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ArticleScientific reports2024

High conservation importance of range-edge populations of Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus).

Rynhardt Le Roux, Ivo Colmonero-Costeira, Justus P Deikumah, Lindy J Thompson, Isa-Rita M Russo, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Sandi Willows-Munro

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Rynhardt Le RouxCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Science, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Ivo Colmonero-CosteiraONE, Organisms and Environment Division, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, The Museum Ave, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, UK.
Justus P DeikumahDepartment of Conservation Biology and Entomology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Lindy J ThompsonCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Science, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Isa-Rita M RussoONE, Organisms and Environment Division, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, The Museum Ave, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, UK.
Bettine Jansen van VuurenDepartment of Zoology, Centre for Ecological and Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa.
Sandi Willows-MunroCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Science, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. willows-munro@ukzn.ac.za.

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National Research Foundation MND210412594026
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Abstract

Critically endangered Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus Temminck, 1823), like many vulture species globally, are experiencing rapid population declines due to anthropogenic factors such as poisonings, human persecution, trading for belief-based use, and habitat loss/degradation. The Hooded Vulture is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa. Although it is considered one of the most abundant vultures in West Africa, this vulture species is less common in East and southern Africa, with the population at the southern-most edge of the distribution (in South Africa and Eswatini) estimated at only 100-200 mature individuals. The distribution of Hooded Vultures has contracted dramatically in southern Africa, with breeding populations largely confined to protected areas such as the Greater Kruger National Park. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of the southern African range-edge population and assess if the recent contraction in the distribution has resulted in the population experiencing a genetic bottleneck. Sixteen microsatellite loci were amplified for samples collected along the Olifants River in the Greater Kruger National Park (n = 30). The genetic diversity in the South African population was compared to samples (n = 30) collected in Ghana, where Hooded Vultures are more abundant. Contrary to expectations, the South African peripheral Hooded Vulture population showed higher levels of heterozygosity (H

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesEndangered SpeciesFalconiformesGenetic VariationMicrosatellite RepeatsAnimalsEcosystemGenetics, PopulationSouth AfricaApproximate Bayesian computation (ABC)GhanaHooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusRange-edge populationSouth Africa

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