Environment & Ecology · Vulture Conservation
Under the SAVE recovery strategy, what is a key conservation method employed to protect critically endangered Gyps vultures before releasing them back into a toxic-free wild?
- 1Administering oral vaccine doses directly to free-ranging wild vulture populations via drones.
- 2Genetically modifying domestic livestock to prevent them from contracting infectious avian pathogens.
- 3Breeding vultures in captivity so that their offspring can be released once the wild environment is safe from toxic NSAIDs like diclofenac.✓
- 4Constructing large-scale glass domes in urban centers to keep wild birds permanently isolated.
Correct answer
Breeding vultures in captivity so that their offspring can be released once the wild environment is safe from toxic NSAIDs like diclofenac.
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