Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains

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Country
South Africa
Species
Bearded vulture
Pipeline
No
Running period
2009–Present
ID data
Tags
Environmental data
Food availability
Individual data
Morphological measures
Genetic data
Blood samples collected
Feather samples collected
Basic breeding
Yes
Feeding at nest data
No
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General Information 
Responsible partyEzemvelo KZN WIldlife
ContactSonja Krueger (ORCID: 0000-0002-5761-0139) 
sonja.krueger@kznwildlife.com 
Other team members 
Data availabilityno data available through SPI-Birds
Data license 
Funding 
Study site 
NameMaloti-Drakensberg Mountains
IDMDM
CountrySouth Africa
Size (ha)2,812,500
Major site changesland use change, increased human settlement of the area and associated infrastructure
Latitude (decimal degrees N)-29.4
Longitude (decimal degrees E)29.5
Minimum elevation (m)1200
Maximum elevation (m)3400
Number of nests (min) 
Number of nests (max) 
EUNIS habitat codeE: Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens | E4: Alpine and subalpine grasslands | E4.5: Alpine and subalpine enriched grassland
Description of study sitehttps://projectvulture.org.za
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270913000440
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114920
Data 
SpeciesGypaetus barbatus
Start year2009
End year2024
Continuous collection of dataYes
Gap years 
Longest data collection 
TaggingGPS logger
Brood data collectedhatch date, fledge date, lay date
Individual data collectedage, plumage characteristics, size (weight, wing, tarsus, etc.)
Environmental data collectedfood availability
Genetic data collectedblood, feathers
Experimental manipulations 
Description of experimental manipulations 
Other activities 

Details

Country
South Africa
Species
Bearded vulture
Pipeline
No
Running period
2009–Present
ID data
Tags
Environmental data
Food availability
Individual data
Morphological measures
Genetic data
Blood samples collected
Feather samples collected
Basic breeding
Yes
Feeding at nest data
No