Abstract
This photograph, taken with a cameratrap, shows four species of Cathartid vultures: Andean Condor Vultur gryphus, King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa, Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura and Black Vulture Coragyps atratus, feeding together on a horse carcass in the Chaparri Ecological Reserve in Lambayeque region, northwestern Peru. Chaparri Ecological Reserve is a community owned and managed Private Conservation Area of 34,412 hectares that was established in 2000. Both Andean Condors and King Vultures are becoming increasingly frequently seen within the reserve as wildlife populations recover from years of overgrazing and hunting. Chaparri Reserve is located in the western foothills of the Andes where they meet the arid coastal lowlands. The vegetation here is sparse dry forest overing rolling hills, with evergreen gallery woodland along permanent water courses and higher mountains with large
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