- Over 100 vultures died in Kruger National park, South Africa, after consuming a poisoned elephant carcass.
- Poachers are suspected of using agricultural pesticides to kill the elephant for its parts.
- An additional 83 vultures were rescued and are currently receiving treatment.
- This incident marks one of the worst mass vulture poisonings in the park's history, impacting endangered and critically endangered species.
- Vultures' vital role in ecosystem cleanup makes them vulnerable to poisoning, highlighting the broader crisis of Poison use in wildlife poaching.
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