Apex scavenger movements call for transboundary conservation policies

摘要: Current changes in the environment and increases threats to wildlife have prompted need for a better understanding of species’ conservation requirements. Strategies large-sized animal species with large home ranges included creation protected areas, or migrants, breeding, stop-over wintering areas. We aim describe movement behaviour Andean condors (Vultur gryphus), relate it its significance this environment. examine whether current strategies are sufficient ensure daily requirements species, evaluate degree which breeding foraging areas covered by present as new challenge that perform long-range movements across number political ecological borders. tagged GPS-satellite transmitters make long flights from their (mountains Argentina Chile) feeding (the steppe Argentina) crossing over Cordillera. These demonstrate insufficient protect such patterns, approaches needed. Thus, is necessary gain more in-depth knowledge ecology these organisms through individual-level integrating intrinsic (reproductive behaviour) extrinsic (political geomorphological boundaries) factors shape patterns. Conservation efforts must include international cooperation aiming combine flagship management public private lands, maintenance valuable ecosystem services.