SummaryThe Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus was once an abundant species in the Cabo Verde Islands. Since the 1960s though, and especially during the 1980–1990s, it consistently declined to near extinction. Evidence collected indicates a remnant population of about a dozen pairs or less, scattered through the desert rangelands of only three islands. Extensive enquiry work revealed that this likely resulted from the concomitant effects of the rise in unnatural mortality due to the formerly widespread and long-lasting use of dangerous pesticides and the (still on-going) poisoning of stray dogs and other nuisance animals, and a decrease in food resources associated with factors linked with development, such as urbanisation, rural abandonment and better sanitation. Avoiding imminent extinction calls for emergency action against current threats to the remaining vultures, such as poisoning and electrocution, but also potential causes of impaired fecundity such as hazardous pesticides and shortage of food resources.

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Cabo Verde 埃及秃鹰 Neophron percnopterus 濒临灭绝：极端人口崩溃的社区认知、推论和事实

摘要埃及秃鹰蝼蛄曾经是佛得角群岛的丰富物种。但自 1960 年代以来，特别是在 1980 至 1990 年代期间，它一直在下降，几乎濒临灭绝。收集到的证据表明，大约有十几对或更少的残余人口，分散在只有三个岛屿的沙漠牧场。广泛的调查工作表明，这可能是由于以前广泛和长期使用危险杀虫剂以及（仍在继续）对流浪狗和其他令人讨厌的动物中毒造成的非自然死亡率上升的伴随影响，以及与发展相关的因素相关的粮食资源减少，例如城市化、农村被遗弃和更好的卫生条件。避免迫在眉睫的灭绝需要采取紧急行动，应对当前对剩余秃鹰的威胁，