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Griffon vultures can move over an area of up to 10,000 km2 in a year
A scientific team led by the Miguel Hernández University of Elche with the collaboration of the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC has analysed the basic patterns of movements of several...
Avian scavengers living in anthropized landscapes and dense populations have chronic stress and accelerated cell aging
A study led by the Doñana Biological Estation (CSIC) has compared the health of two populations of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) from two populations of the Iberian Peninsula. The research team...
Stakeholders perceptions of the endangered Egyptian vulture: insights for conservation
The inclusion of perceptions, interests and needs of stakeholders in biodiversity conservation is critical for the long-term protection of endangered species. Yet, the social dimensions of...
Supplementary feeding for avian scavenger
The monitoring of an experimental feeding station established in northern Spain allowed the evaluation of how this type of resource, predictable in space but not in time, was exploited by a guild...