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DOI | 10.1126/science.abh3358 |
Vulnerable Andean condors in steep decline | |
Diego Méndez; Pedro P. Olea; José Hernán Sarasola; Félix Hernán Vargas; Vanesa Astore; Víctor Escobar-Gimpel; Rayen Estrada-Pacheco; Sandra Gordillo; N. Luis Jácome; Sebastián Kohn-Andrade; Alejandro Kusch; Adrián Naveda-Rodríguez; Fabricio Narváez; María Alejandra Parrado-Vargas; Renzo P. Piana; Juan Sebastian Restrepo-Cardona; Robert B. Wallace | |
2021-03-26 | |
发表期刊 | Science
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出版年 | 2021 |
英文摘要 | Despite being an iconic species and the national bird of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador, the Andean condor ( Vultur gryphus ) is moving fast toward extinction. Its world population, which probably does not exceed 6700 individuals ([ 1 ][1], [ 2 ][2]), is worryingly declining throughout its range, particularly due to massive poisoning events ([ 1 ][1]) to which the species is especially prone because of its highly gregarious behavior at carcasses ([ 3 ][3]). In 2018, 34 individuals in western Argentina died after consuming a deliberately poisoned carcass placed to eliminate mammals perceived as livestock predators ([ 4 ][4]). On 6 February, another 34 condors died in southern Bolivia, in similar conditions ([ 5 ][5]). Because of events like these, the Andean condor was recently uplisted to a designation of globally Vulnerable ([ 1 ][1]).
Poisoning is the most grievous threat to the Andean condor, with incidents reported across the Andes ([ 1 ][1], [ 6 ][6]), but the species faces other challenges as well. Condors have fallen victim to lead intoxication, illegal capture, and shooting ([ 6 ][6]). They compete with other scavenger birds ([ 7 ][7]) and with feral and free-roaming domestic dogs for carrion resources ([ 5 ][5]). Complicating conservation efforts, these hazards vary regionally in nature and intensity ([ 6 ][6]).
To address the roots of the complex threats faced by Andean condors, the conservation response must leverage international and multi-sectoral collaboration. Those working toward protecting the species must base all actions on scientific evidence and assess each step taken to evaluate its effectiveness. Only with coordinated efforts at local, national, and international levels can we halt the Andean condor's decline ([ 2 ][2]).
1. [↵][8]The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, “Andean Condor: Vultur gryphus” (2020); [www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697641/181325230][9].
2. [↵][10]1. R. Wallace et al
., Saving the Symbol of the Andes: A Range Wide Conservation Priority Setting Exercise for the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) (Wildlife Conservation Society, La Paz, Bolivia, 2020); |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/321075 |
专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Diego Méndez,Pedro P. Olea,José Hernán Sarasola,et al. Vulnerable Andean condors in steep decline[J]. Science,2021. |
APA | Diego Méndez.,Pedro P. Olea.,José Hernán Sarasola.,Félix Hernán Vargas.,Vanesa Astore.,...&Robert B. Wallace.(2021).Vulnerable Andean condors in steep decline.Science. |
MLA | Diego Méndez,et al."Vulnerable Andean condors in steep decline".Science (2021). |
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