{"id":105894,"date":"2022-09-03T05:35:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T11:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=105894"},"modified":"2022-09-03T05:35:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T11:35:50","slug":"international-vulture-awareness-day-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/09\/03\/international-vulture-awareness-day-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"International Vulture Awareness Day 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-105887 size-full\" title=\"Turkey Vulture on a juniper stump\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082.jpg\" alt=\"Turkey Vulture on a juniper stump, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-juniper-stump-mia-mcpherson-2082.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Turkey Vulture on a juniper stump<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first Saturday of September is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vultureday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">International Vulture Awareness Day<\/span><\/a> which is a day to bring awareness to these birds that face a range of threats.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey and Black Vulture populations in North America are relatively stable although there here have been recent mass die offs of vultures in North America due to Avian flu. California Condors are making a come back with our help and monitoring but are still listed as critically endangered.<\/p>\n<p>The future of Old World vultures is unstable. Many are listed as near threatened, endangered and critically endangered.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hooded Vulture<em> Necrosyrtes monachus\u00a0<\/em>(Africa) \u2013\u00a0<strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Indian Vulture <em>Gyps indicus\u00a0<\/em>(Asia) \u2013 <strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Red-headed Vulture<em>\u00a0Sarcogyps calvus <\/em>(Asia) \u2013\u00a0<strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture<em> Gyps rueppelli <\/em>(Africa, (Europe*)) \u2013 <strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Slender-billed Vulture<em> Gyps tenuirostris\u00a0<\/em>(Asia) \u2013 <strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>White-backed Vulture<em> Gyps africanus <\/em>(Africa, (Europe*)) \u2013 <strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>White-headed Vulture<em> Trigonoceps occipitalis<\/em>\u00a0(Africa) \u2013\u00a0<strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>White-rumped Vulture<em> Gyps bengalensis <\/em>(Asia) \u2013 <strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Cape Vulture<em> Gyps coprotheres\u00a0<\/em>(Africa) \u2013 <strong>Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Egyptian Vulture<em> Neophron percnopterus\u00a0(<\/em>Europe, Asia, Africa) \u2013 <strong>Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Lappet-faced Vulture<em> Torgos tracheliotos<\/em>\u00a0(Africa, Asia) \u2013 <strong>Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bearded Vulture<em> Gypaetus barbatus <\/em>(Europe, Asia, Africa) \u2013\u00a0<strong>Near Threatened<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Cinereous Vulture<em> Aegypius monachus\u00a0<\/em>(Europe, Asia, (Africa*)) \u2013\u00a0<strong>Near Threatened<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Himalayan Griffon <em>Gyps himalayensis <\/em>(Asia) \u2013\u00a0<strong>Near Threatened<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Griffon Vulture<em> Gyps fulvus <\/em>(Europe, Asia, Africa) \u2013\u00a0<strong>Least Concern<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-105888 size-full\" title=\"Three Turkey Vultures and a lichen covered rock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631.jpg\" alt=\"Three Turkey Vultures and a lichen covered rock, Box Elder County, Utah\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/turkey-vulture-trio-on-rock-mia-mcpherson-4631.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Three Turkey Vultures and a lichen covered rock<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Old World Vultures face threats of poisonings, habitat loss and collisions with wind energy infrastructures. Our current climate crisis also puts them at risk.<\/p>\n<h2>All vultures are part of Nature&#8217;s clean up crew.<\/h2>\n<p>They help stop the spread of disease in wild and domesticated animals and reduce pathogenic risks to humans. They are good for the environment which in turn is good for us.<\/p>\n<p>We can help them by sharing information on the good that they do for the planet. Not just on International Vulture Awareness Day but every day of the year. They need our help.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good. Together we can make it better.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/turkey-vulture-images\/\">here<\/a><\/span> to view more of my Turkey Vulture photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Saturday of September is International Vulture Awareness Day which is a day to bring awareness to these birds that face a range of 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