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​AZA SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction focuses the collective expertise within accredited zoos and aquariums and leverages their massive audiences to save species. African vultures are now an official SAFE species.

 #SaveOurScavengers  #VultureSAFE
Great news!
The Vulture SAFE program received a $24,620 grant through AZA SAFE - to support poison response trainings in Botswana, Kenya, and Tanzania. The grant also includes support for conference attendance for several of our partners at the Pan-African Ornithology Congress in November 2020 to work towards best practices in these types of trainings and to share these with colleagues at the conference. 
We are very excited for this support and the work we will be able to do as a result! 

African Vulture Toolkit

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​Download the African Vulture SAFE toolkit for details on the African Vulture Crisis, the SAFE Program, Social Media and Fundraising information, and more! 


SAFE Focus Days

No matter the conservation holiday, you can talk about vultures! 
Visit our Google Drive folder to download images for posts about vultures to use on your social media platforms. 
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We've also provided frames and logos if you would like to use your own images. 
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Visit our Google Drive folder with Vulture SAFE Branding and Logos
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Inside Africa episode 478 - Vultures
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 Vultures, vulture biology, Vulture Crisis. 
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AV SAFE Action Plan

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African Vulture SAFE 3 Year Action Plan

The 3-Year Action Plan prepared by the African Vulture SAFE steering committee outlines the strategic needs and plans for coordinate SAFE program partners. 
African Vulture SAFE 3 Year Action Plan (2018-2020)

Annual Reports and Updates

2019 Vulture SAFE Updates
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North Carolina Zoo's Annual Report: Southern Tanzania Vulture Program
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Vulture Education Resources​

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SAFE Vulture Species Profiles
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Sample lessons, activities, coloring pages and more
Untamed Science- Vultures
with the North Carolina Zoo's Dr. Corinne Kendall, African Vulture SAFE Program Leader. This video gives a great overview of vulture crises around the world, especially the African Vulture Crisis. 

African Vulture SAFE Species

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African vulture species function as a scavenging guild with each species providing unique adaptations necessary to find and dispose of carrion collectively. As such, it makes more sense to focus conservation efforts on a suite of African vulture species rather than a single species. 
This subset of African vultures was selected for the SAFE program for a number of reasons. First, these are the most common African vulture species found in AZA institutions. Second, a number of zoos already had conservation initiatives linked to these species at the time of the submission of the proposal for African Vultures as a SAFE program. Finally, these species have a large amount of overlap in their geographic distribution (with the exception of Ruppell’s and Cape Vultures) and share similar threats and thus conservation needs. Our program can thus focus on a few key activities that can have a positive effect on all six species considered here.

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Vulture Jewelry Fundraiser

We've partnered with Andrew Schumann of Schumann Sculpture, who has created some beautiful pieces for the Vulture SAFE program. $4-5 from each piece will go to the Vulture SAFE program.​
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Vulture SAFE  Online Store

Visit our Teespring store to purchase your Vulture SAFE Gear!
Our 2019 Campaign raised $4,129 and sold 515 shirts!
Thank you to everyone who purchased a shirt for your support!
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Vultures of the World

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African Vulture Multi-Species Action Plan (MSAP)

The MSAP is a collaborative action plan covering 128 range states which aims to provide a comprehensive, strategic conservation Action Plan covering the geographic ranges of all 15 species of migratory African-Eurasian vultures and to promote concerted, collaborative and coordinated international actions towards the recovery of these populations to acceptable levels by 2029.
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MSAP- Summary
The Multi-Species Action Plan
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  • Home
  • Newsletter
  • Resources
    • Education >
      • Vulture Education
      • Year of the Bird
      • Raptors as Program Animals
    • Issues >
      • Microtrash
      • Vulture Crisis >
        • Asian Vulture Crisis
        • African Vulture Crisis
      • Lead Poisoning
      • Rat poison
    • Position Statements
    • Training
    • Enrichment
    • Husbandry >
      • Husbandry Idea Gallery
      • Husbandry Products
      • TAG Manuals
  • raptors
    • Vultures >
      • African Vultures >
        • Cape Vulture SSP
        • Lappet-Faced Vulture SSP
        • Hooded Vulture SSP
        • Ruppell’s Griffon SSP
        • White-Backed Vulture SSP
      • Asian Vultures >
        • Eurasian Black Vulture SSP
      • New World Vultures >
        • Andean Condor SSP
        • California Condor SSP
        • King Vulture SSP
    • Eagles >
      • Steller's Sea Eagle SSP
      • Harpy Eagle (Candidate)
    • Falcons >
      • African Pygmy Falcon SSP
    • Hawks
    • Secretary Bird SSP
    • Owls >
      • Burrowing Owl SSP
      • Eurasian Eagle Owl SSP
      • Snowy Owl SSP
      • Spectacled Owl SSP
      • Verreaux's Eagle Owl SSP
  • Conservation
    • SAFE Shirt Contest
    • African vulture SAFE program
    • Egyptian Vultures in Oman
    • Bird Window Strikes
  • T-Shirt Store
  • About
    • Events
    • Contact