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A drug which has poisoned 99% of all vultures in India, Pakistan and Nepal almost overnight, is now spreading rapidly across Europe. This introduction is compounding many other threats to now make vultures one of the most highly-threatened bird families on the planet.
With a united Partnership of 70 conservation organisations across Europe and Africa, BirdLife has the network, knowledge and know-how to save vultures.
They know that simple and effective solutions exist, and urgently need £20,000 to identify, and tackle the threats to these most beautiful and important of birds. Please support BirdLife’s work to stop vulture poisoning now.
Your generous donation will first be used to fight for a ban of veterinary diclofenac across Europe and tackle other threats in Africa. This action alone could save thousands of vultures.
Your money will also enable an expert team of BirdLife scientists to undertake an urgent review of all vulture species. This study will provide vital information enabling thousands of conservationists around the globe to take action. It will empower them to act, and gain greater support for their herculean efforts.
Tackling widespread threats to entire families of birds like this are very difficult, but BirdLife’s experience shows coordinated action can be highly successful. As a result of their experience and expertise with Asian vultures, BirdLife has a small but important head-start in Africa and Europe.
Your support is vital to this work, and will make a real difference to its success. Please, dig deep, donate now and help us keep vultures flying as high as they should be.
Thank you,
BirdLife
www.justgiving.com/stop-vulture-poisoning-now
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Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Vulture video footage: Carles Carboneras
Thanks to interviewees: Dr Mark Anderson, Iván Ramírez, Stephen Awoyemi.
Thanks to Margaret Atwood, David Lindo, Simon King, Chris Packham for their support to the campaign.
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Photo credits in order of appearance:
Clement Francis Martin; Carles Carboneras; Ganesh H Shankar; Rafa Martin; Rafa Martin; Cartoon: Jonnie Fisk; Diclofenac; Mohanram R Kemparaju; Mridu Paban Phukan; Roger Charlwood; David Dillon; Andy & Gill Swash; Alinya Menjant; Ramon Elosegui; Joachim S. Muller; Dead White-backed Vulture; Roger Charlwood; Ramon Elosegui; Ramon Elosegui; Clement Francis; Metacam; Mridu Paban Phukan; Jonathan Eames; Roger Charlwood; W. Vivarelli; Csaba Bark; Ramon Elosegui; Ganesh H Shankar; Larry Wan.
