Project
Preventing the Killing of Critically Endangered Vultures in West African Countries
Initiative
Duration
2021 - 2022
Location
Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, The Gambia
Species protected
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Project objectives
This project aims to build capacity for enforcement agencies, educate stakeholder groups and lay foundations for long-lasting regional conservation strategies in order to urgently reduce the killing of vultures for belief-based use.
Threats
Poaching
This project is implemented by BirdLife International.
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
