Suspected poisoning of 100 animals at Kruger National Park
Rangers of the Kruger National Park found more than 100 dead vultures and a dead hyena who were likely poisoned after eating a laced carcass.
More than 100 vultures and a hyena have allegedly been poisoned after feeding on the carcass of a buffalo that appeared to be laced with poison.
A picture shared on social media showed a daunting photo of the vultures all stacked next to each after the discovery was made by park rangers.
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Reportedly, twenty of the birds found next to the scene were still alive and were rushed to the Shingwedzi and Mohololo Rehabilitation Centre for medical assistance.
Endangered Wild Life Trust (EWT) CEO Yolan Friedman said given the critical status of vultures globally, poisonings at this scale place the species at increasing risk of extinction.
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According to the Kruger National Park, "Poisoning of wild animals in South Africa happens for a variety of reasons - people looking for protein, farmers trying to deal with 'problem' animals or birds, unscrupulous individuals trying to obtain bird or animal parts for the muti trade, misuse of chemicals by inexperienced workers - all of these and more spell death for a variety of birds and animals."
Over 100 vultures and a hyena found dead in the Kruger National Park after feeding off a buffalo carcass near the fence in Punda Maria. It is suspected that the buffalo was laced with poison. Full story to follow on @City_Press. pic.twitter.com/OWDvntoNJM
— Laila Majiet (@laila_newsie) August 11, 2022
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