Twenty endangered vultures have died at Maasai Mara National Reserve after poisoning. Reson immediately mobilized personnel from Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Bird of Prey Trust, Nature Kenya among others to avert some of the deaths. This work will eventually stamp out wildlife poisoning altogether," Nature Kenya Executive Director Paul Matiku said. "Had the team not responded to the poisoning event in time, we would have likely seen more than 100 dead vultures. Without compensation in place, livestock farmers resort to lacing their dead livestock with easily accessible agro-chemicals with the intention to kill predators.

Source: The Star February 06, 2019 06:45 UTC