{"id":42108,"date":"2026-06-04T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=42108"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:58:24","slug":"hooded-vultures-mass-poisoining-guinea-bissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/hooded-vultures-mass-poisoining-guinea-bissa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass poisoning incident in Guinea-Bissau: around 50 Hooded Vultures lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>50 Critically Endangered Hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus) were <em>poisoned and decapitated in Guinea-Bissau at the end of May. The local NGO Organization for the Defense and Development of Wetlands (ODZH) investigated the scene.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-Hooded-and-Palm-vulture-dead-1024x573.jpeg\" alt=\"Corpses of Hooded Vulture and Palm-nut vulture on the ground\" class=\"wp-image-42104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-Hooded-and-Palm-vulture-dead-1024x573.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-Hooded-and-Palm-vulture-dead-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-Hooded-and-Palm-vulture-dead-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-Hooded-and-Palm-vulture-dead-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-Hooded-and-Palm-vulture-dead.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Hooded vulture and a Palm-nut vulture poisoned during the incident in Guinea-Bissau \u00a9ODZH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of May, the citizens of Mansoa (Guinea-Bissau) alerted the authorities to a mass poisoning case. 50 Critically Endangered Hooded vultures (<em>Necrosyrtes monachus<\/em>) and a Palm-nut Vulture (<em>Gypohierax angolensis<\/em>) had been poisoned in the area. More alarmingly, all the Hooded vultures had been beheaded, and the heads removed from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the local NGO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odzh.org\/\">Organization for the Defense and Development of Wetlands (ODZH)<\/a>, which investigated the scene, it is a case of deliberate poisoning associated with poaching episodes and traditional rituals. The case is still under investigation. The same area saw multiple smaller poisoning incidents between February and March 2025, for a total of 16 Hooded vultures killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A widespread issue with catastrophic consequences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Belief-based mass poisoning incidents are unfortunately a widespread issue in the African continent. Since the beginning of 2026, we have reported four mass poisoning incidents outside Europe, three of them in Africa: one in <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/vultures-poisoned-in-africa-2026\/\">Tanzania, in the Amboseli National Park, one in Burkina Faso<\/a>, and one in <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/24-vultures-dead-in-senegal\/\">Senegal<\/a>. While the first one was rooted in human-wildlife conflict, the other two were motivated by traditional rituals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each poisoning incident affects dozens of vultures, dramatically damaging local populations and hindering decades of conservation work. The Hooded Vulture is classified as Critically Endangered by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Union for the Conservation of Nature<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red List of Threatened Species<\/a>. Over the span of only three generations, the species dramatically declined by over 65%. They are often found near human settlements, making their sanitation roles as obligate scavengers even more crucial for human and environmental health. Sadly, living in close contact with humans makes them extremely vulnerable to persecution. Every lost vulture increases the risk of pathogens spreading uncontrollably from rotten carcasses, with spiralling effects on local ecosystems, human and wildlife health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.27.19-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.27.19-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.27.19-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.27.19-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.27.19-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-22-at-15.27.19.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hooded Vulture mass poisoning incident in Guinea-Bissau \u00a9ODZH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The power of local outreach and international collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-ODHZ-personnell-1024x563.jpeg\" alt=\"Two men standing in a field.\" class=\"wp-image-42106\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.818836300233415;width:348px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-ODHZ-personnell-1024x563.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-ODHZ-personnell-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-ODHZ-personnell-768x422.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-ODHZ-personnell-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guinea-Bissau-incident-ODHZ-personnell.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jo\u00e3ozinho S\u00e1 ODHZ Vice-President on the crime scene \u00a9ODHZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last summer, similar incidents plagued The Gambia, resulting in an <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/international-mission-to-save-vultures-the-gambia\/\">international mission organised by The Gambia government<\/a> and led by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/raptors.cms.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CMS Raptors MOU<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF)<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdlife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birdlife International<\/a> to strengthen capacity among key stakeholder groups, including government agencies, to prevent and respond to illegal wildlife poisoning incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This time, the case was discovered and reported by the local community, thanks to the awareness-raising, education, and outreach actions that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odzh.org\/\">ODZH<\/a> has been developing in the Mansoa area. This case highlights once again that conservation benefits from both local and international networks and cooperation. Local communities must be on the front line of conservation actions, and communication and education are crucial to give them the instruments to effectively cooperate with NGOs and local authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ODZH-logo-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ODZH-logo-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ODZH-logo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ODZH-logo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ODZH-logo-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ODZH-logo-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ODZH-logo-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ODZH-logo.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 Critically Endangered Hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus) were poisoned and decapitated in Guinea-Bissau at the end of May. The local NGO Organization for the Defense and Development of Wetlands (ODZH) investigated the scene. At the end of May, the citizens of Mansoa (Guinea-Bissau) alerted the authorities to a mass poisoning case. 50 Critically Endangered Hooded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[428,187,251,31],"class_list":["post-42108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-2026-06","tag-guinea-bissau","tag-hooded-vulture","tag-poisoning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mass poisoning incident in Guinea-Bissau: around 50 Hooded Vultures lost - Vulture Conservation Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"50 Hooded vultures were poisoned and decapitated in Guinea-Bissau. 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