More than 100 vultures dead after eating poison in national park
Poachers are suspected of using agricultural pesticides to kill the elephant for its parts.
An additional 83 vultures were rescued and are currently receiving treatment.
This incident marks one of the worst mass vulture poisonings in the park 's history, impacting endangered and critically endangered species.
Vultures' vital role in ecosystem cleanup makes them vulnerable to poisoning, highlighting the broader crisis of Poison use in wildlife poaching.
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