncover-widespread-declines-of-raptors-in-kenya/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-255915 Conservation win for Bangladesh as efforts to halt vulture decline pay off https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/conservation-win-for-bangladesh-as-efforts-to-halt-vulture-decline-pay-off/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/conservation-win-for-bangladesh-as-efforts-to-halt-vulture-decline-pay-off/#respond 12 May 2022 06:38:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=255745 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/conservation-win-for-bangladesh-as-efforts-to-halt-vulture-decline-pay-off/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-255745 ‘Sharing the air’ proves a challenge for new Nepal airport in bird paradise https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/sharing-the-air-proves-a-challenge-for-new-nepal-airport-in-bird-paradise/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/sharing-the-air-proves-a-challenge-for-new-nepal-airport-in-bird-paradise/#respond 05 Apr 2022 07:30:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=254438 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/sharing-the-air-proves-a-challenge-for-new-nepal-airport-in-bird-paradise/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-254438 Thanks to the Yurok Tribe, condors will return to the Pacific Northwest https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/thanks-to-the-yurok-tribe-condors-will-return-to-the-pacific-northwest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/thanks-to-the-yurok-tribe-condors-will-return-to-the-pacific-northwest/#respond 21 Sep 2021 16:48:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=247373 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/thanks-to-the-yurok-tribe-condors-will-return-to-the-pacific-northwest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-247373 Podcaster Tuli Amakali on the African white-backed vulture https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/podcaster-tuli-amakali-on-the-african-white-backed-vulture/ https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/podcaster-tuli-amakali-on-the-african-white-backed-vulture/#respond 11 Jun 2021 03:19:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=242951 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/podcaster-tuli-amakali-on-the-african-white-backed-vulture/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-242951 Saved from poisoning, these rare African vultures take wing again https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/saved-from-poisoning-these-rare-african-vultures-take-wing-again/ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/saved-from-poisoning-these-rare-african-vultures-take-wing-again/#respond 03 Aug 2020 13:11:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=233328 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/saved-from-poisoning-these-rare-african-vultures-take-wing-again/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-233328