While out on a snare sweep in early June 2023 we discovered a buffalo that was killed in a snare.
Poachers had come across the carcass and laced it with poison.
A common intention with these acts is to kill large predators like Lions, for the illegal black market and traditional medicine trade.
There were a number of animals that ate from the carcass and we ended up finding 21 poisoned Vultures, all unfortunately already dead.
South Africa's Vultures are endangered and protected as they are a vitally important species in the ecosystem and need all the protection they can get.
Imagine not being able to see sunrises or sunsets without vultures sitting on a dead tree silhouetted against the fiery African sky….. that would be a sad day indeed!
If you want to contribute to vulture protection, support organisations like the Endangered Wildlife Trust who is doing amazing work in vultures.
