Bulgaria part of operating busting killing of endangered vultures for voodoo rituals

28 May 2014 | 11:59 | FOCUS News Agency

Burgas. Illegal traffic of killed world endangered species of Egyptian vulture to Nigeria and Niger, used for voodoo magic rituals, has been busted with the cooperation of the partners under LIFE+ project from Bulgaria and Greece and with major cooperation of partner organisations from Africa, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds announced for FOCUS news Agency.

The criminal scheme, involving vulture hunters and traders, was busted thanks to the bird named Pashalis killed in Niger. The bird was equipped with a satellite transmitter, which allowed the disclosure of the scheme. 

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Decapitated Birds Found On Streets In Vegas Neighborhood

May 9, 2014 4:59 PM

LAS VEGAS (CBS Las Vegas) - Residents in the valley’s east side are disgusted by what they’ve been finding in the streets.

Piles of beheaded birds are being dumped in seemingly random locations throughout the area, reports KLAS-TV.

Helen Arciaga, a Charleston Boulevard thrift shop owner has found several dead birds in an alley behind her store. “Oh, where did this come from?” she asks. “Oh my good Lord it stinks.”

Street cleaner Ryan Roskins tells KLAS-TV he’s been seeing many of the birds as he makes his rounds.

“The first time I saw it, it was a large rooster,” he said. “Everything else is there, feet, feathers. It’s just decapitated.”

He has a theory for the increase in the gruesome finds. “I actually think it must be voodoo,” said Roskins.

A West African priest tells the station that may not be the case. He says people practicing the religion of Santeria or Ifa use animal sacrifices like chickens, pigeons or goats as a means of protection or as a way to cleanse the body.

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