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Photo Gallery of 10 Vulture Species — International Vulture Awareness Day!

September 4, 2009 By 1 Comment
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In honor of International Vulture Awareness Day, here is a gallery of 10 vulture species to celebrate the unique beauty of these vital birds. Enjoy!

Red-headed vulture (Sacrogyps calvus)

Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)

Status: Critically Endangered. Population Trend: Decreasing. Range: Bangladesh; Cambodia; China; India; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Viet Nam. Possibly extinct in Malaysia; occasional straggler in Pakistan.

Image: flickr.com/schizoform/ / CC BY 2.0

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About Rhishja Cota-Larson

Rhishja is the founder of Saving Rhinos, which publishes news and information about the illegal trade in rhino horn and rhino conservation issues. She is the Editor of the blogs "Rhino Horn is Not Medicine" and "Project Pangolin", and author of the book "Murder, Myths & Medicine". Check out savingrhinos.org, rhinoconservation.org, and pangolins.org to learn more. When Rhishja is not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, she enjoys rocking out to live music.

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  1. 16 Cool Facts About Vultures on International Vulture Awareness Day! : EcoWorldly says:
    September 5, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    [...] You might also enjoy yesterday’s photo gallery of 10 vulture species to celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day 2009. [...]

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