 On the 20th of June 2019, the carcasses of 468 white-backed vultures, 17 white-headed vultures, 28 hooded vultures, 14 lappet-faced vultures and 10 cape vultures, altogether 537 endangered vultures, besides 2 tawny eagles, were found in northern Botswana.It is suspected that they died after eating the poisoned carcasses of 3 elephants.Vast areas in Sub-Saharan Africa were transformed for agricultural use and building of infrastructure.