BirdGuides 8c5d7fa2-81c3-4123-87be-204628ec9fd0 At least 69 vultures have been found dead following a poisoning incident in Nepal in recent days. Reports suggest that local villagers had been illegally using poison to kill stray dogs, which were in turn eaten by the vultures. The death toll included 36 Critically Endangered vultures – 35 White-rumped (one of which was satellite tagged) and a single Slender-billed. The rest of the casualties involved Near Threatened species, with 31 Himalayan and two Cinereous Vultures making up the number. One Himalayan Vulture survived and is being treated. The appalling incident saw at least 69 vultures poisoned, including 35 Critically Endangered White-rumped Vultures (Bird Conservation Nepal).