1. Rare & Endangered Species Trust Our mission
To initiate and support the scientific and practical study of rare and endangered species in Namibia, especially developing and facilitating solutions to community, national and international problems with these species, while striving to maintain socio-ecological balance and biodiversity FORGOTTEN 5
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2. History * Vultures * Pangolins * Crisis * Future
Namibian vultures
Cape Griffon
Egyptian
Hooded
Palmnut
Whiteheaded
Lappetfaced
Whitebacked
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3. Cape Griffon Vulture Gyps coprotheres
2015 LISTED AS EXTINCT IN NAMIBIA only the 2nd recorded extinction in Namibia
2012, population +-30
2000, population - 12
1950’s, population was 2,000
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4. Captures Kansas City Zoo Capture Aviary Linda Millington
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5. History * Vultures * Pangolins * Crisis * Future
Metamorphics
Linda Millington
Linda Millington
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6. History * Vultures * Pangolins * Crisis * Future
Tagging and Ringing
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7. History * Vultures * Pangolins * Crisis * Future
Satellite Transmitters
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8. Thanks to John Mendelson
Satelite Data
Flight speeds: CGV kph All flew over 100 kph Speed increases with altitude Fly between 9:00-18:00 Fastest bird at 127kph Flying heights: Adverge cruising – m above ground Height increased with heat Home ranges: Sofe – 3 mths – 3,947 Emperor – 3 mths – 24,515
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Thanks to John Mendelson

9. Vulture restaurants, Camera Traps
Numbers -30
WBV – 24
4 ad, 20 juv,imm
4 female, 10 male
LfV – 6
4 ad, 2 juv/imm
Arrival – 7h09 am
Departure – 7h24 am
Prob all left with % full crops
No other species interaction
3 Warthog arrive at 14h06pm
nothing much left to eat
No marked birds
No visible injuries & appear in good condition
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Supported by MET

10. Supported by the Disney Conservation Fund
Vulture Crisis
YEAR Cape griffon Lappet faced vulture White backed vulture VISITS PER FEED
# Birds # feeds # birds # feeds # birds # feeds
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REST at Uitsig site
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REST at Okat site
2008 No good data
REST at Phoenix site
(building)
2010 Building , ,
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11. Cape Pangolin Smutsia temminckii
Population – unknown
2015 – IUCN declared most illegally trafficked animal in the world.
Namibia’s cape pangolin is the only of 8 species that can survive in arid regions
2016 – CITES upgrades all 8 species to CITES 1
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12. History * Vultures * Pangolins * Crisis * Future
Pangolins - captures
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Trackers
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VHF Data
Location within 1 km directional beeping
Exact location with 100 m
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15. History * Vultures * Pangolins * Crisis * Future
Garmin & Human Data
189 Days
443:59:04 Hours
Adverage – 2:35 mins per day
miles
Adverage miles per day
Adverage speed – 0.4 mph
15,292 human calories burned
Approx 15 mins of every hour actually feeding
Adverage – 15 long & 30 short feeds per hour
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16. Supported by The Body Shop
Pangolin crisis
Estimated that from 2011 – April 2013 = 100,000 pangolins were traded on the black market
2016 – As of 19 July – 14.5 tonnes of pangolin scales, 345 kg of meat, 413 live pangolins have been seized in Asia
51 Incidents
19 countries
78% from African species
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Supported by The Body Shop

17. Future of vultures and pangolins
Satellite/GPS tracking
Establish captive breeding in each SADC country.
Public posters in national parks and tour companies for tagged birds
Research into lead poisoning levels
High penalties for mass poisonings
Need for government support
PANGOLINS:
Develop proper tracking
Establish a proper care centre for rehabilitation
Continue to push media trend
Coordinate MET, Police and welfare orgs with posters
Stop releasing confiscated pangolins haphazardly esp in the desert
.Increase penalties fitting a CITES 1 species
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18. History * Vultures * Pangolins * Crisis * Future
FUTURE at REST
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19. Namibia has failed the Cape Griffon
Namibia has failed the Cape Griffon! I hope we don’t fail the other vultures & Cape pangolin.
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