Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) juvenile foraging for scraps at a kill, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Considered Critically Endangered

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Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is considered Critically Endangered due to poisoning, trade for traditional medicine, hunting for food, persecution, electrocution, and habitat loss.

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