Vultures are an ecologically vital group of birds that face a range of threats in many areas that they occur. Populations of many species are under pressure and some species are facing extinction.
The International Vulture Awareness Day has grown from Vulture Awareness Days run by the Birds of Prey Working Group in South Africa and the Hawk Conservancy Trust in England, who decided to work together and expand the initiative into an international event.
It is now recognised that a co—ordinated international day will publicise the conservation of vultures to a wider audience and highlight the important work being carried out by the world’s vulture conservationists.
On September 4th 2010, the aim is for each participating organisation to carry out their own activities that highlight vulture conservation and awareness. This website, established in July 2009, provides a central place for all participants to outline these activities and see the extent of vulture conservation across the world
Additionally this webpage is a valuable resource for vulture workers to learn about the activities of their colleagues and to perhaps develop new collaborations or exchange information.
But you don't have to be a zoo, bird park or conservation organisation to become involved. Our Awareness Day Virtual Event is open to everyone. Take a look at how you can become involved.
Organisations who participated in 2009
Accipiter Enterprises, Educational Birds of Prey, United StatesAfricam Safari Zoo, Mexico
African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, South Africa
African Raptor Expedition, Kenya
Albuquerque Biological Park, United States
American Falconry Conservancy, United States
Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity, Cambodia
Association of Zoos and Aquariums Raptor Taxon Advisory Group, United States
Österreichischer Falknerbund / Austrian Falconry Association, Austria
Balkan Vulture Action Plan,
Banham Zoo, United Kingdom
Belgian Federation for Falconry "Valkeniers.be", Belgium
Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park, United States
Bird Conservation Nepal, Nepal
Bird conservation society-gujrat-vulturecell, India
Bird Explorers, Thailand
BirdLife Africa Partnership Secretariat,
BirdLife South Africa, South Africa
Birds Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Birds of Prey Protecrion Fund, Serbia
Birds of Prey Working Group, Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa
Birds@Work, Netherlands
Birdwing (BirdWatching In Northern Greece), Greece
Black Vulture Conservation Foundation, Spain
Bronx Zoo, United States
Brookgreen Gardens, United States
Bulgarian Association for Conservation of Birds of Prey, Bulgaria
Bulgarian Association for Conservation of Birds of Prey - The Falconers' Association, Bulgaria
Busch Gardens Tampa, United States
Callaway Gardens Birds of Prey Program, United States
Cambodia Vulture Conservation Project, Cambodia
Cango Wildlife Ranch, South Africa
Cape Falconry Club, South Africa
Carolina Raptor Center, United States
Centre for Natural Resource Management & Research, Bangladesh
cetreros de mexico., Mexico
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, United States
Colectivo Ornitológico Cigüeña Negra, Spain
Conservation Biology & Climate Change Research Unit, Bangladesh
Conservation Halton, Canada
Consultnature, Tanzania: United Republic of
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, United States
Cosley Zoo, United States
Cotswold Falconry Centre, United Kingdom
Department of Zoology,University of Lucknow, India, India
Deutscher Falkenorden e.V., Germany
Dhartee Development Society (DDS), Pakistan
Disney's Animal Kingdom, United States
Eaglewatch, Netherlands
Eco-Zoo de Borce, France
Ecology Lab., Dept. of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Edinburgh Zoo, United Kingdom
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Egypt
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico
Elite Falconry Belgium, Belgium
Falconry Uk Birds of Prey Centre, United Kingdom
Federation "BURKUTSHI", Kazakhstan
Flamingo Nature Club, Mahuva, Gujarat, India
Free State Falconry Club, South Africa
FRIDERICUS REX MALTA FALCONERS, Malta
Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna (FWFF), Bulgaria
Fund " JOLCHORO ", Kyrgyzstan
Fundación Bioandina Argentina, Argentina
Fundación Gypaetus, Spain
