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Endangered vulture chick born at Longleat Safari Park ‘thriving’

“The chick is now 10 times the size of when it was born and is doing really well,” he said.

The vultures, which are also known as Gyps Africanus, are critically endangered as a species.

Its numbers have dwindled from 80 million in the 1980s, external to only a few thousand today, a decline of 99.9 per cent.

“Many are under threat from pesticide poisoning around the world which is why we support the charity TUSK and its Vulture Conservation Project (VULPRO) across South Africa,” Mr Beasley said.

“In addition, one of our keepers, Amy Parratt, is on the national vulture working group which oversees the breeding programme in the UK.


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