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22 INFINITY POWER 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Protecting hooded vultures:

a first for Senegal

Hooded vultures are in crisis. Their populations

have plummeted by more than 80% in the past

decade, driven by poisoning, poaching, and

wildlife trafficking. As scavengers, they play a vital

ecological role, but their survival is at risk. At our

Taiba N’Diaye wind farm in Senegal, we spotted

an opportunity to prevent their decline.

In previous years, we set up a successful waste

management system in 45 villages near the wind

farm. By more regularly removing food waste

that once attracted vultures, we’ve lowered their

risk of collision with turbines, while also improving

sanitation for local communities.

Building on this success, in 2024 we launched

a pioneering conservation programme with

a national NGO to create Senegal’s first-ever

National Action Plan for vulture conservation. This

collaborative effort goes beyond focusing on

isolated interventions and tackles the root causes

of population decline while building long-term

conservation capacity.