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5568x3712 px | 18.6"x12.4" @ 300dpi



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Description:

Close up of an African hooded vulture (necrosyrtes monachus) in flight.A bird which has almost been driven to extinction because of the illegal ivory trade.Poachers shoot them down because they fly over elephant carcasses and reveal where elephants have been butchered for their ivory.Now the African hooded vulture is classed as critically endangered with only an estimated 500 birds left in the wild.

Request:

Facing Extinction

  • ID: 5dd2fe59602d4e5348d24a8b
  • Original Size: 5568 x 3712px
  • Original File Size: 9.89 MB
  • Subscription: Available
  • License Type: Royalty Free
  • Upload Date: November 18, 2019
  • Permission: Not Applicable or No.
  • Editorial Use: Yes
  • Commercial Use: Yes