- Vultures are crashing across Africa—populations have fallen 80–97% over 50 years—driven by poisoning, habitat loss and hunting for traditional medicine and rituals.
- In Awka-Etiti, Nigeria, a sacred shrine and local campaign led by “Vulture King” Chukwuemeka Igwe have helped the birds rebound from ~20 in 2017 to over 160 today.
- Conservationists stress vultures are nature’s cleanup crew—eating carcasses and helping prevent the spread of diseases like anthrax and rabies.
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