Ruppell's Griffon Vulture Tree ( Gyps rueppellis)
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
I want to thank my Flickr friend Achim for letting me know about a special day which took place yesterday.
An image of a vulture can be seen in the first comment section.
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International Vulture Awareness Day - 4th September 2021
In a survey conducted by BirdLife International, 75% of people think of vultures as dirty undertakers – the thought that they circle helpless prey a common theme.
Conversely, these cautious creatures are themselves the ones that are helpless to the threat of human persecution.
Vultures are affectionately known by nature-lovers worldwide as ‘Nature’s Clean-up Crew’. They clean our landscapes like no other - nature's most successful scavengers. And they do all this for free.
They are in reality fantastically hygienic, caring parents, and quite shy characters.
Nature's very own biological recycling team, vultures play a vital role in clearing away carcasses and are likely to help limit disease transmission at carcasses.
Without their heroics, these diseases contaminate water sources, creating a knock-on effect that threatens both ours and our animal compatriot’s lives.
How would your local environment look (and smell) if the garbage-disposal team disappeared?
Also, an African safari tour would not be quite the same with hundreds of unconsumed carcasses around.
Ruppell's Griffon Vulture Tree ( Gyps rueppellis)
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
I want to thank my Flickr friend Achim for letting me know about a special day which took place yesterday.
An image of a vulture can be seen in the first comment section.
.
International Vulture Awareness Day - 4th September 2021
In a survey conducted by BirdLife International, 75% of people think of vultures as dirty undertakers – the thought that they circle helpless prey a common theme.
Conversely, these cautious creatures are themselves the ones that are helpless to the threat of human persecution.
Vultures are affectionately known by nature-lovers worldwide as ‘Nature’s Clean-up Crew’. They clean our landscapes like no other - nature's most successful scavengers. And they do all this for free.
They are in reality fantastically hygienic, caring parents, and quite shy characters.
Nature's very own biological recycling team, vultures play a vital role in clearing away carcasses and are likely to help limit disease transmission at carcasses.
Without their heroics, these diseases contaminate water sources, creating a knock-on effect that threatens both ours and our animal compatriot’s lives.
How would your local environment look (and smell) if the garbage-disposal team disappeared?
Also, an African safari tour would not be quite the same with hundreds of unconsumed carcasses around.