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TitlePriorities for research and action to prevent a New World vulture crisis
AbstractProactive approaches are typically more cost-effective than reactive ones, and this is clearly the case for biodiversity conservation. Research and conservation actions for Old World vultures typically followed large population declines, particularly in Asia and Africa. These are clear examples of reactive intensive conservation management. We here contend that there are signs of a potential upcoming continental vulture crisis in the New World. New Word vultures share many of the threats that have decimated their Old World counterparts, such as toxicosis from poisoning and lead. At the same time, we show that quantitative data on key demographic and conservation action aspects are largely lacking for many New World vultures, particularly those restricted to the Neotropics. This knowledge gap prevents us from quantifying population declines, and in turn, to design effective management actions to mitigate and prevent further declines. Essentially, if the current knowledge gaps are not filled rapidly, we will miss the opportunity to apply proactive conservation. We here propose a set of actions to prevent a potential vulture crisis in the Americas.
SourceBiological conservation 270
KeywordsBiodiversity lossCost-efficient conservationLatin American vulturesSystematic literature reviewThreat mappingVulture and condor collapse
JournalBiological conservation
EditorElsevier,, Barking, Regno Unito
Year2022
TypeRassegna della letteratura scientifica in rivista (Literature review)
DOI10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109563
AuthorsSantangeli, A.; Buechley, E. R.; Mammola, S.; Lambertucci, S. A.
Text467222 2022 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109563 Scopus 2 s2.0 85129304587 Biodiversity loss Cost efficient conservation Latin American vultures Systematic literature review Threat mapping Vulture and condor collapse Priorities for research and action to prevent a New World vulture crisis Santangeli, A.; Buechley, E. R.; Mammola, S.; Lambertucci, S. A. Luonnontieteellinen Keskusmuseo; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; HawkWatch International; Helsingin Yliopisto; University of Cape Town Proactive approaches are typically more cost effective than reactive ones, and this is clearly the case for biodiversity conservation. Research and conservation actions for Old World vultures typically followed large population declines, particularly in Asia and Africa. These are clear examples of reactive intensive conservation management. We here contend that there are signs of a potential upcoming continental vulture crisis in the New World. New Word vultures share many of the threats that have decimated their Old World counterparts, such as toxicosis from poisoning and lead. At the same time, we show that quantitative data on key demographic and conservation action aspects are largely lacking for many New World vultures, particularly those restricted to the Neotropics. This knowledge gap prevents us from quantifying population declines, and in turn, to design effective management actions to mitigate and prevent further declines. Essentially, if the current knowledge gaps are not filled rapidly, we will miss the opportunity to apply proactive conservation. We here propose a set of actions to prevent a potential vulture crisis in the Americas. 270 Published version http //www.scopus.com/record/display.url eid=2 s2.0 85129304587 origin=inward Published version 2022 SANTANGELI ET AL BioCon.pdf Rassegna della letteratura scientifica in rivista Literature review Elsevier, 0006 3207 Biological conservation Biological conservation Biol. conserv. Biological conservation. stefano.mammola MAMMOLA STEFANO