Confronting culture to protect vultures: Interview with Nigeria’s Michael Williams
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Karen Coates
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MongabayConfronting culture to protect vultures: Interview with Nigeria’s Michael Williamsmongabay.comKnown for their unique ability to polish off animal carcasses and minimize the potential for disease outbreaks, vultures are one of the most endangered bird groups on the planet today. Around many parts of West Africa, especially Nigeria, their populations have plummeted, thanks largely to commercial poaching and traditional beliefs that prize vulture parts as […]
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