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The Peregrine Chick:
https://twitter.com/peregrinefund/status/955877161591742464
burdi:
Further information on turkey vultures can be found at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
burdi:
Thank you for reporting on the plight of turkey vultures, Alison. They’re so important to us, and I greatly admire them.
bcbird:
Thanks for the heads up, Alison, on International Vulture Awareness Day.
My husband and I are always entertained watching the soaring feats and "tippy" flight of Turkey Vultures in the summer heat of the Okanagan Valley in BC. Once we stop seeing their early morning upward spirals, we know that autumn will soon arrive.
Alison:
Today, September 2, is International Vulture Awareness Day.
Vultures have always been much maligned, and sometimes even feared, but they are extremely beneficial birds. They are the clean-up crew of the avian world, and they do an excellent job. They help to keep the countryside clean, and thereby prevent the spread of disease.
They have their own special beauty, and the most magnificent wings.
I read a few days ago that vultures, as a group, are now the most endangered birds on the planet.
Their numbers have been decimated by the veterinary use in livestock of Diclofenac, which is extremely toxic. Although the effects of Diclofenac have long been known, it has not been banned. When vultures consume carrion containing Diclofenac, they will die, and it is a horrible way to die. In India, vultures have been almost completely exterminated by Diclofenac; their numbers have decreased by 97.4%.
Below is a short video from SEO Birdlife in Spain in which a vulture asks "Who is the vulture, you or I?"
"I keep the countryside free of illness.
I save millions of euros.
I protect your health.
Nevertheless, you kill me.
Diclofenac, which is used to treat livestock, can end up in me.
There are alternatives which are not toxic, and not more expensive.
Banning the use of Diclofenac is just a matter of common sense.
Do not be a vulture like me.
Let me be the only vulture."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_hvP_0sfGg
And a very short video of Cinereous Vultures:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToJEorKfm8c
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