Over 80 vultures in recovery after KNP poisoning
More than 80 vultures that survived a mass poisoning incident in the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga are currently being treated by vets.
Over 100 of the endangered scavenger birds died after eating from an elephant carcass, poisoned by suspected poachers.
It's understood that the meat had been laced with toxic pesticides.
Vets, rangers and SANParks officials have moved the surviving birds from the Mahlangeni section of the park to Limpopo for treatment.
Marshal Rapol, from the Moholoholo Rehab Centre, says the recovering vultures have a 96% survival rate.
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" The birds are extremely dehydrated and we used certain drugs to prevent further absorption of the poison, and from there on it's a lot of fluid therapy.
"So the birds are obviously being closely monitored, and then every few hours they have to be given fluids orally, through the skin, or sometimes, in the beginning, even intravenously.
"After that, once they pick up and are strong enough, they obviously have to get strength through food and supplements as well. Eventually, the recovery is fairly quick."
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