Israel police arrest suspect in poisoning of rare vultures

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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli police said Monday (May 13) they have arrested a man suspected of poisoning nearly half the already-threatened vulture population in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JERUSALEM - Israeli police said Monday they have arrested a man suspected of poisoning nearly half the already-threatened vulture population in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

Police did not mention any apparent motive, but posted a picture of a cow carcass the suspect had allegedly dosed with poison. Eight out of around 20 griffon vultures left in the Golan were found dead Friday, Israel's Nature and Parks Authority head told AFP, in what he described as"a mortal blow to the birds of prey population".

The vulture population on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights has declined significantly over the past two decades, with their number dropping from 130 in 1998 to around 20 before the latest deaths.

 

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