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Has The Nigerian Vulture Gone Extinct? by malificent(f): 9:02am On May 28, 2018 |
I was in a discussion with some persons yesterday and the topic arose. Where are the vultures that hover in droves whenever there's a fresh kill? These carrion eaters used to be a common sight at abbatoirs and ceremonies where cows and goats are slaughtered. Now I can't even remember the last time I saw one. Have they been hunted to extinction? Did the increased demand of these birds and their eggs for ritualistic purposes wipe them out? Or people ate them? I was raised to believe eating vulture meat was a taboo. You'll die with your stomach bloated the next morning. Or the mallams selling chicken suya are responsible? Cause when the feet and head of these birds are removed, I doubt people can actually tell they're eating vultures. When was the last time you saw a vulture? 3 Likes |
Re: Has The Nigerian Vulture Gone Extinct? by orbgoblin: 9:41am On May 28, 2018 |
loss of habitat and certain drugs used on the cattle who's remains they feed on at the abbatiors could be a possible cause. like in India they are almost extinct cos of use of declofenac as a pain relief for cattle. when they feed from the remains of such cattle they die cos the drug is toxic to them and this leads fatalities. 2 Likes |
Re: Has The Nigerian Vulture Gone Extinct? by drstrange12(m): 12:24am On Jun 05, 2018 |
malificent: they aint extinct yet, still saw their crew circling up in the sky like say they are doing round the chair game, i was in a bus in ondo state going along owo road to ipele town.... something died along that road hence the display of sky rounding or watever they call it 3 Likes |
Re: Has The Nigerian Vulture Gone Extinct? by Tochex101(m): 6:52am On Jun 06, 2018 |
orbgoblin:Exactly, Natgeo has done us well.......also watched that episode............#seek knowledge,seek truth. 3 Likes |
Re: Has The Nigerian Vulture Gone Extinct? by Dayoto: 12:51am On Jun 10, 2018 |
not entirely true |
Re: Has The Nigerian Vulture Gone Extinct? by Babacele: 10:14pm On Aug 21, 2018 |
The advent of different chemicals( herbicides or pesticides) for various agricultural processes has sounded a death knell on vultures who feed on dead animals killed by the poison from these dangerous chemicals. It has been a massive annihilation of the vulture population since we imbibed the chemical culture in Africa as from the mid 1990s. And things may never be the same again; ever again. 1 Like |
Re: Has The Nigerian Vulture Gone Extinct? by Nobody: 12:19am On Aug 25, 2018 |
malificent: Loss of habitat have displaced most of them. Many animals in Nigeria are going extinct for this same reason. |
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