Cape Griffon Vulture Research
Captures
Cape Griffon Vulture
June 2004
Jorg Diekmann has designed what is probably the most successful capture aviary in the world. To date, REST has captured over 800 vultures. This has been key for fitting our satellite telemetry and almost 600 birds have been ringed. Ringing allows us to differentiate between individual birds. Interestingly enough we thought the one disadvantage to feeding weekly is that we would habituate the wild birds to feed at our site. With ringing, we have discovered that the visiting rate is in fact very low and most birds continue with their natural foraging.
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