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West African Vulture Conservation Action Plan 2023-2043

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This WAVCAP focuses on six species of vulture found in West Africa: Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus), Lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotos), Rüppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppelli), White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus), White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis). The Action Plan focuses on 16 nations, 14 of which are members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, with Cameroon and Chad included. Cases of vultures killed, and their parts traded for belief-based use have been reported in all these nations, with some, such as Nigeria and Benin, serving as regional
"hubs" for cross-border vulture trading.
The WAVCAP is a subregional Action Plan to guide West African states in reducing the risks posed to these six vulture species. By 2043 it is hoped that the WAVCAP will have resulted in vulture population recovery to sustainable levels, protected by effective legal frameworks and living in a healthy environment, in harmony with people.

Illegal hunting
Illegal trade
Illegal killing
Poisoning
Vulture
West Africa
Illegal hunting
illegal trade
Illegal killing
poisoning
Vulture
West Africa
Illegal hunting
illegal trade
Illegal killing
poisoning