[NatureNS] risk to Cape vultures via World Cup betting

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:36:49 -0300
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 =46rom Birdlife International:

It doesn=92t take brains to pick a world cup winner
07-June-2010

Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres - one of Africa's largest birds of prey =20=

- is believed to be under threat from the followers of muti magic in =20
South Africa, who mistakenly believe smoking dried vulture brains =20
will confer supernatural powers upon gamblers enabling them to =20
predict match results from the forthcoming football World Cup.

Betting on the outcome of World Cup games will be big business and =20
conservationists believe superstition and sorcery will be powerful =20
attractions for gamblers desperate to increase their chances of a big =20=

win, placing even more pressure on the Cape vulture, which is already =20=

classified as facing global extinction.

.....

Read more at:
http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2010/06/It-doesnt-take-brains-to-=20
pick-a-world-cup-winner.html

As if Old World vultures weren't already in enough trouble!!!

Cheers? from Jim in Wolfville=

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Verdana">Cape Vulture <i>Gyps coprotheres</i> - one of Africa's largest =
birds of prey - is believed to be under threat from the followers of =
muti magic in South Africa, who mistakenly believe smoking dried vulture =
brains will confer supernatural powers upon gamblers enabling them to =
predict match results from the forthcoming football World =
Cup.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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Verdana">Betting on the outcome of World Cup games will be big business =
and conservationists believe superstition and sorcery will be powerful =
attractions for gamblers desperate to increase their chances of a big =
win, placing even more pressure on the Cape vulture, which is already =
classified as facing global extinction.</font></div><div =
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