Objectives of the Bearded Vulture Recovery Programme:
- Achieve a significant reduction in mortality caused unintentionally by toxic substances used in the control of problem animals.
- Achieve a significant reduction in mortality caused by the trade in Bearded Vulture parts for belief-based use.
- Achieve a significant reduction in persecution and disturbance of Bearded Vulture.
- Prevent or substantially reduce Bearded Vulture mortality caused by collisions with energy generation and transmission infrastructure.
- Ensure availability of an appropriate level of safe food across the Bearded Vulture range.
- Ensure availability of sufficient suitable habitat for Bearded Vultures to breed and forage Maintain an ex-situ genetic reserve of the southern African Bearded Vulture and supplement the existing population and/or restore populations where extinct.
- Promote Bearded Vulture conservation through cross-cutting actions in relation to education & awareness, Support Bearded Vulture conservation through cross-cutting actions in relation to research and monitoring Administration of the Bearded Vulture Task Force.
- Fundraising for Project sustainability.
Objectives of the Cape Vulture Project:
- Expand the supplementary feeding programme, increasing the availability of safe, suitably positioned food for vulture consumption.
- Mitigate wind energy, create sensitivity maps, continue satellite tracking.
- Mitigation of energy structures (power line electrocution & collisions).
- Create a better understanding of traditional use of vultures. Review the traditional use trade strategy.
- Collect and analyse data to facilitate adaptive management of cape vultures.
- Assess quality and quantity of food available to cape vultures.
- Reduce and mitigate the number of vulture poisonings.
- Pursue various opportunities regionally and nationally.
- Understand and address the threat of vulture use in traditional beliefs.
- Reduce Cape Vulture electrocutions and collisions. Identify high-risk areas and monitor power line risks.
- Create awareness of the plight of vultures. Set up a national educational campaign. Target farmers, general public, schools, media etc.
Objectives of the Zululand Vulture Tagging Project
- Determine the causes of mortality.
- Determine the survival rate of the species, and what influences or inhibits population growth.
- Examine changes in breeding population size and range.
- Promote vulture conservation through the involvement of volunteers, students, researchers, landowners and other interested parties.
- Address the threat of poisoning.
- Address the use of vultures in illegal trade and traditional medicine.
- Create an awareness around the species and its conservation status.
Maloti-Drakensberg Vulture Project