1. Defining Spatial Conservation Priorities for the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus).
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Wallace, Robert B., Reinaga, Ariel, Piland, Natalia, Piana, Renzo, Vargas, F. Hernán, Zegarra, Rosa Elena, Alvarado, Sergio, Kohn, Sebastián, Lambertucci, Sergio A., Alarcón, Pablo, Méndez, Diego, Sáenz-Jiménez, Fausto, Ciri, Francisco, Álvarez, José, Angulo, Fernando, Astore, Vanesa, Cisneros, Jannet, Gálvez-Durand, Jessica, Vento, Rosa, and Cóndor, Celeste
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CONDORS , *WILDLIFE conservation , *PREDATION , *CORRIDORS (Ecology) , *FORAGING behavior (Humans) - Abstract
The article explores the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) is a culturally iconic wildlife symbol for the South American Andes, but is naturally found at very low population densities, and is increasingly threatened. Using the Range Wide Priority Setting methodology, we (a group of 38 Andean Condor experts) updated the Andean Condor historical range (3,230,061 km2 ), systematized 9998 Andean Condor distribution points.
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- 2022
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