20.500.12556/RUL-180423 Beach buffet first observations of white-backed vultures Gyps africanus feeding on a cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus on the Skeleton Coast Vultures are avian obligate scavengers which provide important ecosystem services by efficiently removing carcasses from the landscape. Some species are now being observed feeding in coastal environments where they consume marine carcasses (i.e., whales, dolphins, seals and fish). On the African continent, only two species thus far have been reported to feed in the coastal ecosystems: the Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) on the Skeleton Coast of Namibia and the Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in southern Gambia. Here we report on the first observation of four White-backed Vultures feeding on a Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) killed by lions (Panthera leo). These observations carry several ecological and conservation implications and raise certain conservation concerns, including marine nutrients transfer and potential accumulation of marine environmental toxicants. carcass Gyps africanus marine carrion scavenging vultures mrhovina afriški plešec Gyps africanus mrhovinarstvo jastrebi true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-03-09 11:32:40 2026-03-09 11:32:46 2026-03-10 04:28:30 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 5 str. iss. 3, art. e73213 Vol. 16 Mar. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 598.279.232:591.531.4 2045-7758 10.1002/ece3.73213 270935555 RAZ_Portas_Ruben_2026.pdf RAZ_Portas_Ruben_2026.pdf 1 56046D40515D46A507B87C6ECD42F209 7ef9a2413c8cff1c6ce972f22e69699fefcbb78c41b60567a945291c05ea0215 01c1c9a6-1ba3-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=229790 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.73213 1 e5d4a79f-1ba2-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=229789 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0