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Vultures provide incredibly valuable ecosystem services by maintaining the transfer of energy through the food web -
This includes nutrient recycling, removal of soil and water contaminants and regulating the development and spread of diseases within other scavenger species. As vultures are specialised for rapidly locating and consuming carcasses they have a competitive advantage over terrestrial species such as jackals.
Recent studies have shown that vultures also provide an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally beneficial “carcass disposal service” which is positively valued by livestock farmers.
