Overview
- A livestream shown Friday, September 18, 2026, captures a man identified in news reports as streamer Abraham Steve Canez Gil, known as 'Kingteka', pointing a firearm at a black vulture and firing as the bird collapses on camera.
- Serfor located the footage to Laguna Las Totoritas in Végueta, province of Huaura, condemned the killing and said the video shows the streamer and others mocking the bird.
- The national forest and wildlife agency said it has activated actions and is coordinating with the Policía Nacional del Perú and the Fiscalía Especializada en Materia Ambiental to open criminal inquiries for possible depredation of flora and fauna and acts of cruelty.
- Serfor has ordered its specialized staff to verify the facts and to start administrative procedures, and officials have not reported any arrests or formal charges publicly as the investigations continue.
- The black vulture species (Coragyps atratus) is protected as part of Peru’s Forest and Wildlife Patrimony, and the case highlights how livestreamed content can serve as documentary evidence and drive rapid institutional response.