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WHY DID THE LAPPET-FACED VULTURE FLY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY?

WHY DID THE LAPPET-FACED VULTURE FLY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY?. Part 2 by Pete Hancock. Background. We put transmitters on five species:. Lappet-faced Vulture (20) White-backed Vulture (2) White-headed Vulture (3) Hooded Vulture (3) Cape Vulture (2). Background.

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WHY DID THE LAPPET-FACED VULTURE FLY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY?

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  1. WHY DID THE LAPPET-FACED VULTURE FLY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY? Part 2 by Pete Hancock

  2. Background We put transmitters on five species: Lappet-faced Vulture (20) White-backed Vulture (2) White-headed Vulture (3) Hooded Vulture (3) Cape Vulture (2)

  3. Background Present highlights for various species Concentrate on LFV movements (B Garbett PhD)

  4. White-backed Vulture Whose vultures are these? Helge Denker’s bird

  5. Hooded Vulture • NB • Behavioural data • Distribution • Mortalities

  6. White-headed Vulture • NB • ‘Pair’ caught at KGR • Never move out of PA • Nested in CKGR

  7. Lappet-faced Vulture Namibian work Orr Spiegel et al. Core home range Etosha Long range foray (x3) over 1,000 km S Terminated in Karas

  8. Lappet-faced Vulture • NB • NE/SW axis • Karas + Witsand • Stationary

  9. Lappet-faced Vulture • NB • Reverse movement • Movements during breeding • Mortality data

  10. Lappet-faced Vulture • Nathan et al. (Spiegel) Gyps fulvous • LRFS: • Energetically costly • Little feeding • For other purpose

  11. Conclusion More questions than answers! Why did the Lappet-faced Vulture fly to the neighbouring country? Explanations/hypotheses?

  12. Question time More answers than questions please!

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