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  • Open Access
1,277 Views
7 Pages

19 December 2024

There are numerous reports of animals being struck by lightning, but the number of science-oriented studies in which a necropsy is performed, and the findings are documented, is relatively few and mostly focused on mammals. In contrast, analogous inf...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,736 Views
19 Pages

Genetic Diversity Analysis of Mitochondrial Cytb Gene, Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Protected Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia

  • Slobodan Davidović,
  • Saša Marinković,
  • Mila Kukobat,
  • Milica Mihajlović,
  • Vanja Tanasić,
  • Irena Hribšek,
  • Marija Tanasković and
  • Marina Stamenković-Radak

22 January 2022

Once a widespread and common species across the region of southeast Europe, the Griffon vulture is now confined to small and isolated populations across the Balkan Peninsula. The population from Serbia with 290 couples represents its biggest and most...

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  • Open Access
754 Views
12 Pages

First Investigation of Haemosporidian Species and Record of Novel Genetic Lineages in Eurasian Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) in Greece

  • Grigorios Markakis,
  • Vaidas Palinauskas,
  • Justė Aželytė,
  • Isaia Symeonidou,
  • Aurelija Krumplevskaja,
  • Anastasia Komnenou and
  • Elias Papadopoulos

10 October 2025

Eurasian griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) are endangered scavenger birds. Haemosporidian parasites infect the blood cells and organs of many avian species globally, using blood-sucking insect vectors, and they negatively affect health of birds and subs...

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  • Open Access
751 Views
12 Pages

Two Cases of Feather Dystrophy in Free-Living Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus fulvus) Associated with Viral-like Inclusion Bodies

  • Stefano Pesaro,
  • Donatella Volpatti,
  • Alice Baggio,
  • Ranieri Verin,
  • Fulvio Genero,
  • Luca Sicuro,
  • Livio Galosi,
  • Lucia Biagini,
  • Isabella Perlin and
  • Patrizia Robino
  • + 3 authors

25 July 2025

The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus fulvus) is a scavenger species that plays a vital ecological role in carrion removal. Successful survival and reproduction in captive and wildlife conditions require optimal physical status and plumage integrity. Nutr...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,073 Views
19 Pages

Anthropogenic Drivers Leading to Population Decline and Genetic Preservation of the Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

  • Monica Pirastru,
  • Paolo Mereu,
  • Laura Manca,
  • Daniela Bebbere,
  • Salvatore Naitana and
  • Giovanni G. Leoni

1 October 2021

Human activities are having increasingly devastating effects on the health of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Studying the adaptive responses of animal species to changes in their habitat can be useful in mitigating this impact. Vultures represent...

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  • Open Access
2,765 Views
17 Pages

Exploring the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Eurasian Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) Under Rehabilitation in Portugal and Their Potential Role as Reservoirs of Human and Animal Pathogens

  • Mariana Limede Nascimento,
  • Isa Serrano,
  • Eva Cunha,
  • Filipa Lopes,
  • Pedro Pascoal,
  • Marcelo Pereira,
  • Mónica Nunes,
  • Luís Tavares,
  • Ricardo Dias and
  • Manuela Oliveira

4 December 2024

The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), a widely distributed scavenger, plays a crucial role in ecosystem health by consuming decomposing carcasses. Scavengers have adapted to avoid disease from the rotting carrion they feed on, probably through...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,041 Views
10 Pages

Occurrence of ESBL- and AmpC-Producing E. coli in French Griffon Vultures Feeding on Extensive Livestock Carcasses

  • Marisa Haenni,
  • Laetitia Du Fraysseix,
  • Pauline François,
  • Antoine Drapeau,
  • Tristan Bralet,
  • Jean-Yves Madec,
  • Thierry Boulinier and
  • Olivier Duriez

Despite the fact that the selective pressure of antibiotics on wild birds is supposed to be very weak, they are considered potential vectors of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Obligate scavengers such as vultures can present high proportions of resis...

