African White-Backed Vultures Mating

A very rare sighting of a pair of Critically Endangered African White-Backed Vultures mating in the iMfolozi section of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. White-Backed Vultures are predominantly monogamous and only have one breeding season per year, which typically occurs between June to September in Zululand. The females will only lay one egg per breeding season, which puts the survival of this severely-threatened species at even greater risk.

Wildlife ACT works with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and the Endangered Wildlife Trust to conduct an annual Vulture Tagging Project in Zululand. The project includes taking DNA samples, wing-tagging, and fitting GPS units to Vultures to help understand flight paths, foraging areas, roosting spots and survival rates, and facilitates ongoing monitoring of Vulture performance to better secure and protect the areas that these birds utilize.

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Video by Estelle Corade