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The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 88, Issue 8, November 2024.We examined the impacts of recreational intensity on a dominant prey species, facultative avian and mammalian scavengers, and ground‐nesting birds within a sagebrush‐steppe ecosystem. Recreation had a positive relationship with facultative scavenger abundance and a negative relationship with ground‐nesting birds.
Madeline C. Aberg +5 more
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Assessing Vulture Translocation as a Management Tool to Mitigate Airport Bird Strikes [PDF]
, 2020 Collisions between wildlife and aircraft are a major safety concern for international aviation. In the Americas, vultures (Cathartidae) are considered to be one of the most hazardous bird species to airport operations. In this study, we evaluated the use
Abreu, Tarcísio Lyra dos Santos +2 more
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 69, Issue 6, Page 1985-1995, November 2024.Abstract Vertebrate scavengers represent important taphonomic agents that can act on a body, particularly when in an outdoor environment. Understanding the effects of these agents will direct how and where to search for human remains and influence the likelihood of discovery in a particular region.
Shari L. Forbes +2 more
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Evaluation of the Effect of Hydrated Lime on the Scavenging of Feral Swine (\u3ci\u3eSus Scrofa\u3c/i\u3e) Carcasses and Implications for Managing Carcass-Based Transmission of African Swine Fever Virus [PDF]
, 2023 African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating hemorrhagic disease marked by extensive morbidity and mortality in infected swine. The recent global movement of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in domestic and wild swine (Sus scrofa) populations has initiated
Bodenchuk, Michael J. +10 more
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Turkey Vulture Survival is Reduced in Areas of Greater Road Density [PDF]
, 2023 The demography of, and factors that influence these metrics, are largely unknown for most vultures in the Americas. Survivorship of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) may be influenced by landscape heterogeneity and human disturbance.
Avery, Michael L. +7 more
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Efficacy of an acoustic hailing device as an avian dispersal tool
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017 Bird strikes are a major safety and financial concern for modern aviation. Audible stimuli are common bird dispersal techniques, but their effectiveness is limited by the saliency and relevance of the stimulus.
Peter E. Schlichting +7 more
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Protective role of the vulture facial skin and gut microbiomes aid adaptation to scavenging
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2018 Background Vultures have adapted the remarkable ability to feed on carcasses that may contain microorganisms that would be pathogenic to most other animals.
Marie Lisandra Zepeda Mendoza +6 more
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A new fossil vulture (Cathartidae: Cathartes) from Quaternary asphalt and cave deposits in Cuba [PDF]
, 2020 William Suárez, Storrs L. Olson
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COLOR ABERRATIONS IN TWO SPECIES OF NEW WORLD VULTURES (CATHARTIDAE) [PDF]
, 2019 ∙ We present information on two cases of color aberrations in two species of vultures: one individual of Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) in Mexico and one of Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) in Costa Rica.
Mora, Jose Manuel +1 more
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Malaria Journal, 2018 Background New World vultures (Cathartiformes: Cathartidae) are obligate scavengers comprised of seven species in five genera throughout the Americas.
Michael J. Yabsley +15 more
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