Not in wilderness: African vulture strongholds remain in areas with high human density.

ABSTRACT: Vultures constitute an important functional group in many ecosystems, providing crucial ecosystem services both in natural and humanized environments. These scavengers are facing massive declines worldwide, but in several African countries virtually nothing is known on populations' status and threats, hampering the development of adequate conservation strategies. In Guinea-Bissau, globally important populations of Hooded Necrosyrtes monachus and African white-backed vultures Gyps africanus were recently reported. Using the country as a study area, we aim to characterize human-vulture interactions in West Africa applying a multidisciplinary approach. We assessed the status and distribution of vulture populations using data from 1711 km of roadside transects, examined predictors of their dis

SUBMITTER: Henriques M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5791984 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature