For birds of prey 2009 has not brought relief from the weaponry used on farmlands for mammalian predator control. In the first week of the new year, NARREC (Namibia Animal Rehabilitation Research and Education Centre) received two of our large and rare raptor species, a poisoned Whitebacked Vulture and a leg-hold trapped Tawny Eagle. Both were non-target victims of careless application of predator management techniques.