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  • Open Access
585 Views
16 Pages

Antibiotic Resistance to Critically Important Antimicrobials and Virulence Genes in Enterococcus faecalis Strains Isolated from Eurasian Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) and Their Association with Mobile Genetic Elements

  • Ana Isabel Vela,
  • Carlos Serna,
  • María Ugarte-Ruiz,
  • Aránzazu Buendia,
  • Almudena Casamayor,
  • Johan Manuel Calderón Bernal,
  • Lucas Domínguez,
  • María Dolores Cid and
  • José Francisco Fernández-Garayzábal

14 November 2025

The phenotypic resistance of 56 Enterococcus faecalis isolates from Eurasian griffon vultures was subjected to surveillance testing with the microdilution method using a standardized panel of antimicrobials. Isolates were also characterized by MLST....

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  • Open Access
345 Views
17 Pages

GPS and Accelerometer Data Reveal the Importance of Extensive Livestock Grazing in the Trophic Ecology of Griffon Vultures in Northern Spain

  • José M. Fernández-García,
  • Nerea Jauregi,
  • Mikel Olano,
  • Esteban Iriarte,
  • Jon Ugarte,
  • Aitor Lekuona,
  • José M. Martínez,
  • Pilar Oliva-Vidal and
  • Antoni Margalida

The Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is the most abundant obligate scavenger in Europe. It depends on wild and domestic carcasses whose availability and location are relatively unpredictable in terms of space and time, but also on predictable s...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,659 Views
12 Pages

Avian haemosporidians are a common and widespread group of vector-borne parasites capable of infecting most bird species around the world. They can negatively affect host condition and fitness. Vultures are assumed to have a very low prevalence of th...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,359 Views
13 Pages

Phenotypic Characterization of Oral Mucor Species from Eurasian Vultures: Pathogenic Potential and Antimicrobial Ability

  • Catarina Raposo,
  • Isa Serrano,
  • Eva Cunha,
  • Maria Patrícia Couto,
  • Filipa Lopes,
  • María Casero,
  • Luís Tavares and
  • Manuela Oliveira

27 July 2023

Due to poisoning and decline in the food resources of Eurasian vultures, there has been a rise in the number of Griffon (Gyps fulvus) and Cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) needing veterinary care. In captivity, vultures often develop oral and ot...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,168 Views
20 Pages

Key Factors behind the Dynamic Stability of Pairs of Egyptian Vultures in Continental Spain

  • Catuxa Cerecedo-Iglesias,
  • Joan Lluís Pretus,
  • Antonio Hernández-Matías,
  • Ainara Cortés-Avizanda and
  • Joan Real

31 August 2023

Conservation science aims to identify the factors influencing the distribution of threatened species, thereby permitting the implementation of effective management strategies. This is key for long-lived species that require long-term monitoring such...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,974 Views
12 Pages

Shepherds View of Large Carnivore Recovery in the Pyrenees, Spain

  • José Ballarín,
  • Alicia García-Serrano,
  • Juan Herrero and
  • Ramón Reiné

23 June 2023

The studied farms are small family businesses, and so, in more than half of the cases, their continuity is not guaranteed. Livestock management is typical of a mountain system, in which the animals graze throughout the year in cultivated fields, sown...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,846 Views
13 Pages

Pharmaceuticals are still considered emerging pollutants affecting both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Scavenging bird species may be exposed to veterinary drugs when they feed on livestock carcasses provided at supplementary feeding stations, a...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,064 Views
20 Pages

Age-Specific Demographic Response of a Long-Lived Scavenger Species to Reduction of Organic Matter in a Landfill

  • Diego J. Arévalo-Ayala,
  • Joan Real,
  • Santi Mañosa,
  • Joan Aymerich,
  • Carles Durà and
  • Antonio Hernández-Matías

15 November 2023

Food availability shapes demographic parameters and population dynamics. Certain species have adapted to predictable anthropogenic food resources like landfills. However, abrupt shifts in food availability can negatively impact such populations. Whil...