Farm visit: Vultures clean-up on this pig farm

Mortalities leave pig farmers with a considerable burden in discarding the carcasses, especially in trying to reduce the farm’s environmental footprint. In South Africa, farmer Johan van der Walt has found a solution that not only lightens his impact, but solves a critical problem in the area: dwindling vulture populations. The Springbok Flats of Limpopo, South Africa, were once abundant with game, as the name denotes. Over time, as early settlers moved into the area, game populations dwind