Critically endangered Lappet-faced Vulture chick hatches on Heritage Day
A critically endangered Lappet-faced Vulture chick hatched today, 24 September at Vulpro’s captive breeding facility based at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape. Born on Heritage Day, this birth marks a monumental first for Vulpro in a crucial victory in the fight against extinction for one of Africa’s most threatened birds of prey. It […]
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Africa’s largest vulture relocation marks a conservation milestone
The first phase of a project to secure the future of wild vulture populations in southern Africa has been successfully completed with 160 Cape and African White-backed vultures settled into their new home at Shamwari Private Game Reserve. The birds are the vanguard of a two-year project to establish a breeding facility, VulPro at Shamwari, […]
Volunteer Story: So like a chicken?
This was the response of the Botswana Customs and Excise official when presented with an export permit to convey a Lappet-faced Vulture across the border to South Africa. In early March 2023, VulPro made history by successfully importing a non-releasable Lappet-faced Vulture from Botswana to his new home at VulPro. For the past few years, […]