Vulture Awareness Day today

This video says about itself:

Saving Nature’s Clean Up Crew – BirdLife’s Campaign to conserve African Vultures

13 October 2015

Most vultures are teetering on the brink of extinction across Africa. Considering the vital role they play in preventing the spread of life-threatening diseases, we must do everything we can to save these unsung heroes.

From BirdLife:

Which vulture species are you?

By Shaun Hurrell, 2 Sep 2016

Do you find yourself doing loads of work to help people without ever getting any credit? Maybe you have more in common with a vulture than you think. Vultures are greatly misunderstood birds. They may have a pretty bad reputation, but they are the ultimate unsung heroes, cleaning our environment and stopping the spread of disease! Sounds like you? Find out what endangered African vulture you are with our special quiz for Vulture Awareness Day!

Click here to take our Which Vulture Species Are You? quiz.

Raising awareness of the importance of vultures to our ecosystems is just one of the items on the menu at this year’s IUCN World Conservation Congress, which is currently underway in Hawai’i.

On Vulture Awareness Day, 3rd September, BirdLife is holding a special event at the Congress to highlight the plight these unlikely heroes face. Various vulture species are teetering on the edge of extinction across Africa, due mainly to threats from intentional and unintentional poisoning, persecution for their body parts (also involving the use of poison), as well as electrocution and collision with poorly-planned powerlines, windfarms and roads, habitat reduction, disturbance and food availability.

For more information, see our African Vulture infographics.

Show the anti-heroes some love by taking the quiz and sharing it with your friends, family and your nearest African governmental minister..!

Vultures are amazing birds, but they are often misunderstood. Learning just how unique these birds are can help you better appreciate their place in the world’s avifauna and how important their ongoing conservation is. How many of these vulture facts do you know? Here.