Home ranges and movements of Egyptian VulturesNeophron percnopterusin relation to rubbish dumps in Oman and the Horn of Africa

Spatial and Temporal Variability in Migration of a Soaring Raptor Across Three Continents

“…A potential approach to resolve such differences would be more intensive study of resident populations of Egyptian Vultures in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, and quantification of the trade-offs and benefits of migratory vs. resident lifestyles (Sanz-Aguilar et al, 2015). With recent tagging of Egyptian Vultures within wintering ranges (Buechley et al, 2018a;McGrady et al, 2018) this may soon be possible to explore in more detail, enabling a comprehensive comparison of movement strategies in relation to human activity (Tucker et al, 2018). Furthermore, although our dataset did not enable the investigation of the ontogeny of migration in Egyptian Vultures [e.g., Scott et al (2014)], future analysis of movement data derived from individuals tracked from juvenile to breeding adult status will provide a clearer understanding of the development of migration strategies and the variation within and among individuals as they age.…”

An observation the Indian subspecies of Egyptian Vulture <i>Neophron percnopterus ginginianus</i> in Djibouti

“…Current tracking by us (unpublished) and McGrady et al (2019) show that Egyptian Vultures in Djibouti can indeed range over distances larger than the ca 125 km between Tadjoura and the Ethiopian observation, and the minimum age of the bird in 2020, if it was the same as that seen in 2010 (i.e. ≥ 14 yrs.)…”

A Globally-Important Stronghold in Oman for a Resident Population of the Endangered Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus

“…Although Oman's position as an apparent stronghold for Egyptian Vultures is rather special, conservation measures suggested for Oman could find useful application in neighbouring countries (McGrady et al 2019). The countries of the Arabian Peninsula share many characteristics, including that they are consistently amongst the top per capita producers of anthropogenic waste worldwide (Ouda et al 2017), electricity networks are expanding and vultures are generally viewed negatively.…”

“…Current conditions in Oman, with abundant supply of food for vultures, abundant nesting opportunities and relatively few threats (McGrady et al 2019, seem to allow Egyptian Vultures to thrive. Maintaining those conditions against the backdrop of rapid development will be the conservation challenge of the future in Oman, and learning about vultures in Oman may help management decisions in other countries where Egyptian Vultures are at risk, especially within the Middle East (McGrady et al 2019).…”