IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Vulture Specialist Group

Overview and description

Description:

Vultures and Condors are highly threatened in many parts of the world where they occur. As a group, vultures are one of the most endangered groups of birds in the world. The IUCN Species Survival ...

Mr Andre BOTHA

Co-Chair

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.

Mr Chris BOWDEN

Co-Chair

Dr Darcy OGADA

Red List Authority Coordinator

Darcy has worked for The Peregrine Fund’s Africa Program since 2010 and is based in central Kenya. Most of her current work focuses on the ecology and conservation of vultures and owls. She is particularly passionate about ending the scourge of wildlife poisoning.

Darcy has worked for The Peregrine Fund’s Africa Program since 2010 and is based in central Kenya. Most of her current work focuses on the ecology and conservation of vultures and owls. She is ...

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 ...