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Correcting 6% of electric pylons used by Canarian Egyptian vultures could reduce electrocutions by 50%

A study led by the Doñana Biological Station analyzes the patterns of power lines use by Canarian Egyptian vultures. The researchers have fitted 49 individuals with GPS-devices. This accounted for...

Spanish scientists warn: Urgent need for planning of renewable energies to safeguard biodiversity

Spanish researchers warn in a letter that the new projects for renewable enery plants in Spain will affect hundreds of thousands of hectares and that there is no way to offset the huge quantity of...

Human footprint and vulture mortality

Events of non-natural mortality in human-dominated landscapes are especially challenging for populations of large vertebrates with K strategies. Among birds, vultures are one of the most threatened...