{"id":90522,"date":"2025-09-28T18:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/endangered-lappet-faced-vulture-chick-hatches-in-ec-reserve"},"modified":"2025-09-28T18:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:53:00","slug":"endangered-lappet-faced-vulture-chick-hatches-in-ec-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/endangered-lappet-faced-vulture-chick-hatches-in-ec-reserve","title":{"rendered":"Endangered Lappet-Faced Vulture Chick Hatches in EC Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>There\u2019s renewed hope for the critically endangered lappet-faced vulture, after a chick hatched at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>The species is listed as critically endangered, with only 180 breeding pairs remaining in the wild in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ:<\/b> Experts warn possible extinction of vultures could lead to outbreak of diseases in other animals<\/p>\n<p>The chick, which hatched on Heritage Day, is being closely monitored by conservation organisation Vulpro, which leads efforts to protect and breed vultures in the region.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first known lappet-faced vulture chick to hatch since April 2021, when one was born at Zoo Atlanta in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Vulpro CEO Kerri Wolter said the chick will soon be placed with surrogate parents as part of their specialised captive breeding programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are very difficult species because they are solitary breeders, so in the wild, you\u2019re not going to find them in large numbers. In captivity, they\u2019re very shy. They stress a lot easier than Cape\u2019s and white backs; they\u2019re territorial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. There\u2019s renewed hope for the critically endangered lappet-faced vulture, after a chick hatched at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape. The species is listed as critically endangered, with only 180 breeding pairs remaining in the wild in South Africa. 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