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West African Vulture Trade Drives Chad Decline, Experts Urge Crackdown

6/20/2026

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Researchers with the International Bird Conservation Partnership linked West African demand for vulture parts to a decline of vultures in Chad.
Surveys near N’Djamena’s slaughterhouses found hooded vultures largely absent despite abundant food.
Residents reported poisonings and named poachers from Nigeria, Niger, Benin and Cameroon who capture vultures for ritual use.
Partnership leaders urged law enforcement to curb the trade.

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Researchers with the International Bird Conservation Partnership linked West African demand for vulture parts to a decline of vultures in Chad.
Surveys near N’Djamena’s slaughterhouses found hooded vultures largely absent despite abundant food.
Residents reported poisonings and named poachers from Nigeria, Niger, Benin and Cameroon who capture vultures for ritual use.
Partnership leaders urged law enforcement to curb the trade.