Source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/The Egyptian Vulture has a large range, including southern Europe, Africa, and central Asia to northern India and Nepal. Nevertheless, this species has been uplisted from Least Concern to Endangered on the 2007.
Red List following a very recent and extremely rapid population decline in India combined with severe long term declines in Europe (>50% over the last three generations) and West Africa, plus ongoing declines through much of the rest of its African range, owing to a variety of threats. Declines in parts of Africa are likely to have been driven by loss of wild ungulate populations and overgrazing in some areas by livestock. Disturbance, lead poisoning (from gun-shot) and collision with powerlines are currently impacting European populations.
In India, it appears that the veterinary drug Diclofenac is driving the recent rapid declines. The drug used in cattle which is directly affected while feeding them. In Morocco at least, the species is taken for use in traditional medicine. Photo © Bernard Castelein/naturepl.com
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