36. The Egyptian Vulture

Conservationists Assemble

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 36!

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between them as well as asking those important questions of what more can and needs to be done.

I am your host, Captain Conservation a.k.a. Jonny Bloxham, and I am inviting you to join the ranks of the conservationists assemble community as we take the fight to earth’s biggest villain and my arch nemesis, extinction. This episode is focused on the Egyptian Vulture, Europe's smallest and only globally endangered Vulture. I’ve teamed up with José Tavares, director of the Vulture Conservation Foundation who has all of the intel required to inform us on what it is going to take to defeat extinction.

Will you join the fight?

In this episode, José informs us on what we know about these truly overlooked birds, the threats they face and the different organisations and efforts in conserving this awesome species.

Check out the links below to learn more about the work to save the Egyptian Vulture!

Vulture Conservation Foundation: Our Mission & Vision - Vulture Conservation Foundation (4vultures.org)

José Tavares: José Tavares - Vulture Conservation Foundation (4vultures.org)

The Egyptian Vulture: Egyptian Vulture - Vulture Conservation Foundation (4vultures.org)

Don’t forget that there are plenty of ways to interact with the podcast by sharing your favourite photos and videos of Egyptian Vultures. You can also send in your favourite memories from a time at your favourite zoo or experiencing nature first hand. And don’t forget you can have your say by expressing species, topics, organisations or specific guests you would wish to have on the podcast. Perhaps you want to appear on an episode yourself if you have a topic you are particularly passionate about. You can do all of these things by emailing [e-mail] or by messaging on facebook and instagram. Until next time, this is captain conservation signing off, over and out.