Probably the most important threat currently affecting vultures worldwide is exposure to
pesticides, both accidentally and through deliberate abuse. This is of special concern since …

Populations of the White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis, Indian Vulture G. indicus and
Slender-billed Vulture G. tenuirostris declined rapidly during the mid-1990s all over their …

Biodiversity, ecosystem services and human health are becoming increasingly integrated in
the 'One Health'concept, including recognition of the impacts of biodiversity loss on human …

Outside Africa, three species of Gyps vulture endemic to South and South-East Asia began
to decline in the mid-1990s at rates of up to 50% per year because of unintentional …

This book examines current knowledge on the evolution, ecology, and conservation biology
of both New World vultures (Cathartidae) and Old World vultures (Accipitridae). Extinct …

Direct payments for the protection of biodiversity (a type of payment for environmental
services) have been proposed as an effective tool for delivering conservation outcomes, in a …

Conservation practice has sometimes been criticized for relying on simplistic assumptions
about social contexts in natural resource management. Despite recent advances …

The cliff-nesting Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus is one of four critically endangered Asian
Vultures. In India, this species has declined catastrophically, but in Pakistan only small …

This study was designed to portray stress levels and the effect of hypnotherapy in reducing
the stress condition of the counselees. This research used a single-subject research method …

Populations of three vulture species of the genus Gyps, the Egyptian Vulture Neophron
percnopterus and Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus have declined markedly on the …