from MUNIR

Hi all:
 
Interesting to hear about the vulture poisoning at
Ruaha. Just to add that in April 2004, Simon collected
a total of 187 dead vultures (White-backed, Ruppell's
and Lappet-faced) as well as a few Tawny Eagles at his
Ranch in Athi River. This is the single largest number
of dead vultures poisoned anywhere. Worse still, right
in our back yard.
 
I believe Chege found a poisoned White-headed Vulture.
These poisoning cases continue under our noses and yet
nothing seems to be done about it. The South Africans
have a Posion Working Group and perhaps we could
borrow a leaf from their book to get some sort of East
African Poison Task Force going. Any thoughts?
 
cheers,
 
Munir
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Paul Ndanganga 
To: Thomsett Simon ; kenyabirdsnet@yahoogroups.com ;
Munir Virani 
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 3:03 PM
Subject: FW: vulture poisoning in East Africa


Hi

 

Have anything to share on this?

 

Kariuki Ndang’ang’a

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Neil & Liz Baker
[mailto:tzbirdatlas@yahoo.co.uk] 
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:24 PM
To: chege kariuki; Paul Ndanganga;
pkirui@taivisions.com
Cc: Derek Pomeroy; africanbirding; John Bosco Amuno;
Stuart Butchart; vultures;
tanzaniabirds@yahoogroups.com; Iyasi Lejora
Subject: vulture poisoning in East Africa

 

Hi all

 

We had our first (known to me) significant case of 
poisoning of vultures last year. I still await real
details but at least 80 birds (they will have been
mainly White-backed)died around a waterhole in the
Ruaha River within Ruaha NP after feeding on the
poisoned carcases of a Zebra and a Giraffe. An
agricultural poison was used.

 

ccing to Mr Lejora Chief Ecologist at TANAPA who may
have full details to share witth us.

Neil

 


chege kariuki <chege@birdwatchingeastafrica.com>
wrote:

Dear Paul

As Derek talks of the vultures poisoning in Uganda i
probably think this is the
same in kenya.

I know three case of such poisoning on the edge of
Masai Mara National Reserve,
that's at Olololoo Escarpment one case killing over 40
individual of vultures.
Two of the cases i heard from the locals which
proabaly means more unknown
cases.

All this cases were that the cattle/goat/sheep owners
were targeting leopards
after killing their animals. Asking if they thought
they got their target dead
they aren't sure they died.

May be Paul Kirui, a mara resident safari guide (I
know he is a vulture man)
could comments or have more accurate figure of cases
than mine. I copy this mail
to him hopefully he'll check


With Kind Regards 

chege kariuki

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Quoting Paul Ndanganga :

> Dear Derek
> 
> Thanks for information. I wonder whether John has
anything to say about
> the Grey Parrots at the moment
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Pomeroy [mailto:derek@imul.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:36 AM
> To: africanbirding; Paul Ndanganga
> Cc: John Bosco Amuno; Stuart Butchart
> Subject: global IUCN status of African Birds
> 
> Dear Paul,
> 
> Of the species known from Uganda, I think that all
of the vultures are
> likely to be in trouble (from poisoning of predators
etc) but we only
> have
> evidence, no actual counts.
> 
> John Bosco Amuno, to whom this is copied, is
starting a study of the
> Grey
> Parrot in Uganda and will be making some population
estimates and
> collecting
> data on trade and any changes in its status. But he
may say 'come back
> in 2
> year's time'!
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Derek Pomeroy
> 



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