Mascom staff moves to preserve vultures

Vultures PIC: THE SCIENCE OF BIRDS
Vultures PIC: THE SCIENCE OF BIRDS

Vultures remain critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and if these population trends continue they are threatened with possible extinction, which will have dire consequences for healthy ecosystem functioning and food webs.

Still, vultures in Africa, including in Botswana, face an unprecedented time where they battle with many significant threats and consequently, their numbers dropping to unsustainable levels.

Taking heed of the global call from conservationists, with the support from their employer, Mascom staff recently took to the breathtaking and amazing landscapes of the Tswapong region’s natural and cultural bases of Moremi Manonnye Conservation Trust and Goo-Moremi resorts to give back to the respective communities by feeding the vultures.

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