About the Journal
Publication Scheduling
The journal publishes two issues per annum: March and September
General
Background
The IUCN Vulture Specialist Group (VSG), part of the Species Survival Commission, is an international organisation devoted to Accipitrid and Cathartid vulture conservation, research and education.
The VSG was founded in 2011 and is made up of biologists, conservationists and people from other areas of expertise that work with or have an interest in vultures. The conservation philosophy is based on the concept that groups of concerned people can take a group of threatened species under their protection and assume responsibility for their survival.
Vulture News is the journal of the IUCN Vulture Specialist Group. It was originally the journal of the Vulture Study Group, which was formed in 1973 in southern Africa and became part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Birds of Prey Programme.
Vulture News has been in print since 1979 and is published biannually, open access. It is a venue for publishing research, news, information and reports on vultures in all parts of the word where they occur. Contributions from ornithologists, research biologists, bird watchers, conservationists and any other interested people are encouraged.
International correspondents
The journal is seeking international correspondents to join the journal. The main roles of a correspondent are to act as a point of contact in their region and to solicit material for the journal by maintaining links with local vulture workers and projects. People interested to be a correspondent should contact the Editor.
Current correspondents include:
Africa – Dr Peter Mundy, Dr Justus Deikumah
USA – Diann McRae
Spain and Europe – Alvaro Camiña Cardenal
