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Zim poachers poison vultures to cover tracks http://www.timeslive.co.za Sapa | 05 September, 2012 08:31 Poachers in Zimbabwe recently poisoned 183 vultures in a single event, in an attempt to cover their tracks, according to a report on Wednesday. Beeld reported that the vultures died after the poachers killed an elephant and smeared poison on the carcass in Zimbabwe's Gona re Zhou National Park. Andre Botha, a spokesman for the Endangered Wildlife Trust, told the newspaper on Tuesday that poisoned vultures could end up breeding in the Kruger Park. Botha said the disturbing new poisoning trend had originated in East Africa, where poaching had spiralled out of control. The poachers poison vultures because they alert nature conservation authorities to the presence of a fresh carcass, and therefore the whereabouts of the criminals. Botha warned that it was only a matter of time before the trend filtered across the South African border. He said he had heard about the incident in the Gona re Zhou National Park from Professor Peter Mundy of the University of Bulawayo. Kathi kathi@wildtravel.net 708-425-3552 "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." | ||
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So do poachers in Botswana. I have the pictures to prove it. Jeff | |||
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I say if they catch a poacher "poison them". I'm betting it wouldn't very pleasant. | |||
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how the hell could poisoned vultures end up breeding in Kruger Park?? they are dead. Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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They have been poisoning rhino in the Save for a while. | |||
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if the turkey birds were killed i wonder how many other animals were killed... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "You've got the strongest hand in the world. That's right. Your hand. The hand that marks the ballot. The hand that pulls the voting lever. Use it, will you" John Wayne | |||
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I have seen some of the aftermath of this. After an elephant kill in Dande East a year ago March, I asked Buzz why there weren't any vultures. We had seen thousands at Makuti in 2009. He told me the same story, poisoned to avoid drawing official attention to a carcass. God only knows how many other carrion eaters are collateral damage, either eating the poisoned carcass or secondarily the poisoned birds. Anything from hyena to lion, I expect. | |||
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I was at a cheetah breeding/recovery facility in SA about 5 years ago and they had a meat and bone disposal area specifically for vultures so that a certain number would have a safe food source. Apparenlty SA has suffered/is suffering a major decline in vultures as well, according to the guide at that facility. | |||
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