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Hi everyone 👋 Today we are revisiting vultures

Hi everyone 👋

Today we are revisiting vultures once again (in anticipation for a very exciting project coming up soon with Stampede)!

In one of our other posts we covered 5 amazing species of Old World Vulture, all unique in their individual characteristics and behaviours!

Today we thought we would give you a bit more information on 5 more species of vulture!

6: The White-Headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis). This species of vulture resides in Africa and is characterised by its white crest and pale naked areas over its head. Unfortunately this is believed to be the most threatened species of vulture, being classed as “critically endangered” by the IUCN.

7: The Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus). This is another species of vulture native to sub-Saharan Africa and another critically endangered species. This vulture is believed to be the most traded with 90% of all seized vulture parts being from this species.

8: The Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis)! This is one of the largest vulture species and is found in the Himalayan region of the Indian sun-continent and adjacent Tibetan plateau. This species is highly respected in Buddhist culture and plays a unique role in traditional sky burials.

9: The Indian vulture (Gyps indicus)! This vulture is native to parts of the Indian sub continent and has unfortunately been subject to severe population decline due to diclofenac poisoning. This species previous to the poisonings were heavily relied upon for the disposal of animal and human remains.

10: The Red-Headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), which is also native to the Indian sub-continent. The genders of this vulture differ in eye colour, with males having a pale white eyes and females having dark brown eyes. This species much like some of the other species of vulture mentioned, is heavily threatened by diclofenac poisoning.

All of these species of vulture are unique in their characteristics, but collectively crucial to the stability and survival of the ecosystems that we rely upon!

Please like, comment and follow for more vulture content coming soon! 🙏

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Happy @worldwildlifeday 2023 everyone! 🥳 This

Happy @worldwildlifeday 2023 everyone! 🥳

This day recognises flora and fauna all over the world - the date was chosen by UN to recognise the adoption of @cites

(CITES being the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna)

We thought we would post a Stampede favourite… 💚 the enigmatic African wild dog … we think this is a thoughtful photo…

So lets give a thought to our beautiful planet and the richness of flora and fauna this @worldwildlifeday

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❓Why do we stand up for the “little guys” at

❓Why do we stand up for the “little guys” at Stampede?

On planet earth 🌍we have an estimated 2.13 million species, more than 11,000 birds, 6,000 mammals and over 11,000 reptiles! 🤩

But sometimes we only see the big guys getting attention and appreciation online!

Don’t get us wrong we love pandas, tigers, elephants and giraffes as much as you!
💚🦁🐘🐼 but we think that the little guys deserve just as much love!

All the little guys on Earth have their own unique and important roles, from the pangolins who keep our ant populations under control so that forests can thrive, to vultures who act as natures clean up crew.

Let’s help the little guys get the recognition they deserve! 👏👏

We at stampede believe we all deserve our time in the spotlight.

Which species do you think deserves a little more love? 🤔

Comment below and follow us to learn more! ❤️

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Hi everyone! Today we are circling back to one o

Hi everyone!

Today we are circling back to one of our personal favourite species, Vultures!

We spoke a little bit about vultures in flight in our last post but we thought today we might give you a little bit more detail on one in particular.

The vulture in the footage above is a bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) which lives and breeds in high crags in southern Europe, East Africa, Tibet and the Caucasus.

This vulture is the only known vertebrate whose diet consists of 70-90% bone and can bite through bones as thick as a lamb’s femur.

When they come across a bone they cannot break they have developed a technique of carrying these bones to a height (50-150m) before dropping them to smash on rocks below.

This has earned them the nickname ossifrage, which translates to “bone breaker”.

This ingenious and intelligent species is unfortunately on the decline, impacted heavily by fatal collisions with infrastructure and a reduction in food resources.

Please like and follow to learn more about species that are often forgotten but integral to a healthy and balanced ecosystem!

#stampedeinternational#wildlife#vultures#endangeredspecies

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It’s World Pangolin Day. Share the 💚 for the

It’s World Pangolin Day. Share the 💚 for the only scaly mammal on our planet 🌍

#worldpangolinday

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Hi everyone! As it’s just been valentines we t

Hi everyone!

As it’s just been valentines we thought we would do a post about a species that we LOVE and one we hope you do too! ❤️

🌎 Todays species in the spotlight is the pangolin! A species that is a little less loved than most but is still crucial to a balanced planet and ecosystem.

🐜 Pangolins are native to both Africa and Asia, with four found in each. Interestingly not all species of pangolin eat the same type of food, with some preferring one type of ant/termite over another.

🌳 However they are all the same in their very important environmental role; keeping ant and termite populations under control.

🐜 Without pangolins these insects would detrimentally erode the soil and over harvest the trees, creating an ecosystem out of balance.

Unfortunately pangolins are under threat from poachers. Approximately 100,000 pangolins are killed each year for their scales.

Like, comment and share if you want to see conservation of species like the pangolin! ❤️🙏

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@pangolinconservation

#endangeredspecies#stampede#pangolin#wildlifecharities#IUCN

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