DECEMBER 5TH, 2017
Although it was shot at,
authorities on Tuesday were carrying out tests to determine the exact cause of
death of one of the few Griffon vultures on the island whose carcass was found
at Zapalo beach in Episkopi, Limassol.
Conservation group BirdLife
Cyprus said an x-ray showed the presence of pellets but a necropsy was also
underway to confirm whether it was a shooting that killed the bird or if it
died of poisoning, the most frequent cause of death of vultures in Cyprus.
BirdLife said preliminary tests
showed the bird most probably died from the shooting but more tests were
underway to check for evidence of poisoning.
“This x-ray alone, however,
paints a gloomy picture for the species,” BirdLife said. “Why was it even shot
at? With only around 20 vultures left on the island, each death comes at a
great cost for the species’ survival.”
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