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Black Vultures in Mallorca

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

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Abstract

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This report of the author's six-week study of the European black vulture in Mallorca suggests that this endangered species has declined still further in the island and now numbers about 40. He believes that disturbance and direct persecution could be having a serious effect on such a small population, but food may be a factor and needs closer study. The FPS aided this study with an Oryx 100% Fund grant.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1976

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