IUCN Species of the Day: White-Rumped Vulture

  Photo credit: Beverly Joubert   The White-rumped Vulture, Gyps bengalensis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Large numbers used to be seen soaring above villages, towns and cities throughout southern Asia, and Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Indian Vulture

  Photo credit: Nidhin Poothully   The Indian Vulture, Gyps indicus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  This robust and scruffy scavenger used to be found in villages, towns, and cities near cultivated Continue Reading