About the Authors

Gerry Swan

Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, and Biomedical Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

Vinasan Naidoo

Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, and Biomedical Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

Richard Cuthbert

Affiliation Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Rhys E Green

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: reg29@hermes.cam.ac.uk

Affiliations Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, Conservation Biology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Deborah J Pain

Affiliation Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Devendra Swarup

Affiliation Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Vibhu Prakash

Affiliation Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India

Mark Taggart

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Lizette Bekker

Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, and Biomedical Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

Devojit Das

Affiliation Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India

Jörg Diekmann

Affiliation Rare and Endangered Species Trust, Otjiwarongo, Namibia

Maria Diekmann

Affiliation Rare and Endangered Species Trust, Otjiwarongo, Namibia

Elmarié Killian

Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, and Biomedical Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

Andy Meharg

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Ramesh Chandra Patra

Affiliation Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Mohini Saini

Affiliation Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kerri Wolter

Affiliation Vulture Unit, DeWildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust, Hartbeespoort, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

GS, VN, RC, REG, DJP, and DS conceived and designed the experiments. GS, VN, RC, DS, VP, DD, JD, MD, EK, RCP, MS, and KW performed the experiments. VN, RC, REG, MT, LB, and AM analysed the data, contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools. GS, RC, REG, and DJP wrote the paper.