Hooded Vultures
On the first two days of the trip, I saw Hooded Vultures. On the second day, I saw two perched on a tower not far from the center of Kampala. They look a bit like Turkey Vultures and are critically endangered. Many African vulture species (who are not related to American vultures) have suffered significant population declines because of poisoning. If a predator kills a farm animal, farmers will retaliate by putting poison in the carcass to kill the predator when it comes back to the kill. Vultures often eat from the kills as well and ingest the poison.
Hooded Vultures
On the first two days of the trip, I saw Hooded Vultures. On the second day, I saw two perched on a tower not far from the center of Kampala. They look a bit like Turkey Vultures and are critically endangered. Many African vulture species (who are not related to American vultures) have suffered significant population declines because of poisoning. If a predator kills a farm animal, farmers will retaliate by putting poison in the carcass to kill the predator when it comes back to the kill. Vultures often eat from the kills as well and ingest the poison.