International commitment is
needed now from over 120 countries to ensure the recovery of 15 vulture species
By Shaun Hurrell
African-Eurasian Vultures are the
most threatened group of terrestrial migratory birds on the planet. Many
have extensive soaring migrations (and a Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli was recorded as the world’s
highest-flying bird when it collided with an airliner), and their massive
ranges mean that their safety can only be guaranteed if many countries come
together and agree on a plan for their protection. This is where BirdLife
International’s work comes in, supported by Partners around the world, with the
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
providing a key platform.
It’s a huge problem and a huge
area, so we have made an appropriate plan: namely, the Multi-species Action
Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures (Vulture MsAP), developed by
BirdLife, the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Vulture Specialist Group and
Vulture Conservation Foundation, under the guidance of the CMS Memorandum of
Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and
Eurasia (Raptors MOU), with input from numerous individual experts on vultures
and their conservation.
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