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IUCN SSC Vulture Specialist Group
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IUCN SSC Vulture Specialist Group

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Group leadership

Mr Andre BOTHA
Commission Member

André Botha has worked in conservation in Africa since 1989. He currently manages the Vultures for Africa Programme at the Endangered Wildlife Trust in whose employ he has been since 2004. He has been co-chair of the IUCN SSC Vulture Specialist Group since 2012 and is the Overarching Coordinator for the Convention on Migratory Species Vulture MsAP which was adopted by all 128 range states in 2017. He is also Director Southern Hemisphere on the board of the Raptors Research Foundation.

André Botha has worked in conservation in Africa since 1989. He currently manages the Vultures for Africa Programme at the Endangered Wildlife Trust in whose employ he has been since 2004. He has been ...

Mr Chris BOWDEN
Commission Member

See CV. Currently based in Bangalore, India

More about the Specialist Group

The VSG was founded in 2011 and is made up of biologists, conservationists and people from other areas of expertise that work with or have an interest in vultures. The conservation philosophy is based on the concept that groups of concerned people can take a group of threatened species under their protection and assume responsibility for their survival.

The IUCN SSC Vulture Specialist Group aims to advocate and create greater awareness of the plight of vultures ...

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More about the Specialist Group

The VSG was founded in 2011 and is made up of biologists, conservationists and people from other areas of expertise that work with or have an interest in vultures. The conservation philosophy is based on the concept that groups of concerned people can take a group of threatened species under their protection and assume responsibility for their survival.

The IUCN SSC Vulture Specialist Group aims to advocate and create greater awareness of the plight of vultures and coordinate and support effective conservation activities to their benefit.

As a group, vultures and condors have suffered serious declines in many parts of the world and at the same time they play an important role in the ecosystems where they occur.

Through our members, the IUCN Vulture Specialist Group is dedicated to making a significant and positive impact on Accipitrid and Cathartid vultures.

Our efforts are driven by this central aim, and there are a number of strategies used to achieve this.

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VSG exists to improve the conservation status of all endangered and critically endangered vulture species and improve awareness of the plight of these birds globally.

Specialist Group work

Understanding threats to vultures

Vultures face both known and emerging threats. VSG studies these at local and global levels.

Vulture’s on the IUCN Red List

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VSG contributes information and expertise to status assessments for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to inform conservation efforts.

Annual Report

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Rüppell's Vultures, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Photo by Andre Botha.

Photo: Andre Botha

Egyptian Vulture, Kruger National Park. Photo by Unknown

Photo: Unknown

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