Poison fuels a conservation crisis and starts a race against the clock. We ask: whatโs behind a string of vulture poisonings in recent weeks? That's #CarteBlanche tonight at 7pm on @MNet channel 101, and on @DStv Stream.
๐จ 116 vultures poisoned in Kruger National Park after feeding on a pesticide-laced elephant carcass set by poachers. 84 rescued, 39 treated at SANParks K9 facility. Toxic agrochemicals fuel illegal muthi trade, threatening wildlife. ๐ #StopPoaching
A mass poisoning incident in the Mahlangeni Section of the Kruger National Park has left 123 vultures dead and prompted the largest coordinated vulture rescue operation in the parkโs history. #AfricanInsider
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Over 120 endangered vultures died after feeding on a poisoned elephant carcass in Kruger โ a tragic act believed to be linked to poaching. 84 were rescued in a massive emergency response.
The tragic incident marks one of the largest vulture poisoning events in Southern Africa โ and the most extensive coordinated response effort and rescues to date:
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At least 123 vultures have died in a mass poisoning incident in Kruger National Park, with 84 others rescued in a race against time.
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The incident in the Mahlangeni Section of the Park was detected by the EWTโs pioneering wildlife poisoning surveillance and detection system, which triggered an alert at 06:05 on 6 May 2025, flagging suspicious activity in a remote section of the park: https://t.co/0q59DZTTKI
๐ด๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ
Eighty-four vultures have been rescued by a joint team of SANParks rangers and Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) officials from a devastating poisoning.
๐ก๏ธ 84 vultures rescued after poisoning in Kruger.
Thanks to @SANParks, @SANParksKNP, Moholoholo, Briner Vets, Wildscapes Vets & Hope for Wildlife.
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