More than 500 endangered vultures died after ingesting three dead elephants whose carcasses were poisoned by poachers, the Botswana government said in a statement. #WildlifeCrime in a double sense: 500 #vultures die in #Botswana after eating poisoned #Elephants 🦅🐘☠ #poaching #ivory #endangeredhttps://t.co/Skkhyq5ou4 — Pro Wildlife (@prowildlife) June 21, 2019 The 537 vultures and two tawny…
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Poachers poison vultures in Mozambique
In Mozambique in just two years poachers killed nearly 150 hippos, and other protected species. A total of 144 hippos, 111 buffalo, 54 elephants, four crocodiles and two lions – were killed between 2015 and 2016 in a small part of Tete province. Dozens of monkeys, warthogs and antelopes were also victims to poaching. Sadly,…
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