New poisoning tactics threaten South Africa's endangered vultures

New poisoning tactics threaten South Africa's endangered vultures

Welsh conservationists on mission to help save endangered African vultures

CONSERVATIONISTS in rural Wales could be set to play a crucial role in saving endangered vultures thousands of miles away in Africa. The Horstmann Trust in Carmarthenshire has been breeding vultures for more than 40 years, while Falconry Experience Wales at Adfa, near Newtown, Powys welcomed their first two Hooded Vultures two years ago. Barry Macdonald and Luce Green, owners of Falconry Experience Wales, an award-winning raptor conservation and…