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Vultures provide more than $250 million in annual services in southern Africa

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Vultures provide natural clean-up services valued at more than $250 million a year in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The estimate is based on a study by economists and conservation specialists affiliated with several academic and environmental organisations, the Sunday Standard reports.

Vultures provide more than $250 million in ecosystem services each year in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, according to a study by economists and conservation specialists affiliated with Leibniz University Hannover, the University of Amsterdam, BirdLife International and the Foundation for Sustainable Development. Their assessment puts a value on the economic contribution of these birds in southern Africa.

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