NCF Leads Conservation of Vulture Species in Africa
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation has said it is concerned by the grave decline in the population of Vultures in the country on account of traditional medicine practices and from outright persecution.
“In Africa, where we have about 11 species of vultures, they have also suffered the same fate of decline. It has been shown that the 6 out of the 11 species of vulture in Africa are at the brink of extinction . According to BirdLife, this decline has tremendous impact on human health and the economy.”
The market assessment reveals that vulture parts have local and international trade route with major hubs in Ibadan and Kano , Cameroon, Niger Republic, and Burkina Faso that feeds the rest of the wildlife markets in southwest Nigeria. A life vulture is worth US$85-140 while a dead vulture is worth US$40-60 depending on location and availability. The demand for African vulture and its part is very high which is largely driven by belief-base use.
So far, a total of 10 wildlife markets were visited across Kano and Sokoto States as well as Veterinary Practitioners to evaluate the magnitude of damages to Egyptian Vultures due to poisoning with investigations on agricultural chemical use, veterinary medical product use, and poison for control of carnivores’ population.
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