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The Egyptian vulture, a new addition to IUCN's 2007 Red List, has declined along with many other vulture species.

Five species of vulture, including the Egyptian, have been reclassified to a higher threat level since 2006. Asian vultures have declined rapidly over the last eight years due to the use of a livestock drug called diclofenac.

African vultures are struggling due to habitat loss, a lack of food, and collisions with power lines.

The scavengers are also being killed by insecticide-laden carcasses, which have been deliberately baited to poison livestock predators such as hyenas.

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—Photograph courtesy IUCN/Bernard Castelein/naturepl.com
 

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