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We have seen a decline in vultures in South Africa over the past 30 years. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)
ANIMAL TRADE

Balance needed between vulture conservation and traditional medicine

Dr Nomthandazo Manqele conducted a study on the role of vultures in traditional medicine and finds that healers share a desire to conserve the endangered, yet revered, species

  • Lesego Chepape
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