FWFF-Macedonia, Macedonia: the former Yugoslav Republic of
Gauntlet Birds of Prey Eagle and Vulture Park, United Kingdom
GlobalBirdTrekkers, South Africa
GRAND PARC DU PUY DU FOU, France
Great Lakes Falconers Association, United States
Gujarat Nature Conservation Foundation, India
Harvey's Knob Hawkwatch, United States
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, United States
Himalayan Nature, Nepal
Himalayan Nature, Nepal
Hungarian Falconers Club, Hungary
International Association for Falconry and the Conservation of Birds of Prey, Belgium
International Centre for Birds of Prey, United Kingdom
Israel Nature & Parks Authority, Israel
Israeli Ornothological Center, The International Center for the Study of Bird Migration, Society for, Israel
Italian Federation Falconry, Italy
JARAK - Association for Protection and Conservation of Birds of Prey, Macedonia: the former Yugoslav Republic of
KACHCHH NATURE CLUB, India
Khandesh Nature Conservation Society, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Krantishing Nanapatil College Of Veterinary Science, India
KuzeyDoga Society, Turkey
Lakhota Nature Club, Jamnagar, India
Limpopo Falconry Club, South Africa
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, United States
Lory Park Zoo, South Africa
mahesh trivedi, India
Mahseer Conservancy, India
Ministry of Environment's Pakistan Wetlands Programme, Pakistan
Mpumalanga Falconry Club, South Africa
Munda Wanga Trust, Zambia
MUSEO ORNITOLOGICO "ANGELO FABRIS", Italy
Natal falconry Club, South Africa
National Association for Welfare of Animals and Research (NAWAR), India
National College, India
National Falconers Club of Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan
NATURE CLUB SURAT ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION & RESEARCH CENTRE, India
New Canaan Nature Center, United States
NEYVELI LIGINITE CORPORATION, India
Nirmal Foundation frd, India
NUEVO COLEGIO CONTINENTAL AMERICANO S.C., Mexico
Olympic Vulture Study, United States
Palm Beach Zoo, United States
Paradise Park Cornwall, United Kingdom
Prakruti Jatan Parivar, Bhanvad, India
Rajputana Society of Natural History, India
Raptor Education Foundation, United States
Raptor Working Group, Kenya
Refugio de las Hoces del Riaza Fund, Spain
Research-Educational Centre for the Protection of Nature, Croatia
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, United Kingdom
Sacred Heritage Travel, United States
San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, United States
Santa Barbara Zoo, United States
Shaman, United States
Slovenska zveza za sokolarstvo in zaščito ptic ujed, Slovenia
Society for Wild Animals "Falcon", Poland
South African Falconry Association, South Africa
South Lakes Wild Animal Park, United Kingdom
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, United States
Staten Island Zoo, United States
Studiegroep Behoud Valkerij(vzw), Belgium
Sunset Zoological Park, United States
Swaziland Vulture Monitoring Programe, Swaziland
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, United States
Taronga Zoo, Australia
The Birdman, United States
The Center for Birds of Prey, United States
The Falconry Centre, United Kingdom
The Hawk Conservancy Trust, United Kingdom
The Himalayan Times National daily, Nepal
The Peregrine Fund, United States
The Raptor Foundation, United Kingdom
Transvaal Falconry Club, South Africa
Valkerij Ardanwen, Belgium
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, United States
Vulcha Helpas, South Africa
Vulture Conservation Foundation, Netherlands
Vulture Programme, South Africa
Vulture Research and Conservation Programme of Bangladesh with five partners, Bangladesh
Vulture Study Group - Namibia, Namibia
Wetheriggs Animal Rescue & Conservation Centre, United Kingdom
Wildlife Conservation and Study Centre, India
Wildlife Conservation Foundation, India
Wildlife Conservation Society, United States
Wildlife Fund B.T., Belgium
Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre - Green Balkans, Bulgaria
Wildlife science and conservation center of Mongolia, Mongolia
Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA, United States
World Bird Sanctuary, United States
WWF - Pakistan, Pakistan
Zambian Ornithological Society (ZOS), Zambia
Zoo News Digest, Thailand
Zoological garden Ostrava, Czech Republic
Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom
Zoologická zahrada Liberec, Czech Republic
