{"id":17156,"date":"2021-05-06T08:16:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T08:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=17156"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:50:05","slug":"citizen-participation-needed-in-black-vulture-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/citizen-participation-needed-in-black-vulture-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen Participation Needed in Black Vulture Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blackVultureBanner\"<\/a>Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources News & Stories<\/a>: Vultures have a role to play as nature\u2019s garbagemen, cleaning up animal carcasses, but what happens when a species goes from scavenging to harassing and even preying on livestock?<\/p>\n

Pat Zollner<\/a>, professor of wildlife science, along with PhD student\u00a0Marian Wahl<\/a>\u00a0and their partners with the\u00a0USDA Wildlife Services program<\/a>\u00a0are investigating black vultures in Indiana in order to better understand vulture ecology as well as to develop methods to mitigate future harm to Indiana livestock.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlack vultures are relatively new to Indiana, they have been gradually moving in from the south, and right now there are a lot of unknowns that we need to figure out in order to make sound management decisions,\u201d Wahl said. \u201cSome of the pressing questions that we have are how many black vultures do we have here in Indiana, where are the birds located, how and where is conflict occurring, and how effective are different approaches to managing black vulture problems.<\/p>\n

The aim of the research is two-fold. First, they are looking to see what causes some black vultures to become aggressive predators of livestock, instead of simply scavengers. Second, they are looking to learn signs that can determine whether an animal has been killed by vultures or simply scavenged, an important piece of evidence for livestock producers filing claims to the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s indemnity program hoping to recover compensation for their losses.<\/p>\n

In order to achieve its goals, the research team is requesting the assistance of livestock producers through an online survey<\/a> and also with the donation of calves believed to have been killed by black vultures. The\u00a0qualtrics online survey<\/a>\u00a0is available now and will take only 15-20 minutes to complete. The survey is anonymous and data collected with be presented only in summary form and not via individual responses.<\/p>\n

For full article >>><\/a><\/p>\n

Resources
\n<\/strong>Qualtrics Online Survey<\/a>
\nContact Purdue FNR With Any Livestock Loss Due to Vultures<\/a>
\nBlack Vulture Research, March Edition of Beef Monthly<\/a>
\nBlack Vulture Ecology and Human-Wildlife Conflicts<\/a>
\nLivestock<\/a>, Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<\/p>\n

Pat Zollner<\/a>, Professor of Wildlife Science
\nPurdue Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Marion Wahl<\/a>, Graduate Research Assistant
\nPurdue Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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