The West Lothian Courier has teamed up with Blair Drummond Safari Park to offer readers the chance to win a family pass for two adults and two children each week - and learn more about their residents at the same time.Last week the park celebrated International Vulture Awareness Day.The day is designed to increase awareness of the range of threats faced by vultures.Vultures are one of the most threatened groups of birds in the world with several species at extreme risk of extinction.Since the 1980s it is estimated that the vulture population has declined by up to 97 per cent.Park communications and conservation manager Jamie-Leigh Green said: “Vultures are at great risk from many human activities including electrocutions from electrical structures, poisonings, and decreases in food availability.“Vultures are often misunderstood and stereotyped as ‘ugly’, ‘dirty’ or even ‘evil’, thanks in part to how they have been portrayed in popular media.
However, this could not be farther from the truth.“Vultures are surprisingly hygienic animals and will go to great lengths to ensure that they stay as clean as possible.
The reason they have no feathers on their head is to stop them from getting dirty while they are digging into a carcass for their dinner.“They are also an incredibly ecologically important species.
Vultures act as nature’s bin men, and as such are essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems. With a stomach acid between 0 and 1, vultures can break down and remove deadly diseases from our environment.
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