Tag: Vultures

  • 500 vultures found dead after consuming poisoned elephants

    500 vultures found dead after consuming poisoned elephants

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    No fewer than 500 vultures had been killed in Botswana’s central district after consuming three elephants laced with the poisonous chemical. Authorities at the country’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks said on Friday that a total of 537 vultures and two tawny eagles were found dead at the site. “The breakdown included 10 cape…