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A conservation criminology-based desk assessment of vulture poisoning in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area by Gore, Meredith L., Hübschle, Annette, Botha, André J., Coverdale, Brent M., Garbett, Rebecca, Harrell, Reginal M., Krüger, Sonja C., Mullinax, Jennifer M., Olson, Lars J., Ottinger, Mary Ann, Smit-Robinson, Hanneline, Shaffer, L. Jen, Thompson, Lindy J., van den Heever, Linda, Bowerman, William W.

“…Vulture declines are uniquely problematic for socio-ecological systems because they are nature’s most important scavengers. Intentional and unintentional…”
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Blood and bone lead levels in South Africa's Gyps vultures: Risk to nest-bound chicks and comparison with other avian taxa by van den Heever, Linda, Smit-Robinson, Hanneline, Naidoo, Vinny, McKechnie, Andrew E.

“…Poisoning, including secondary lead poisoning, is cited as the single most important cause of vulture mortalities in Africa. To evaluate the prevalence of lead…”
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Sub-lethal impacts of lead poisoning on blood biochemistry, immune function and delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (δ-ALAD) activity in Cape (Gyps coprotheres) and white-backed (G. africanus) Vulture chicks by van den Heever, Linda, Naidoo, Vinny, Coetzer, Theresa, Eyssen, Lauren, Hewlett, Jennie, Smit-Robinson, Hanneline A., McKechnie, Andrew E.

“…Although the prevalence of lead poisoning in southern Africa's Gyps vultures is now well-established, its finer physiological effects on these endangered…”
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Identifying the origin of lead poisoning in white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) chicks at an important South African breeding colony: a stable lead isotope approach by van den Heever, Linda, Elburg, Marlina A., Iaccheri, Linda, Naidoo, Vinny, Ueckermann, Henriette, Bybee, Grant, Smit-Robinson, Hanneline A., Whitecross, Melissa A., McKechnie, Andrew E.

“…Elevated lead levels in scavenging raptors can originate from a variety of environmental and anthropogenic sources, including soil, water, mining activities…”
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Old World Vultures Reflect Effects of Environmental Pollutants Through Human Encroachment by Krüger, Sonja C., Botha, Andre, Bowerman, William, Coverdale, Brent, Gore, Meredith L., den Heever, Linda, Shaffer, L. Jen, Smit‐Robinson, Hanneline, Thompson, Lindy J., Ottinger, Mary Ann

“…African wildlife face challenges from many stressors including current and emerging contaminants, habitat and resource loss, poaching, intentional and…”
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