Animal Sciences - Vultures

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Vultures

  • an environmental necessity for animal carcass disposal

  • 23 species

  • 14 species are threatened or endangered!

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Diclofenac

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

  • given to cattle but is toxic to vultures

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Vultures and rabies

Vulture populations decrease —> dog populations increase —> increase of rabies deaths

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Vulture poisoning in Africa

Southern Africa

  • poachers with lace animal carcasses with poison to intentionally kill vultures that might in off park rangers

Eastern Africa

  • hoarders poison felled livestock

  • To kill the predator